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10:50 PM ET, July 21, 2011

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Bloomberg:
Apple Said to Consider Making an Offer for Hulu Online Television Service  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) is considering making a bid for the Hulu online video service, according to two people with knowledge of the auction.  —  Apple is in early talks that may lead to an acquisition offer for Los Angeles-based Hulu …
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Kelly Hodgkins / Gizmodo:   Now It's Apple, Who Isn't Interested in Buying Hulu?
Apple:
Lion Downloads Top One Million in First Day  —  CUPERTINO, California—July 21, 2011—Apple® today announced that in just one day, over one million users bought and downloaded Mac OS® X Lion, the eighth major release of the world's most advanced operating system.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Yes, Google Chrome Built For OS X Lion Is Coming — But It Will Take Time  —  Like just about every other Mac user in the world, yesterday I upgraded my machines to OS X Lion.  It's great.  But perhaps the most annoying quirk is that Google Chrome, my browser of choice, isn't so great on it.
Discussion: Electronista
Adobe:
Known Issues with Adobe products on Mac OS 10.7 Lion
Microsoft:
Microsoft Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results  —  REDMOND, Wash. — Jul. 21, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced record fourth-quarter revenue of $17.37 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, an 8% increase from the same period of the prior year.
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Tom Warren / WinRumors:
Microsoft smashes Q4 2011 earnings estimates thanks to Xbox
Discussion: Matt Richman
iFixit:
MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Teardown  —  July 21 brought us a bountiful harvest of Apple produce!  Today, Apple released updates to the 11" and 13" MacBook Airs, as well as an updated Mac mini.  Although today is an exciting day for consumers, it is a sad day for consumer repair.
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AppleInsider:   Teardown of Apple's new MacBook Air finds SSDs are replaceable
Dan Levine / Reuters:
Judge criticizes Google and Oracle at hearing  —  (Reuters) - Both Oracle Corp and Google Inc have taken unreasonable positions on the scale of damages involved in a high stakes patent battle over the Android operating system, a U.S. judge said in court.  —  “You're both asking for the moon …
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Karen Gullo / Bloomberg:   Google Says It Rejected $100 Million Java Deal From Sun in Patent Trial
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Lodsys sues Rovio over Angry Birds for iPhone and Android  —  Today Lodsys has amended its complaint against mobile app developers and modified the list of defendants, leaving out one of the seven developers sued on May 31 (Vietnamese company Wulven Games) but adding five famous games companies:
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Tried To Buy Color For $200 Million.  Color Said No.  —  If that headline looks familiar to you, you're probably remembering our story about Google offering to buy Path for $100+ million from earlier this year.  Path turned that deal down.  —  About the same time …
Discussion: The Business Insider
Christian Oestlien / Google+:
Here is a quick update on Google+ and businesses:  —  A few weeks ago we mentioned we would be doing a test of business profiles and asked people interested to apply.  Believe it or not we actually had tens of thousands of businesses, charities, and other organizations apply to take part from all over the world.
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Ben Popper / Betabeat:
Anger Mounts As Google+ Plays Favorites With Brands
Alyson Shontell / The Business Insider:
Google+ Makes Its First Aquisition And Buys Social Group Startup Fridge  —  This past weekend we wrote that social group startup Fridge was shutting down the product.  We assumed that meant it was being acquired.  —  We assumed right.  Austin Chang, Fridge's founder …
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Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Fridge Acquired by Google to Build Groups in Google+
Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Winklevosses lash out at Larry Summers over remarks  —  The Winklevosses are taking their grievances over a public tongue lashing from Larry Summers to Harvard University President Drew Faust.  —  In a letter to Faust that lashes back at Summers, the Winklevosses and their partner …
Pastebin:
Anonymous & Lulz Security Statement  —  Hello thar FBI and international law authorities, We recently stumbled across the following article with amazement and a certain amount of amusement: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/20/ 138555799/fbi-arrests-alleged-anonymous - hackers The statements …
Chad Dickerson / The Etsy Blog:
Our Next Chapter at Etsy: A Letter to the Community  —  I never thought I would be writing this letter when I joined Etsy almost three years ago.  Then there were 60 people at the company — now we are 200.  I've been here for a long time and we've been through a lot.
Loretta Chao / China Real Time Report:
Fake Apple Store Clerk Speaks Out  —  Suddenly, one of the most famous Apple stores in the world is one that not only isn't a real Apple Store, but apparently isn't even an authorized Apple reseller.  As noted earlier on China Real Time, the fake Apple Store, located in the southwestern Chinese city …
Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
More Than Two-Thirds of Google+ Activity Is Private  —  While following the activity of tech industry folks and celebrities on Google+ might lead you to believe that Google's new social network is a sort of long-form Twitter, where users pontificate for a public audience, Google says that's not the case.
Discussion: Technologizer, Thanks:bobcaswell
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
iPad Trouncing Android in Enterprise  —  The tablet is not yet a standard-issue sidearm in enterprise, but it's well on its way to becoming one — particularly Apple's iPad.  —  According to Good Technology, which provides mobile device management services to 49 of the Fortune 100 and 182 …
Chris Kanaracus / PC World:
Oracle Buys Ksplice for Linux ‘zero Downtime’ Tech  —  Oracle has purchased Ksplice, maker of technology that allows Linux administrators to apply important security updates without having to reboot the system, Oracle announced Thursday.  Terms were not disclosed.
Discussion: Oracle, eWeek and internetnews.com
Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:
Soon-to-Debut Google+ Games Will Hit Facebook Where it Hurts: The Pocketbook  —  Google is close to launching a social game network that could make Facebook very, very nervous.  —  Perhaps the biggest difference between the two platforms will be cost.  —  According to multiple sources …
Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple exploring multilayer displays for three-dimensional computing  —  Apple has shown interest in creating a new type of display with multiple transparent layers, offering the ability to display a three-dimensional image without the need for glasses.  —  The details come from a new patent …
Ben Grubb / The Age:
Clash of the coupons: Aussie brothers cash in again after blocking US giant Groupon  —  After cashing in for $80 million on selling their online coupon business to a consortium led by James Packer, two Australian brothers have now brought one of the biggest online brands to heel …
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Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Facebook users in iPhone app revolt
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Google And Facebook Spent Record Amounts On Lobbying In Q2 2011
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming
 
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