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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
15 Billion More Reasons to Worry About Facebook — Oh, my. — Oh, my. — Dig a hole and hide. The end is nigh. And how do you spell Ponzi (as in scheme) again? — When I reported in this column two weeks ago that Facebook was looking to raise a new round of funding …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Parakey: Did Investors Get Left Out In The Cold? — When Facebook acquired Parakey in July, everyone assumed the stockholders of that fledgling startup would be popping the champagne bottles. No matter what the acquisition price (it wasn't disclosed), if the sellers got Facebook stock …
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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Peter Lauria / New York Post:
M'SOFT LOOKS TO FACEBOOK IF YAHOO! WON'T PLAY — Microsoft Corp. needs to do a deal - the question the software giant is currently contemplating is whether it should do one with Facebook or Yahoo!, The Post has learned. — According to two sources familiar with the discussions …
Om Malik / GigaOM:Microsoft Wants A Piece Of Facebook?
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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:
Sling-DISH: Interview: Blake Krikorian, Chairman and CEO, Sling Media — I caught up with Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sling Media, soon after the company's announcement Monday evening that it had agreed to be acquired by EchoStar Communications (NSDQ: DISH).
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Business Wire:
EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling Media, Inc. — Combination Will Create Industry-Leading Digital Media Solutions Provider — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH - News) announced today that it has agreed …
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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:
Sling Media To Be Acquired By EchoStar; Deal Valued At Approximately $380 Million; Spinoff Possible? — This just in ... EchoStar (NSDQ: DISH) is acquiring Sling Media in a cash-and-options transaction valued at approximately $380 million. The deal announced late Monday evening …
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biz.yahoo.com:EchoStar Considering Spin-off of Technology and Infrastructure Assets …
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Jeremy Toeman / Jeremy Toeman's LIVEdigitally:EchoStar/DISH Networks is buying Sling Media!
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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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Erica Sadun / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:How to relock your iPhone before the firmware update
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oag.state.ny.us:
Facebook Ignores Complaints about Sexual Predators — Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website. In a letter accompanying a subpoena for documents …
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
New York Investigating Facebook's Safety Rules — The New York attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, is investigating whether Facebook, the online social networking site, is misleading users by promoting itself as a place where high school students and younger children are safe from adult sexual predators.
Chris Preimesberger / eWEEK.com:
Sun Launches Its First Quad-Core Xeon Servers — Speedy new Intel-powered servers run cooler and take up less space in data centers. — Sun Microsystems Sept. 25 introduced its first two Intel Quad-Core Xeon-powered servers, including a compact, four-socket x64 (x86, 64-bit) …
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Lisa Barone / Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog:
Your Private Facebook Info Isn't So Private — I love Facebook. I love Facebook so much that if I had a choice of donating a kidney to a dying Facebook or a dying Susan, I'd definitely save Facebook. [Possibly even over someone you actually like too. —Susan] Please don't interrupt me when I'm speaking.
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Peter Ha / CrunchGear:
HD Format War To Last Another 18 Months? — Here we go, again. Many thought, myself included, that the format war could possibly be decided after the holiday shopping season, but analysts at Forrester Research who believe Blu-ray will win are saying that the so-called war will go on for another 18 months.
Peter Ha / CrunchGear:
Amazon MP3 Beta Launches — Everyone seems to be making comparisons to Apple in regards to just about any product that rolls off the lines in China. The Zune was supposed to be the iPod killer and this and that. There are clearly some very good rivals when it comes to hardware …
Matt Asay / The Open Road:
Swapping Vonage for Skype: One man's search for VoIP that actually works — Yes, you read the headline right. I have long been a critic of Skype, suggesting that eBay was foolish to buy the VoIP toy and generally ridiculing it as a serious business tool. — Today I'm eating crow, and it tastes great.
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Karen E. Klein / Business Week:
Why 'Total Geeks' Build Businesses Faster — A recent survey of business leaders' attitudes toward IT showed an owner's level of tech savvy is linked to growth in revenue and employee count — A recent survey (free, though registration is required to download it) found that employee issues …
