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Apple and Twitter: Future product integrations

Wall Street Journal :: Apple and Twitter remain tight and continue to talk about future product integrations. They include more deeply melding Twitter and iTunes, according to two people briefed on the matter. Apple is preparing to phase out its own troubled social network for iTunes, called Ping, later this year. iTunes users can currently link their Twitter and Ping accounts together to do things like find people they follow on Twitter on Ping.

A report by Jessica E. Vascellaro | Shira Ovide, blogs.wsj.com

Hulu app finally lands on Apple TV

VentureBeat | Washington Post :: Apple rolled out a software update for its Apple TV set-top box Tuesday that includes a new app for Hulu.

What took so long? - A report by VentureBeat | www.washingtonpost.com

There’s no ‘F’ in Foursquare, tweets have a capital ‘T’: Brand rules

The Next Web :: You may not be aware, but most well-known brands have strict rules about exactly how they want to be represented by people they work with. Technology companies are no different, and perusing brand guideline documents uncovers exactly how some of the best-known names in tech want to be treated when it comes to their logos and trademarks. Here we take a look at some of the most interesting – and sometimes odd – brand protection rules out there in the tech world.

An overview by Martin Bryant, thenextweb.com

Apple is said to discuss an investment in Twitter

New York Times :: Apple, which has stumbled in its efforts to get into social media, has talked with Twitter in recent months about making a strategic investment in it, according to people briefed on the matter. While Apple has been hugely successful in selling phones and tablets, it has little traction in social networking, which has become a major engine of activity on the Web and on mobile devices.

A report by Evelyn M. Rusli | Nick Bilton, www.nytimes.com

Interesting thoughts from the Twitter community:

The most censorious major tech company (Apple) buying the least censorious major tech company (Twitter) is a horrible idea.

— Jillian C. York (@jilliancyork) July 28, 2012

TV brands hope to profit off smart TV alliances

Digitimes :: TV brands hope to profit off smart TVs during the second half of the year by continuing to increase value-added functions as well as by forming a smart TV alliance, according to industry sources.

Continue to read Julian Ho | Wlex Wolfgram, www.digitimes.com

Consumers face long wait for $52m tied to Apple e-book ‘conspiracy’

paidContent :: A group of more than thirty states have bagged $52 million from publishers as part of a price fixing investigation involving Apple. More money is on the way. While state leaders say the money is for overcharged consumers, legal and antirust experts say the arrangement is unusual. The tens of millions at stake raise questions about the political and business motives behind the deal

Continue to read Jeff John Roberts, paidcontent.org

Apple must publish notice that Samsung didn’t copy iPad in U.K.

Bloomberg :: Apple Inc. was ordered by a judge to publish a notice on its U.K. website and in British newspapers alerting people to a ruling that Samsung Electronics Co. didn’t copy designs for the iPad.

Continue to read Kit Chellel, www.bloomberg.com

Icenium: Using HTML/JS/CSS skills to build native mobile apps

Let your coders know or pass it on to your web team ...

VentureBeat :: Icenium is a nifty tool that lets you build native mobile applications for Android and iOS devices for distribution in those ecosystems’ app stores. All you have to know is JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Icenium manages all the platform dependencies, so there are no SDKs for you to futz with, and it’s cloud-based, so you can code from anywhere. Also, when you make changes in Icenium, they’ll appear on your devices in real time.

Note: VentureBeat published a link for early bird registration. First 1,500 VentureBeat readers sign up for free.

Registration link/ report by Jolie O'Dell, venturebeat.com

Has Apple started to hand out iPhone 5 specs to trusted accessory makers?

TechCrunch :: Anyone want an iPhone 5 case? A bunch of manufacturers are currently taking orders and shipping nearly every style from cheap silicon sleeves to hard shell Hello Kitty cases. All of them feature a design taller than that of the iPhone 4S and most of them make room for a smaller dock connector.

A report by Matt Burns, techcrunch.com

Apple's next iPhone has thinner screen, better display quality

Wall Street Journal :: Hong Kong — Apple Inc.'s next iPhone, currently being manufactured by Asian component makers, will use a new technology that makes the smartphone's screen thinner, people familiar with the matter said, as the U.S. technology giant strives to improve technological features amid intensifying competition from Samsung Electronics Co. and other rivals.

A report by [exclusive subscriber content] Juro Osawa | Lorraine Luk, online.wsj.com

Discussion: "Report: The Next-Gen iPhone Will Have A Thinner, Higher Quality Display" - Continue to read here Jordan Crook, techcrunch.com