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Fire in the Hole! Amazon May Ship 9-Inch Kindle by Midyear.

John Paczkowski in Mobile February 9, 2012 at 3:23 pm PT

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Facebook Gives Its Ads a Boost, Using Your Photos

Peter Kafka in Media February 9, 2012 at 2:58 pm PT

PayPal Wants You to Shop While Straphanging In Singapore

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 9 at 7:06 am PT

PayPal and others are looking to make mobile payments even more mobile.

Groupon’s Mason on Strategy, Investment and (Finally) a Way to Stop Those Pole-Dancing Offers

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 8 at 4:56 pm PT

Groupon’s CEO Andrew Mason is known for his sense of humor, but during the company’s first earnings call today, it was all business … pretty much.

Behind the Scenes at Groupon’s Tech Headquarters as It Prepares to Report First Public Earnings

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 8 at 6:00 am PT

Groupon is slowly building out its technology prowess in Palo Alto, Calif., 2,000 miles away from its headquarters — one acquisition at a time.

Klout Acquires Local App Blockboard

Liz Gannes in Social on February 7 at 10:00 am PT

Social media influence scorer Klout has made its first acquisition: A local app maker called Blockboard.

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Peek Kills Email-Centric Handsets

Lauren Goode in News on February 2 at 5:31 pm PT

Peek Inc. has killed its T-Mobile-supported, email-and-Twitter-friendly Peek handsets. Engadget reports that CEO Amol Sarva attributed the axing to changing network standards and protocols, and said Peek couldn’t maintain the network forever for just a few users. The Peek devices first launched in 2008 and cost up to $299, which included a promise of “lifelong service.”

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Details on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Leaked

Lauren Goode in Mobile on February 2 at 2:29 pm PT

Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s next mobile operating system, is expected to include support for multicore processors, microSD card storage and NFC capabilities, Pocketnow.com reports, citing a leaked video hosted by senior vice president and Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore. While the current version features a similar “Metro” user interface as Microsoft’s Windows 8 OS for desktops, it uses a Windows CE core that is quite different from desktop Windows. Windows Phone 8, according to the leaks, will be based on a desktop Windows core. Windows Phone 8 is rumored to be launching sometime in the fourth quarter; Microsoft declined to comment on the reports.

Google’s “Bouncer” Has Been Quietly Scanning Android Apps for Malware

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 2 at 12:30 pm PT

The Android maker says its technology looks for the presence of known malicious apps as well as for red flags that might indicate an app is up to no good.

Google’s Punit Soni: We’re Not Just Playing Around When It Comes to Social Gaming

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 2 at 10:00 am PT

After finding out yesterday that games contribute a staggering amount to Facebook’s top line, we now know exactly how important the category is to the success of Google’s social plans.