Booting Up: Apple Is Supposedly Prepping an iPhone Trade-In Program

Facebook is going to pony up $20 million to some users who were included in its “Sponsored Stories” ad program without

"Leave me alone." (Photo: Twitter)
“Leave me alone.” (Photo: Twitter)

Facebook (META) is going to pony up $20 million to some users who were included in its “Sponsored Stories” ad program without receiving their permission. [Wired]

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Apple is reportedly going to unveil an iPhone trade-in program in anticipation of the new model coming in September. [AllThingsD]

Alexis Ohanian is going on the offensive and denying rumors that he did work for controversial intelligence agency Stratfor despite a Wikileaks dump that Reddit users are insinuating otherwise. [Daily Dot]

According to a Pew Research study, 10 percent use their smartphones as their sole connection to the Internet. We pity their Facebook experience. [TechCrunch]

Um, get excited for the Samsung (SSNLF) Galaxy Gear smartwatch coming next week? [GigaOM]

Booting Up: Apple Is Supposedly Prepping an iPhone Trade-In Program