Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // October 3, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Oct 3, 2012

iPad Mini Production Has Kicked Off, Says WSJ: 7.85-Inch LCD Screen, No Retina Display

The iPad Mini speculation could be about to be put to bed if a report in the WSJ is on the money. The paper is reporting that Asian suppliers to Apple have... read more

Report: Steve Jobs Came to "Loathe" Google For Withholding Turn-By-Turn From Google Maps On iOS

In a new piece today that cites multiple current and former Apple employees as sources, Bloomberg Businessweek asks the question of whether Apple's maps fiasco... read more

Rumor: Apple Enlists Retail Employees In The War On Inaccurate Maps

There are over 40,000 Apple retail employees out in the world, and if the rumors from MacRumors are true, at least some of them are working tirelessly to... read more

Ellen Pao Is Out At Kleiner Perkins: Tells Quora That She Was Fired, As Discrimination Case Continues (UPDATED)

Another dramatic turn of events in the case of Ellen Pao, who has been suing the VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers over gender discrimination. Pao... read more

Apple's Siri, Google's Voice Recognition Technology Targeted By Patent Troll

A company that has acquired 100% ownership of a patent for an off-site transcription system -- United States Patent 6,298,328 -- in order to, in its words,... read more

$45 Billion Later, Larry Ellison Says No Major Acquisitions For Next Few Years

Larry Ellison said today that Oracle does not plan to do any acquisitions in the next few years but would not rule one out down the road. He made the remarks... read more

A Firing By Any Other Name: Kleiner Perkins Says It Did NOT Fire Ellen Pao; Looking To "Facilitate Her Transition" Out

More drama in the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers / Ellen Pao discrimination case. Just hours ago, it was revealed that Ellen Pao had said that she was... read more

Just Eat Buys Spanish Online Food Ordering/Delivery Rival SinDelantal For A Few Million Euros

Just Eat, the multinational online food ordering and delivery company that raised $64 million in April from Vitruvian Partners, Index Ventures, Greylock, and... read more

Nokia Confirms It's Looking At HQ Sale, May Lease It Back, No Plans To Leave Finland

As beleaguered handset maker Nokia continues to downsize its operations to conserve cash, the handset maker is looking to sell its global headquarters in Espoo,... read more

Changemakrs Looks To Reinvent Inspirational Quotes For A More Social Web

"Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations." -- Steve Jobs... read more

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