Once again, we ve got your tech news links right here.
We ve got bushels of Apple links, starting with questions about what products might be coming next. After all, Apple is spending plenty on R&D.
Oh, and we mentioned yesterday that Apple got a smartwatch patent approved. Well, only one of three of iTime smartwatch inventors (whose names are on patent) is still at Apple, according to USA Today. The others work for Google.
Also for the excitable enthusiast: Apple to release public beta of OS X Yosemite tomorrow.
Meanwhile, an Apple employee lawsuit over breaks and paychecks gets class-action status.
YouTube s music head — in charge of the company s subscription service — quits to join an unnamed startup. Meanwhile, Google may or may not have talked about buying streaming-service Spotify.
One Windows: Microsoft CEO said in earnings call yesterday that the company will unify its operating systems
StubHub, the ticket seller owned by eBay, was the victim of a cyberfraud ring; more than 1,000 customer accounts compromised.
EBay reaffirms plans to expand in Russia despite sanctions.
Amazon Fire smartphone reviews are in, and they re lukewarm.
U.S.A! U.S.A! Report shows we re No. 1 in sending spam.
As comedian and author Stephen Colbert continues to blast Amazon, his show takes Amazon s ad dollars.
British police warn sexting teens that they could be prosecuted.
Photo: The new Amazon Fire Phone. (Ted S. Warren/Associated Press)
