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James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
Google Bringing Document Editing to Android, iPad — Google unveiled a new mobile login verification system today, and perhaps more importantly, said that editing of Google Docs would be coming soon to Android and the iPad. The ability to edit docs on the two mobile platforms will bring real-time collaboration to mobile users.
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InformationWeek, Mashable!, ReadWriteWeb, Technologizer, PC Magazine, Phone Arena, Droid Life, Android Tapp, Silicon Alley Insider, AndroidSPIN, AndroidGuys, Phone Scoop, CrunchGear, Android Community, Android Phone Fans, IntoMobile, SlashPhone, GottaBeMobile, Mobility Digest, Thoughts from the Sidelines, EuroDroid, DailyTech and TUAW
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
When Larry Ellison Met Marc Andreessen-A Silicon Valley Settlement Story (Plus Mark Hurd Returns Some Dough!) — According to multiple sources, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison (pictured right) approached Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) board member Marc Andreessen (pictured left) to help broker a settlement between the companies.
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Silicon Alley Insider, Tech Trader Daily and Electronista
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Ethan Bauley / Data Central:
HP and Oracle Reaffirm Commitment to Partnership, Resolve Litigation Regarding Mark Hurd — HP and Oracle Corp. today reaffirmed their long-term strategic partnership and the resolution of litigation regarding Mark V. Hurd's employment at Oracle. While the terms of the settlement are confidential …
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Business Wire, GigaOM, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, Between the Lines Blog, ZDNet, Digital Daily, Computerworld, TheStreet.com, Mercury News, DealBook, Engadget, Reuters and bizjournals
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Google Apps gains extra layer of security with two-step verification — Companies migrating their e-mail and other cloud services over to Google Apps is becoming an increasingly popular phenomenon, but there have been lingering doubts about whether making such a transition would put company security at risk.
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Computerworld, Boy Genius Report, CNET News, TechCrunch, GMSV and Krebs on Security
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Google Enterprise Blog:
A more secure cloud for millions of Google Apps users — Cloud computing is about making your information easily accessible from anywhere, on any device. Until today, organizations looking to secure their information beyond a password have faced costs and complexities that prevented …
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Download Squad, InformationWeek, Matt Cutts, The Firewall, Google Online Security Blog, The Register, Internet Evolution, TechStartups.com, Search Engine Watch, PC Magazine, Mashable!, Silicon Alley Insider, Forbes, VentureBeat, Google Watch, I4U News, VatorNews, CloudAve, eWeek, threatpost, Black Web 2.0, Lockergnome Blog Network, Neowin.net and Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Apple buys Swedish face-recognition company Polar Rose? — According to Norwegian Mac Site Mac1, Apple has bought up all of the shares of a Swedish face recognition company called Polar Rose. An example of their technology can be seen above (Flashless). Google translated:
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CNET News, TechCrunch, GigaOM, TUAW, VentureBeat, Fast Company, Digital Daily, AppScout, TiPb, BlogsDNA, Fortune, Mobile-Geeks, Cult of Mac and The Next Web
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Mike Butcher / TechCrunch Europe:
UPDATED: Apple buys Polar Rose for a rumoured $29 million — Polar Rose, a Malmö, Sweden startup which built a very interesting facial recognition programme which hooked into Facebook photos, has been bought by Apple, according to Swedish media. — The 15-person company …
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Silicon Alley Insider, MacRumors, IntoMobile, SlashGear, Gadget Lab and iLounge
BerryReview:
First Picture of the BlackBerry Storm 3? — We were just sent a picture of what is supposedly the BlackBerry Storm 3. Our tipster wishes to remain anonymous but it looks legit. According to the tipster the Storm 3 will have a 3.7 inch display and 8GB of internal memory.
Dave Caolo / TUAW:
Rumor: Apple's newspaper subscriptions could debut next month — Last week the Mercury News reported that Apple is working on plans to sell newspaper subscriptions to iPad owners. Today, a follow-up from the Wall Street Journal suggests that it could launch as early as next month, and will include magazines as well.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
The iPad Newsstand Could Work, But Will Publishers Cede Subscriber Control To Apple?
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MarketingVOX, Geek.com and Edible Apple
foursquare:
Introducing foursquare 2.0: Tips + To-Dos + Add to foursquare + More! — When we started foursquare, we dreamed it would be much more than check-ins. We really wanted to build tools that would help people collect and share their real-world experiences. Today we're rolling out the 2. version …
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ReadWriteWeb, About Foursquare, Silicon Alley Insider and Mashable!, Thanks:atul
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple to License Unspecified Intellectual Property From Rovi — In a filing made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today, Rovi announced that has reached a “multi-year agreement” with Apple for access to Rovi's intellectual property. … Rovi, originally founded as Macrovision …
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The Register, Dow Jones Newswires, Tech Trader Daily, AppleInsider, MediaPost, 9 to 5 Mac, Fortune, I4U News, MacStories, eHomeUpgrade and Seeking Alpha
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Jay Yarow / Silicon Alley Insider:
Live TV, DVR Could Be Coming To Apple TV
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CNET News, MacRumors, TheAppleBlog and AppleInsider
Frederico Viticci / MacStories:
VLC for iPad Available — Great news, folks! VLC for iPad has been approved by Apple and is now propagating in the App Store. New Zealand users can find the app already available here, anyone else will have to wait a few hours to see the app available for sale in iTunes.
