• Instagram Gets a Major Update Bringing Photo Maps, Infinite Scrolling, More
  Instagram has received a major update bringing new photo maps, redesigned profile and upload screens, infinite scrolling, comment flagging, and more.
• Apple Store Cuts Personnel to Increase Profits?
  Apple SVP of Retail, John Browett, has reportedly ordered cuts to Apple Store personnel to increase profits.
• Nokia Tells Samsung to Take Note of the Next Generation Lumia
  Nokia’s Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, Chris Weber, has boldly called out Nokia on Twitter.
• Apple Was In a Hurry to Buy AuthenTec
  A recent filing of a PREM14A proxy statement with the SEC reveals that Apple was in a hurry to acquire AuthenTec or license its technology.
• Amazon Instant Video App Gets New Search Function
  Amazon has added a new search function to its Instant Video app for iOS.
• Apple Files Objection to DOJ E-Book Settlement, Calls It ‘Unlawful’
  Apple has filed a strongly worded objection to the Department of Justice’s settlement with three book publishers calling it ‘unlawful’.
• Verizon Expands LTE Network to 75% of the U.S. Population
  Verizon has announced the expansion of its LTE network to cover 75% of the U.S. population.
• Google+ App for iOS Now Opens Links in Chrome, Lets Teens Join Hangouts
  Google has updated its Google+ app for iOS to make web links open in Chrome and to lets teens join and create Hangouts.
• Apple in Talks to Offer Set-Top Box for U.S. Cable TV?
  Apple is in talks with some U.S. cable operators to offer a set-top box for live television.
• iPad Mini LCD Panel Leaked? [Photo]
  An image purporting to be the LCD panel for the rumored iPad mini has surfaced online.
• Leaked iPhone 5 Nano-SIM and Buttons Are ‘Gunmetal Grey’ [Video]
  Smartphone Medic has posted a video showing newly leaked ‘iPhone 5’ parts that are gunmetal grey in color.
• Adobe Pulls Flash Player From Google Play Store
  As previously announced Adobe has discontinued Flash Player for Android removing it from the Google Play Store today.
• MPEG Drafts Standard for New HEVC Video Format That Halves File Sizes
  The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) has drafted a standard for a new video-compression format that delivers the same quality as H.264 but takes half the bandwidth.
• Microsoft and Nokia Announce Windows Phone 8 Press Event for September 5th
  Microsoft and Nokia have announced a joint press event for September 5th, one week before the Apple is expected to hold its press event to announce the new iPhone.

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