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April 05, 2013 CNET Weekly News
Facebook wrestles Google for control of your phone The social-networking giant is inserting itself between consumers and Android, and that should make Google a little nervous. Read more | Share:  For labels, Apple's iRadio deal could be sweeter than Pandora Apple is close to a deal with two major music labels to bring to life its streaming-music service, which could pay labels better than Pandora does. Read more | Share:  Confused about Facebook Home? Ask Maggie has answers (FAQ) In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains what Facebook's new Home apps are and why you should care. Read more | Share:  T-Mobile kicks off preorders for iPhone 5 The carrier is now offering all versions of Apple's smartphone in advance of the iPhone 5's launch on its network on April 12. Read more | Share:  Google releases full Google Glass explainer video A video from the Web giant's presentation at SXSW shows what it's like to look through the lens of Google's Project Glass. Read more | Share:  The untold story behind Apple's $13,000 operating system CNET looks at newly surfaced contracts, design specs, and page after page of schematics and code, revealing how Apple created its first disk OS, a chapter of Silicon Valley history critical to its later success. Read more | Share:  How T-Mobile's new service plans could change the industry T-Mobile's no-contracts, no-subsidy plans could lead to more device interoperability and lower prices on handsets across the industry. Read more | Share:  Summer iPhone debut in Apple's plans? The latest rumor would have Apple returning to its summer product introduction cycle for its flagship smartphone. Read more | Share:  'Game of Thrones' sets piracy record, report says The first episode of the new season has reached over a million downloads, just two days after the show aired for the first time. Read more | Share:  Windows Blue poised to become Windows 8.1 The Windows Blue operating system update is likely to be named "Windows 8.1" when it arrives this summer, according to sources. Read more | Share:  Anne Dujmovic Associate editor View profile  |  Email Associate editor Anne Dujmovic brings you a wrap-up of the top CNET news stories of the week. Swiss Army knife gaming tablet So versatile it can be a keyboard-and-mouse mini-PC, a TV game console, or a big-boned handheld. Facebook announces 'Home' for Android (pictures) At a press conference today, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announces Home, an Android-based UI that's more fully integrated with the popular social networking site. Read more | Share:  Where steam locomotives meet sci-fi (pictures) The abandoned Santa Fe Railroad steam engine repair facilities in downtown Albuquerque, N.M., have hosted many sci-fi movie shoots. Crave pays a visit. Read more | Share:  Experience Samsung's new shops in Best Buy The Korean electronics giant is opening "Samsung Experience Shops" in all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile venues within the coming weeks. CNET got a sneak peak at one Dallas area store. Read more | Share:  From brick phones to pocket computers in 40 years (pictures) Forty years after the first cell phone rings out, look how far we've come. Read more | Share:  The original Apple OS documents (pictures) Work orders between a developer and Steve Jobs show how the Apple II OS was built, along with schematics from Steve Wozniak and the the final operating system code. Read more | Share:

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