Here s what s on the Friday menu.
New Justice Department policy requires U.S. prosecutors and some federal law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants when using technology that tracks mobile phones.
New Apple Twitter account focuses on gaming: Embrace the future of gaming. Straight from our Games Editors. The company is expected to announce some games-related news at its event next week.
Apple files patent for fuel-cell smartphone battery.
PhantomAlert this week sued Google and its mapping app Waze for allegedly stealing data. (WSJ)
Speaking of Google, it reportedly scrambled to remove Jews as a direct answer to a search for Who runs Hollywood?
For those keeping track, comScore s U.S. smartphone market share numbers for the quarter ended in July: Android had 51.4 percent, a 0.8 percent decline. Apple had 44.2 percent, a 1.1 percent increase. Top three apps: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, YouTube.
Spotify updates privacy policy, which recently caused some backlash. (Here s the newly worded policy, which says that users can opt out of sharing certain information.)
E-book sales have fallen since big publishers signed new contracts with Amazon — and prices have gone up. (WSJ)
Digital rights groups are urging Twitter to restore Politwoops access to its API. Twitter cut off Politwoops — which collects politicians deleted tweets — in the U.S. in June, and in 30 other countries last month.
ICYMI: Facebook s WhatsApp messaging app now has 900 million monthly active users, according to co-founder Jan Koum. But is it making any money?
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