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BBC:
Microsoft's Bill Gates says he advocated Skype takeover — Bill Gates says Microsoft's decision to buy Skype will provide better video conferencing opportunities — Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates, has said he advocated the company's takeover of Skype, and urged other board members to support the move.
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Engadget, Digital Trends, TechSpot, GeekWire, PC Pro, WinExtra, Pulse2, WMPoweruser.com, The Microsoft Blog, The Next Web, PE Hub Blog, SAI, WinBeta, Neowin.net, WinRumors and Pocket-lint
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Kfury / fox @ fury:
Is Microsoft trying to end the reign of mobile carriers? (MSFT+Skype+Nokia) — Are Microsoft, Apple and Google quietly preparing for war with mobile carriers? I think so. — With all the advancements in mobile phones in the past 10 years, the part that's been woefully slow to advance is the phone part.
Thanks:louisgray
DigiTimes:
Apple to launch new MacBook Air in June-July — The Taiwan-based supply chain for Apple products will begin shipments of new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch MacBook Air models featuring Sandy Bridge platform and Thunderbolt interface in late May for launch in June or July, according to makers in the supply chain.
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Digital Trends, Engadget, Gizmodo, Shiny Objects, AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, SlashGear, App Advice, I4U News, The Next Web, MacRumors and TUAW
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
More app developers sued over patent claims — Fears that smartphones are becoming new hunting ground for so-called ‘patent trolls’ as 10 more app developers sued over infringement claims — Another patent-owning company has targeted app developers on both Apple and Android platforms …
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Nilay Patel / This is my next:
Lodsys, patents, and Apple: what's going on here?
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mur.mu.rs, igoeIP Apple Patent Blog, MacStories, Computerworld, TUAW and AppleInsider
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
What app developers need to know about Lodsys and the in-app upgrade button patent problem
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Engadget, mur.mu.rs, Techdirt, MacRumors, Edible Apple, Pulse2, CNET News, Appolicious Advisor, TiPb and Fortune
Chris Ziegler / This is my next:
Exclusive: T-Mobile's 2011 roadmap includes HTC ‘G-Infinity,’ LG Optimus II, three new BlackBerrys, and more — The Samsung Hercules is far from the only device in T-Mobile's pipeline for the next few months, of course — and we've got some insight into what's coming next. HTC G-Infinity?
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Kyle / iFixit Blog:
Unveiled: Audience powers iPhone 4′s impressive noise cancellation — When we analyzed the Nexus One last January, the big news was its Audience voice processor. The Audience chip takes advantage of two microphones (if you're counting, that's one more than most cell phones) to cancel out ambient noise.
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The Next Web, The Apple Core Blog, App Advice, Pulse2, MacRumors, Hardware 2.0 Blog, TiPb, AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, Electronista and Gizmodo
Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
Apple LTE-enabled iPhone Due in 2012, iPhone 4S Preparations for September 2011 — Though not a particular surprise, Digitime's sources claim that the LTE-enabled “iPhone 4S” is unlikely to launch until 2012. … LTE is the next generation data transfer technology beyond 3G and is frequently labeled 4G.
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TechEye, AppleInsider, DigiTimes, DigiTimes, TUAW, Gadgets DNA, Edible Apple, I4U News and The Next Web
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Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Apple slows iPhone 4 production ahead of iPhone 4S (with 8MP camera, no LTE) production in August?
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VR-Zone, PC World, MacHackPC, TiPb, Phones Review and iClarified, Thanks:markgurman
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
“Hulu For Magazines” Opens Its Android Newsstand — Apple has won over some of the big magazine publishers, who have reached deals to sell subscriptions via iTunes. But it's not an exclusive arrangement: Now the magazine guys are starting to sell on Google's Android, too.
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AppleInsider, I4U News, mocoNews and AdAge
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
For Buyers of Web Start-Ups, Goal Is Corralling Young Talent — SAN FRANCISCO — Sam Lessin sold his Web start-up to Facebook for millions last year, and Facebook promptly shut it down. All Facebook wanted was Mr. Lessin. — That is what it has come to in bubbly Silicon Valley.
Matt Ziegelbaum / Docs Blog:
Summarize your data with pivot tables — Starting today, we're rolling out pivot tables in Google spreadsheets. Pivot tables make it easy to process and summarize large data sets in seconds. Check out the video below for a look at how pivot tables work in Google spreadsheets:
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Softpedia News, SAI, Google Operating System, Gizmodo and Pulse2
Bloomberg:
Microsoft to Make a Few Versions of New Windows, Intel Says — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will make multiple versions of its next Windows operating system, with four that work on ARM Holdings Plc (ARM) technology, according to an Intel Corp. (INTC) executive. — The version designed for Intel chips …
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Softpedia News, Engadget, The Microsoft Blog, The Register, SAI, Between the Lines Blog, The Register, SlashGear and Computerworld
Quora:
Bitcoin: Is the cryptocurrency Bitcoin a good idea? — Answer (1 of 15): No. Bitcoin is a ludicrously bad idea. It is a scam. A Scam. It is not a currency. The economic assumptions underpinning the Bitcoin ecosystem are laughable, and ignore hundreds of years of accumulated understanding of how currencies work with each other.
