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February 19, 2011
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 With 'Arctic Sea,' Google offers a Web-app boost
 Social links get higher billing in Google
 FBI: We're not demanding encryption back doors
 Google announces One Pass, rival to Apple's subscription service

Apple's iPad (Credit: James Martin/CNET)

Much like the kids who come to your door to sell you subscriptions to Sports Illustrated or Vibe, Apple and Google are battling each other to be your digital newsstand.

Apple got the tussle rolling with the launch of a subscription service in its App Store for magazines, newspapers, videos, and music. In a move that goes a long way to addressing concerns of many in the magazine and newspaper sectors, Apple said publishers will be allowed to set the price and the length of the subscription term. The processing of payments will be Apple's job and handled within the App Store. Apple will collect 30 percent of the revenue.

However, the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are interested in whether Apple may be violating antitrust laws by routing customers through Apple's App Store and...

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Google releases the first developer version of its Native Client software to give Web apps the speed of native apps. It wants programmers to try it out, and Adobe looks interested.
Content that has been shared by connections on social networks will be displayed more prominently in Google results for those who link their social accounts.
FBI's top lawyer tells Congress the bureau is not calling for restrictions on encryption without back doors for police, an apparent retreat from its position last fall.
The day after Apple unveiled the details of its App Store subscription plan, Google has announced One Pass, its own subscription plan with better terms for publishers and content providers.
The chipmaker has been trying to penetrate the mobile device market for years. Paul Otellini says Intel-powered smartphones will finally arrive for real in 2011.
Progress report on its suppliers' practices marks first time Apple acknowledges worker poisonings. Also, many suppliers fail to comply with child-labor, other guidelines.
After denying early reports, HTC and Facebook reveal two Android smartphones, the HTC ChaCha and Salsa, built around the popular social networking site.
Publishers can set the price and length of subscriptions. Payment processing will be handled by Apple, which will get 30 percent of the revenue for new subscribers.
Rumors are swirling about an "iPhone Nano," or a smaller, cheaper iPhone that Apple is readying. Trying to imagine how the iPhone could be smaller or more lightly featured and still worth buying is difficult.
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer in his opening keynote address at the Mobile World Congress where he emphasized that the battle in mobile is more about the software platform rather than individual devices.
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