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April 26, 2012, 12:15 AM
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Chris Ziegler / The Verge:
This was the original ‘Google Phone’ presented in 2006  —  Two years before the T-Mobile G1 introduced to the world to Android, Google presented carriers with the “Google Phone — a device that looked a lot more like the portrait QWERTY Android prototype shown in early 2008.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
Sprint confirms unlimited data plan for next iPhone  —  Sprint Nextel is banking that its unlimited data plan will continue to set its iPhone apart from the others — even when the next version arrives.  —  If the next iteration of the iPhone arrives with LTE, Sprint will continue to offer …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Exclusive: Microsoft to preview ‘Woodstock’ Xbox music service at E3  —  Microsoft will offer a sneak peak at its Zune replacement during E3 2012, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.  The new music service, codenamed Woodstock, will continue Microsoft's shift away from the Zune brand towards the well known Xbox one.
Cade Metz / Wired:
Google Set to Meld GDrive With Chrome OS  —  Google senior vice president Sundar Pichai says the GDrive will soon be integrated with the company's Chrome OS operating system.  Image: Flickr/niallkennedy  —  Google will tightly integrate its new Google Drive online storage service …
Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat:
The real reason Facebook's IPO will be delayed: 15-30% drop in new tech stocks  —  Facebook's IPO was scheduled for May 2012, or so every analyst across the country was saying a couple months ago.  However, that just ain't gonna happen, and we're here to tell you why.
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Finally, Professional Social Network LinkedIn Gives Users An iPad App  —  Although the iPad has been available for more than two years, LinkedIn has yet to offer its users a native app despite the fact that mobile engagement has been growing at a fast pace for the network.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Judge to Oracle: No, you can't assert another patent against Google  —  That was quick.  One day after Oracle asked for the right to assert a third patent against Google in the ongoing Android/Java intellectual property trial, Judge William Alsup has ordered that it is too late to introduce the patent into the case.
Apple:
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to Kick Off June 11 at Moscone West in San Francisco  —  Apple® today announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 11 through June 15 at San Francisco's Moscone West.  At this year's five-day conference …
David Kushner / GQ:
The Man Who Hacked Hollywood  —  They've become a part of the pop-culture landscape: sexy, private shots of celebrities (your Scarletts, your Milas) stolen from their phones and e-mail accounts.  They're also the center of an entire stealth industry.  For the man recently arrested in the biggest case yet …
Joseph B. White / Wall Street Journal:
Google Seeks Co-Pilots for Self-Driving Car  —  DETROIT—The leader of Google Inc.'s effort to develop self-driving cars was in the Motor City on Wednesday to send a message that the Internet company is looking for partners to bring its innovations to market within the next decade.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Ancestry.com Acquires Archives.com For $100 Million  —  Utah-based genealogy site Ancestry.com just announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Silicon Valley-based startup Inflection to acquire its competitor Archives.com for $100 million in cash and assumed liabilities.
Tim Kelly / Reuters:
Nintendo's hard choices for a soft landing  —  But with that Wii boom waning, the successor being prepared by the creator of Super Mario looks like a losing proposition as Apple Inc and other smartphone and tablet makers take gaming to the bathroom, the commuter bus and back to the bedroom.
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Dare Obasanjo / The Windows Blog:
SkyDrive APIs - Bring your data to any app, any platform, any device  —  On Monday, we released preview versions of SkyDrive for Windows and Mac, along with updates for iOS and Windows Phone.  With SkyDrive on your desktop, you can now access files in the cloud right from any of your PC or Mac apps.
Paul Sawers / The Next Web:
Google Maps now lets you ‘visit’ famous landmarks with photo tours...using YOUR images  —  The chances are if you're reading this you've at least used Google Maps before, and the odds are you've also used Street View to get a feel for a place before you visit.
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Samsung announces 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor for ‘next Galaxy smartphone’  —  Samsung apparently couldn't wait for its big ‘Next Galaxy’ announcement to give us the detail on the chip that will power it.  Dubbed the “Exynos 4 Quad,” the chip will run at 1.4GHz per core and is based on the ARM Cortex A9.

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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

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
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