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SAI and @timoreilly
Evan Blass / pocketnow.com:
Nokia N9 Teaser Ad Appears (Video) [Update x2] — Less than a week after we saw it unexpectedly pop up in the FCC database, the MeeGo-powered Nokia N9 (N950?) has appeared in a professional-looking teaser commercial (clip embedded below), further suggesting that not only is this handset still destined …
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Softpedia News, SoftSailor, SlashGear, Pulse2, PhoneArena, Engadget, FreakGeeks, Phones Review, The Nokia Blog, IntoMobile, Gizmodo, My Nokia Blog, Electricpig.co.uk, I4U News and TmoNews
Cliff Edwards / Bloomberg:
Sony's Stringer: No Network ‘100% Secure’ — The hacker attack that crippled Sony Corp. (SNE)'s PlayStation Network and Qriocity entertainment services was “a hiccup” in the company's online strategy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer said.
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Wall Street Journal, Bits, The Huffington Post, ITworld.com, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, OSNews, PC Magazine and CNET News
Royal Pingdom:
Apple staff raking in the cash: $419,528 profit per head — Apple earned a massive profit of $419,528 per employee in the past 12 months. That beats Google, Microsoft, Intel and a bunch of other big tech companies by quite some margin. — One reason (of several) that profit per employee …
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9 to 5 Mac
Universitat Ulm:
The Insecurity of Google's ClientLogin Protocol — In a recent blog post Dan Wallach outlined some of the risks of using Android smartphones in open Wifi networks. He found that some Android applications transmit data in the clear, allowing an attacker to eavesdrop any transmitted information.
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Gawker, SoftSailor, PC Magazine, lalawag, DailyTech, Examiner, ProgrammableWeb, Technologizer, Mobilized, TechSpot, Redmond Pie, dailywireless.org, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, ITworld.com, IntoMobile, CNET News, The Register, The Not-So Private Parts, gdgt, Lifehacker, Pulse2, Techland, Consumer Reports News, Naked Security, I4U News, TechFlash, GMSV, MobileBurn.com, Crave and Android Tapp
Jack Purcher / Patently Apple:
Apple Files “Noteworthy” Trademark for New iPhone App — It appears that Apple may want to drum up a little more mystery and excitement going into this year's WWDC (World Wide Developer Conference) on June 6, 2011. Today, the European Trademark Office has revealed Apple's latest “Noteworthy” trademark filing.
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MacNN, 9 to 5 Mac, MacRumors, Pulse2 and App Advice
Joshua Munoz / Android Central:
AT&T confirms to devs: Sideloading from here on out — When we broke the news that AT&T is pushing updates to older Android devices to finally enable sideloading, and with the Infuse 4G being its first phone to sideload out of the box, we naturally assumed AT&T will continue to leave its future phones open.
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Engadget, BGR, SAI, PhoneNews.com, DSLreports, The Toybox Blog, Digital Trends and GottaBeMobile
Pete Warden / O'Reilly Radar:
Why you can't really anonymize your data — One of the joys of the last few years has been the flood of real-world datasets being released by all sorts of organizations. These usually involve some record of individuals' activities, so to assuage privacy fears, the distributors will claim …
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
All Of July 2009: Tumblr Did 250 Million Pageviews. May 16, 2011: Tumblr Did... 250 Million Pageviews — Two years ago, Tumblr founder David Karp shared some impressive numbers. In July 2009, Tumblr had 50 million visitors, 255 million pageviews, and 650,000 new posts per day.
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Tumblr Staff, Techie Buzz and Betabeat
Joshua Yaffa / Washington Monthly:
The Information Sage — Meet Edward Tufte, the graphics guru to the power elite who is revolutionizing how we see data. — Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious — Illustrated by Merchant for the Brunswick Review — One day in the spring of 2009, Edward Tufte …
Steven Levy / Wired:
Y Combinator Is Boot Camp for Startups — From left: Business boot campers Sandy Spicer (Moki.tv), Qasar Younis (TalkBin), John Egan (Sendoid), Jonathan Deutsch (Tumult), Aaron Harris (Tutorspree), Laura Valverde (Beetailer), and Wei Hsu: (Hyperink) — The Y Combinator offices sit …
Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
NFC payment systems coming to Apple Store locations? — While it seems that most are flipping a coin as to whether or not the upcoming iPhone will have NFC capabilities, BGR has just been given some information from multiple Apple sources that could possibly sway the argument in favor …
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AppleInsider, The Loop, Mashable!, SlashGear, iPhone Alley, World of Apple, eWeek, MacNN, I4U News, Redmond Pie, Tech Trader Daily, Fast Company, It's All Tech, PC World, Gadget Lab, Startup Meme, The Toybox Blog, IntoMobile, Phones Review, LAPTOP Magazine, App Advice, msnbc.com, Neowin.net, FreakGeeks and everythingiCafe
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Netflix Now The Largest Single Source of Internet Traffic In North America — Netflix video streaming is now the single largest source of peak downstream Internet traffic in the U.S., according to a new report by Sandvine. The streaming video service now accounts for 29.7 percent …