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Applidium, MobileCrunch, App Advice, MacRumors, IntoMobile, 9 to 5 Mac, Mobile-Geeks, GottaBeMobile, Cult of Mac and TUAW
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Goodbye (Crummy) CAPTCHAs. Hello Ad Dollars? — Hate dealing with captchas-the squiggly, indecipherable text strings Web sites often force you to read and regurgitate for security reasons? Join the club. And pay attention to what Solve Media is trying to do.
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Fast Company, Both Sides of the Table, MediaPost, ChasNote, The Next Web, Download Squad and This is going to be BIG!, more at Mediagazer », Thanks:colinjnagy
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
IBM scoops up Netezza for $1.7 billion, broadens data analytics lineup — IBM on Monday said it will acquire data warehouse appliance company Netezza in a deal valued at $1.7 billion. — With the move, IBM picks off one of Oracle's key competitors for its Exadata line.
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PC World, Structure Blog, TechCrunchIT, Bits, Datamation, Mashable!, VentureBeat, The Register, CNET News and paidContent
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JP Mangalindan / Fortune:
What IBM sees in Netezza
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ReadWriteWeb, IBM, Xconomy, Black Web 2.0, Associated Press, DBMS 2, SiliconANGLE, Venture Capital Dispatch and ITworld.com
Stuart Dredge / Recombu:
Plane Finder AR app lets you identify planes... in the sky! — There are moments when technology still makes our jaws drop. This is one of them. — We'll let iPhone app Plane Finder AR's App Store description speak for itself: “Point the camera at a plane and you'll see the flight number …
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Gizmodo, SlashGear and MobileWhack.com, Thanks:recombu
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Nokia N8 delayed ‘for a few weeks to do some final amends’ — Sounds like it's not much of a delay — but be that as it may, if you were hoping to pick up your colorful N8 in the tail end of this month... well, we don't quite know how to say this, but you're going to want to make other plans.
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VentureBeat, Thoughts from the Sidelines, Boy Genius Report, Fone Arena, My Nokia Blog, Crave, Electronista, PhoneDog.com and IntoMobile
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
Samsung Galaxy Tab feature tour reminds of just how pocketable it isn't (video) — Sony tried to convince us that its VAIO P was a pocketable computer, so we quite naturally pointed, laughed and mocked. It seems only fair, therefore, to give Samsung the same treatment when it tries to sell us …
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The Next Web, Boy Genius Report, 9 to 5 Mac, Android Community, TmoNews, Cult of Mac, Fortune, Gizmodo and Android Phone Fans
Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Fring reveals FringOut for cheap VoIP calls, challenges Skype head-on — When we first caught wind of Fring a while back, Skype compatibility was the draw, but as the years progressed and Fring grew some, the VoIP services didn't exactly get along. Today, the company's taking matters …
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Download Squad, ReadWriteWeb and IntoMobile, Thanks:rawmeet
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Native Apps Account for Half of Mobile Internet Traffic — Native data applications, such as those installed on smartphones like the iPhone and devices running Android, now account for 50% of all mobile data volume according to a new report from Finnish mobile analytics company Zokem.
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Podcasting News and SlashGear
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Sports Illustrated says unfair iPad subscription terms led to cut features — The latest issue of Sports Illustrated only supports viewing in “landscape” mode, as the publication has said that they were forced to cut costs because Apple does not allow iPad subscriptions at “a reasonable price.”
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MediaMemo, App Advice, everythingiCafe, I4U News, IntoMobile and Appolicious Advisor, more at Mediagazer »
Bing Search Blog:
Twitter User Recommendations on Bing Social — As the internet continues to evolve, we find there are more new “signals” coming in to search that enable us to provide customers with more relevant, real time and connected results. Our work with Twitter and Facebook over the last year …
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ReadWriteWeb, LiveSide.net, TechFlash, Search Engine Land and Search Engine Journal
Christopher Heine / ClickZ:
McDonald's Actual Foursquare Test Numbers: 2,865 Check-Ins — Hold your horses, Foursquare marketers. McDonald's nationwide Foursquare test campaign on April 16 generated 2,865 total check-ins, Rick Wion, social media director for the quick-serve brand, has told ClickZ.
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CNET News, MarketingVOX and the Econsultancy blog
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Private Equity Firm Acquires Internet Brands In $640 Million Deal — Internet media company Internet Brands this morning announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI …
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Market Wire, Bob Brisco's Blog, MediaPost, PE Hub News, Silicon Alley Insider, GigaOM, DailyFinance, VatorNews and paidContent
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
With Tweaks, Twitter “Who To Follow” Gets Stronger, More Agile — Naturally, it's down at the moment, but when it comes back up, you should notice something different about Twitter's “Who To Follow” feature — it's even better. — When it launched back in August, I noted that the feature …
