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Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Is in Talks To Buy Facebook Stake — SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. is in talks with Facebook Inc. about making an investment in the social-networking startup that could value Facebook at $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Will MSFT push Yahoo to buy Facebook? — According to the Wall Street Journal, the software behemoth known as the Beast from Redmond is looking at buying between three and five per cent of Facebook for between $300-million and $500-million. As any math whiz (of which I am not one) …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Microsoft reportedly eyeing Facebook stake — Microsoft is eyeing an investment in Facebook that would value the social networking company at about $10 billion. — The investment, which was reported by The Wall Street Journal citing "people familiar with the matter, connects a few dots on the social networking landscape.
PR Newswire:
Apple today released the following statement: — CUPERTINO, Calif. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result …
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Benwilson / iPhone Atlas:
Apple reps: iPhone warranty will be voided by hacks (third-party native apps) — It's been a point of contention virtually since the iPhone shipped, and especially since hacking the device (by hacking, in this sense, we mean the addition of third-party native applications via the use …
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Apple to nuke unlocked iPhones with next update — Apple is playing hardball with the unlocked iPhone movement. — In a terse statement, Apple said "many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software …
Erica Sadun / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:How to relock your iPhone before the firmware update
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Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:Apple: firmware update likely to make unlocked iPhones "permanently inoperable"
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Associated Press:
Starbucks to Give Away 50 Million Songs — SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's about to debut in select markets.
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Brandon LeBlanc / The Windows Experience Blog:
Experiencing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta — Today Microsoft is releasing the Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 which was announced by Nick White few weeks ago. I'd like to take the opportunity to share my very own experiences with Windows Vista SP1 Beta running on several PCs of my own.
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Ted / Ted's Take:
"PayPal Meets MasterCard" Without The High Fees — MEDIA CONTACT: — Brad Burns — 202-776-1400 — brad.burns@revolution.com — REVOLUTION JOINED BY INDUSTRY LEGENDS AND MAJOR BANKS TO LAUNCH REVOLUTIONARY PAYMENT SYSTEM — Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, Larry Summers, David Pottruck …
Louise Story / New York Times:
Company Will Monitor Phone Calls to Tailor Ads — Companies like Google scan their e-mail users' in-boxes to deliver ads related to those messages. Will people be as willing to let a company listen in on their phone conversations to do the same? — Pudding Media, a start-up based in San Jose …
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:Today's Terrible Idea: Pudding Media
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Jonathan Fildes / BBC:
'$100 laptop' to sell to public — Computer enthusiasts in the developed world will soon be able to get their hands on the so-called "$100 laptop". — The organisation behind the project has launched the "give one, get one" scheme that will allow US residents to purchase two laptops for $399 (£198).
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Official Google Blog:
It's all about today — A lot of us love video games, and everyone here has their favorite from the latest generation of consoles. We have a game room in our building that happens to have all three of the latest systems: Artem loves Microsoft's Xbox 360, Niv can't part with Sony's Playstation 3 …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Is FeedHub the answer to information overload? — I've been playing with mSpoke's FeedHub, releasing today at the Demo Conference. I'll have a video up later today demonstrating the product. — Dan Farber has a review and info up on his ZDNet blog. — I've been interested i this topic for some time.
Brad Stone / NYT:
New York State Investigates Facebook — Another state attorney general is getting tough with Facebook. — In the wake of scrutiny of the hot social network by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, his New York state counterpart, Andrew M. Cuomo, has subpoenaed Facebook asking …
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Updated Leopard requirements to exclude 800MHz systems — Just weeks ahead of its public launch, Apple Inc. has updated the minimum system requirements for its next-generation Leopard operating system to exclude 800MHz PowerPC-based Macs, AppleInsider has learned.
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Infinite Loop, Byte of the Apple, Compiler, Gizmodo, CrunchGear, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Ubergizmo
Tony Smith / The Register:
Apple iPhone — Personal view We've already reviewed Apple's iPhone, so why are we taking another look? There are several reasons. First, a different reviewer means a different opinion. That applies to any product, of course, but Apple's claim that the iPhone is "revolutionary" perhaps justifies an alternative appraisal.
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Astrid Wendlandt / Reuters:
Vivendi calls Apple iTunes contract terms "indecent" — PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi condemned as "indecent" the contract terms between its Universal Music Group (UMG) unit and Apple Inc, the computer maker whose iTunes online store dominates the digital music market.
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