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1:45 PM ET, May 5, 2008

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Jerry Yang / Yodel Anecdotal:
Ok, so now what?  —  The last 13 weeks have been a remarkable time here at Yahoo!.  We've been living under the microscope in a way we never have before.  There has been greater attention than ever on our strategy and our ability to execute against it.  Some even questioned whether Microsoft's …
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Yahoo Execs' Reaction: “I Need Some Prozac”  —  Be careful what you wish for, Jerry Yang.  —  Because after talking to a dozen Yahoo (YHOO) execs over the weekend after the Microsoft (MSFT) takeover deal cratered, most of whom are vice presidents or above, I have to say that your stock drop …
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
Yahoo Stock Plunges After Microsoft Backs Off  —  After Microsoft withdrew its $33-a-share offer for Yahoo on Saturday, the question was how far Yahoo's stock would drop.  On Monday morning, the markets gave an initial answer: plenty.  —  Shortly before 11 a.m., Yahoo's shares were off about 16 percent …
Saul Hansell / Bits:   Who Is Buying Yahoo Shares Today?
Fred / A VC:
Where Will YHOO Close Today?
Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:
Yahoo: ‘Ok, So Now What?’ …
Darren Murph / Engadget:
T-Mobile clears everything up: 3G rollout (with data) is on in NYC  —  Great news, T-Mobile USA fans — the roller coaster ride is finally over.  After we thought T-Mobile's 3G network was but moments away from launching, we soon found that data may be left out.
Discussion: Techland, Electronista and TmoNews
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Finally, T-Mobile Launches a U.S. 3G Network  —  T-Mobile USA, the company known for its ultra-affordable voice plans, is launching its 3G Network in New York City, ushering in what we hope will be competition in the market leading to the lowering of 3G data costs for mobile phone users.
Discussion: MuniWireless
Arn / MacRumors:
T-Mobile Confirms 3G iPhone in Austria?  —  According to Austrian newspaper Der Standard, T-Mobile Austria has confirmed the 3G iPhone.  According to the article, T-Mobile announced at press conference in Vienna that the 3G (UMTS) version of the iPhone will soon be available and that Austria will be the test market for the new phone.
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy:
Google Accuses Verizon of Planning to Dodge 700 MHz Open Access Rules  —  On Friday, Google urged the FCC to block Verizon Wireless' $4.7 successful bid for the C Block band of spectrum in the recently completed 700 MHz auction unless Verizon is forced to agree that open access rules apply to handsets it provides its own customers.
Discussion: Capitol Valley
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Karl / DSLreports:
Google Realizes Their 700Mhz Win Wasn't Much of One …
Discussion: WebProNews
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Twitter Can Be Liberated - Here's How  —  Over the last few days a number of popular bloggers have complained, loudly, that it's time to ditch Twitter and move to a decentralized version of the service that won't go down every time usage spikes.  Generally services like Twitter …
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Hank Williams / Why does everything suck?:
Killing Twitter Before It Can hurt Us
The Boy Genius Report:
BlackBerry “Niagara”: The 3G-less BlackBerry 9000  —  So you know how we've been talking about the BlackBerry 9000's ridiculously high selling price?  Well, it looks like RIM is gearing up to launch a 3G-less BlackBerry 9000 so to speak.  It looks pretty similar but there are also a few changes …
Heather Havenstein / Computerworld:
Sun debuts OpenSolaris; OS to be served up on Amazon EC2  —  Shipments begin three years after Sun disclosed plan to open OpenSolaris code  —  Computerworld) Sun Microsystems Inc. and the OpenSolaris community today debuted the initial version of the open-source OpenSolaris operating system.
Discussion: eWeek, OSDir.com, LinuxWorld.com and GigaOM
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Rafat Ali / paidContent.org:
Hoping For Ungodly Returns: Christian Video Sharing Site GodTube Gets $30 Million Funding  —  GodTube, one of the fast growing Christian online video sharing and social networking sites, has received a big $30 million funding round from hedge fund GLG Partners, paidContent.org has learned.
Seth Sutel / Associated Press:
AP launches news service geared for iPhone  —  NEW YORK - The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other mobile devices.  —  AP had announced the Mobile News Network at its annual meeting April 14 in Washington.
Times of India:
China mounts cyber attacks on Indian sites  —  NEW DELHI: China's cyber warfare army is marching on, and India is suffering silently.  Over the past one and a half years, officials said, China has mounted almost daily attacks on Indian computer networks, both government and private, showing its intent and capability.
Yuvi / The StatBot:
One third of Techmeme's headlines come from the Long Tail: The Statbot  —  (Note: This is a part of a series of articles on the Techmeme leaderboard.  Stay tuned for more)  —  The Techmeme Leaderboard, though less than a year old, is already THE authority on, well, authority on the blogosphere …
Wall Street Journal:
Giving Up on Yahoo, Microsoft Rethinks Its Internet Options  —  Software Giant Cites Divide Over Price; The Google Factor  —  Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang didn't really want Microsoft Corp. to buy his company.  By Saturday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn't want that either …
New Scientist:
Eye-tracking interface means gamers' looks can kill  —  Technology is being developed to allow people with severe motor disabilities to play 3D computer games like World of Warcraft using only their eyes.  —  Since the 1990s, gaze technology has helped people with conditions such as motor neurone disease …
 
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Chris Albrecht / NewTeeVee:
Vid-Biz: Accenture, CBS, Family Guy
Discussion: Business Wire and TVWeek.com
Antony Bruno / Reuters:
“Grand Theft Auto” simplifies song purchasing
Discussion: Kotaku
Chris Foresman / Infinite Loop:
Free AT&T WiFi for iPhone users not currently accessible
Discussion: Computerworld
Long Zheng / istartedsomething:
Zune spec spot “Music is life”
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
In Pellicano Case, Lessons in Wiretapping Skills
Discussion: Gawker and Digg
Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Tesla Motors opens doors to the rich and famous
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led to delay
Dawn Kawamoto / CNET News.com:
Yahoo shares fall nearly 20 percent on open
Discussion: dailywireless.org and Digg
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Stan Schroeder / Mashable!:
Nine Inch Nails Give Yet Another Album For Free
Todd Bishop / San Francisco Chronicle:
Apple takes a bite of tech industry cash
Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Cox's Wireless Plans Taking Shape
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Mosso Launches CloudFS — Amazon S3 Competitor
Eric Eldon / VentureBeat:
What's happening at LinkedIn? Is it getting bought?
Hugo Kugiya / Los Angeles Times:
High tech inspires rural boom — and fear it could go poof
Kevin J. O'Brien / New York Times:
Mobile TV Spreading in Europe and to the U.S.