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Today in Tech: Research in Motion's troubles continue
December 15, 2011: 3:30 AM ETFortune's curated selection of tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day.
* The real story behind former Windows Mobile head Andy Lees' removal from his role. According to The Verge, Lees' lofty, public estimates for Windows Phone 7's success -- and the hard reality that it hasn't made much of a dent in the market -- created a rift. (The Verge)
* Google's response to Apple's voice assistant, Siri, is reportedly coming in the form of a project dubbed "Majel," a nod to the computer voice in the Star Trek franchise. The service will enable, among other features, the recognition of commands with more natural language. Majel could arrive within the next few months. (Android and Me)
* Another look at Research in Motion's recent struggles, which include shares falling 74% since the start of the year and calls from analysts to change the company's management, explore a sale, or radically change strategy. (The Wall Street Journal)
* Intel (INTC) is creating a new business unit, the mobile and communications group. The group will be led by Intel execs Mike Bell and Hermann Eul and will consist of four current divisions including mobile communications, netbook and tablet, mobile wireless and ultra mobility. (Fortune)
* PayPal wants to get into the online daily deals business and plans to offer customized coupons based on users' buying habits and locations. Expect that to happen sometime during the first quarter of next year. (Bloomberg)
* Online survey startup SurveyMonkey, which colleague Miguel Helft profiled several months ago, acquired many of the assets of MarketTools as part of a deal that values SurveyMonkey at slightly more than $1 billion. (Fortune)
* IBM (IBM) settled an antitrust case with the European Union by agreeing to supply spare parts and technical information to rivals for five years. (The New York Times)
* SAY Media acquired tech blog ReadWriteWeb for around $5 million, TechCrunch reports. SAY Media CEO Matt Sanchez told Fortune that the tech blog will undergo a redesign and add new editorial staffers, including Business Insider co-founder Dan Frommer. Currently, SAY Media's Technology channel reaches 75 million-plus readers a month. (TechCrunch and SAY Media)
* CNET reports that Don Coyner, leader of the Xbox design and experience group, has been replaced by Emma Williams, who worked on the recently redesigned Xbox Live experience. (CNET)
* Flipboard for iPhone is doing well. Since launching a mere week ago, the app has been downloaded a million times. (Flipboard)
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Today in Tech: Netflix changes plans and pricing
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"On the general question of bubble, in the first place you don't know it's a bubble until the bubble ends, by definition. The rule I set for myself 10 years ago was that if the press calls it a bubble then I'd pay attention." -- Eric Schmidt, Google MORE
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Today in Tech: Is there a Google mole at Twitter?
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If you're a Facebook user and a gamer, there's no need to venture to Gamestop.com or a brick and mortar location anymore. The videogame retail chain opened shop on Facebook with a market powered by Adgregate Markets. Potential buyers will be able to purchase games, read product MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Apr 7, 2011 10:22 AM ETPosted in: Adgregate Markets, All Things Digital, Android, Android Developers, Andy Rubin, Gamestop, Gartner, Google, ReadWriteWeb, TechCrunch, Twitter -
Today in Tech: Why I hate Verizon's iPhone, Yahoo selling Delicious
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Jonathan Geller of Boy Genius Report documents his tortured experience switching from AT&T's iPhone to Verizon's. Now before readers accuse Geller of being anti-Big Red, bear in mind he's been dreaming about the Verizon iPhone for the last three years. But the reality of his situation kicked MORE
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Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
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300,000 Apple apps? That depends.
For the second time in three weeks, an analytics firm jumps the gun
"Apple's App Store Soars Past 300,000 Apps," reads the headline posted Thursday on the website ReadWriteWeb and picked up by SlashGear and GottaBeMobile.
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