Foxconn Flop Fuels iPhone Fears

Biggest revenue decline in over a decade.
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Going Native

The ultimate native ads are the glossy fashion ads in Vogue: in most cases, they’re better than the editorial, and as a result, readers spend as much time with the ads — if not more — as they do with the edit.

Felix Salmon, writing about the potential of native advertising on the Web

Here’s a Marissa Mayer M&A Candidate You Haven’t Heard Of

Grab Media, a video distribution company. Tim Armstrong bought one in 2010, and that worked well for him and AOL.
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My Name Is: _______

Anonymity and pseudonymity are perfectly reasonable under some situations. But there are cases where in the transactions both parties really need to know who are we talking to. So what I’m looking for is not that we shut down anonymity, but rather that we offer an option when needed that can strongly authenticate who the parties are.

Vint Cerf, in an interview with Reuters

News Byte

NewsCred Adds Washington Post to Digital Syndication Roster

Content syndicator NewsCred has added the Washington Post to its roster of contributing publishers, which already included Reuters, the Economist and Bloomberg. NewsCred makes money by distributing editorial content to traditional publishers and, increasingly, brands like Toyota and Pepsi.

Walmart Discounting iPhones and iPads With Apple’s Blessing

But good luck finding one.
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What Exactly Happened at Autonomy?

The British company is accused of cooking the books.
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Chief Innovator in a Hoodie

Facebook needs its spiritual leader and chief innovator in a hoodie. But it doesn’t need him as CEO, placating investors in a collared shirt. There are plenty of people who could manage the Facebook business.

– Reuters blogger John Abell, writing about Mark Zuckerberg after Facebook’s first earnings report

Apple-Samsung Juror Tells CNET Debate Was “Heated”

Trial by jury — up close.
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