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8:05 PM ET, September 24, 2007

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Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Is in Talks To Buy Facebook Stake  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. is in talks with Facebook Inc. about making an investment in the social-networking startup that could value Facebook at $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Microsoft reportedly eyeing Facebook stake  —  Microsoft is eyeing an investment in Facebook that would value the social networking company at about $10 billion.  —  The investment, which was reported by The Wall Street Journal citing "people familiar with the matter, connects a few dots on the social networking landscape.
Discussion: InfoWorld, alarm:clock and Searchviews
Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Will MSFT push Yahoo to buy Facebook?  —  According to the Wall Street Journal, the software behemoth known as the Beast from Redmond is looking at buying between three and five per cent of Facebook for between $300-million and $500-million.  As any math whiz (of which I am not one) …
Discussion: Groundswell
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Microsoft Wants A Piece Of Facebook?
Discussion: Logic+Emotion
Caroline McCarthy / Webware.com:
REPORT: MICROSOFT PLANS TO INVEST IN, NOT ACQUIRE, FACEBOOK
Reuters:
Microsoft in talks to invest in Facebook: report
Discussion: Business Week
PR Newswire:
Apple today released the following statement:  —  CUPERTINO, Calif. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Apple to nuke unlocked iPhones with next update  —  Apple is playing hardball with the unlocked iPhone movement.  —  In a terse statement, Apple said "many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software …
Discussion: Christopher Null and Digital Daily
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Apple: firmware update likely to make unlocked iPhones "permanently inoperable"  —  Apple said today that a firmware update to the iPhone due to be released later this week "will likely result" in SIM-unlocked iPhones turning into very expensive bricks.  "Apple has discovered …
Discussion: Gizmodo
Benwilson / iPhone Atlas:
Apple reps: iPhone warranty will be voided by hacks (third-party native apps)
Discussion: Mashable! and One More Thing
Louise Story / New York Times:
Company Will Monitor Phone Calls to Tailor Ads  —  Companies like Google scan their e-mail users' in-boxes to deliver ads related to those messages.  Will people be as willing to let a company listen in on their phone conversations to do the same?  —  Pudding Media, a start-up based in San Jose …
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Today's Terrible Idea: Pudding Media
Brandon LeBlanc / The Windows Experience Blog:
Experiencing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta  —  Today Microsoft is releasing the Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 which was announced by Nick White few weeks ago.  I'd like to take the opportunity to share my very own experiences with Windows Vista SP1 Beta running on several PCs of my own.
Ted / Ted's Take:
"PayPal Meets MasterCard" Without The High Fees  —  MEDIA CONTACT:  —  Brad Burns  —  202-776-1400  —  brad.burns@revolution.com  —  REVOLUTION JOINED BY INDUSTRY LEGENDS AND MAJOR BANKS TO LAUNCH REVOLUTIONARY PAYMENT SYSTEM  —  Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, Larry Summers, David Pottruck …
Astrid Wendlandt / Reuters:
Vivendi calls Apple iTunes contract terms "indecent"  —  PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi condemned as "indecent" the contract terms between its Universal Music Group (UMG) unit and Apple Inc, the computer maker whose iTunes online store dominates the digital music market.
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Donald Melanson / Engadget:
CE-Oh no he didn't!  Part XLIII: Vivendi CEO calls iTunes contract "indecent"
Discussion: Infinite Loop
Jonathan Fildes / BBC:
'$100 laptop' to sell to public  —  Computer enthusiasts in the developed world will soon be able to get their hands on the so-called "$100 laptop".  —  The organisation behind the project has launched the "give one, get one" scheme that will allow US residents to purchase two laptops for $399 (£198).
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Associated Press:
Starbucks to Give Away 50 Million Songs  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's about to debut in select markets.
Official Google Blog:
It's all about today  —  A lot of us love video games, and everyone here has their favorite from the latest generation of consoles.  We have a game room in our building that happens to have all three of the latest systems: Artem loves Microsoft's Xbox 360, Niv can't part with Sony's Playstation 3 …
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Updated Leopard requirements to exclude 800MHz systems  —  Just weeks ahead of its public launch, Apple Inc. has updated the minimum system requirements for its next-generation Leopard operating system to exclude 800MHz PowerPC-based Macs, AppleInsider has learned.
Brad Stone / NYT:
New York State Investigates Facebook  —  Another state attorney general is getting tough with Facebook.  —  In the wake of scrutiny of the hot social network by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, his New York state counterpart, Andrew M. Cuomo, has subpoenaed Facebook asking …
Discussion: InfoWorld and Mashable!
Tony Smith / The Register:
Apple iPhone  —  Personal view We've already reviewed Apple's iPhone, so why are we taking another look?  There are several reasons.  First, a different reviewer means a different opinion.  That applies to any product, of course, but Apple's claim that the iPhone is "revolutionary" perhaps justifies an alternative appraisal.
Discussion: PalmAddicts
Leigh / Leigh's Blitherings:
Mybloglog's Been Yahoothanized  —  *Argh* You would think after all the years, all the partnerships, all the product launches that Yahoo could get the migration thing down.  —  Case and point - Mybloglog.  So I ended up not having my computer this weekend where I have all my auto passwords saved.
Discussion: WebProNews
 
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Brandon Hill / DailyTech:
Intel to Cut 10 Percent of IT Staff
Discussion: TechSpot News
Seamusmccauley / Virtual Economics:
Strategically crippling technology
Discussion: PDA
Phil Schwarzmann / See into S60:
Review: Nokia Wrist Band CP-218
Bill Kee / Official Gmail Blog:
Updates from Google Docs and Google Calendar
Red / The Red Ferret Journal:
Micro-Camcorder - the smallest camcorder in the world
Adam Frucci / Gizmodo:
Military: Lockheed Martin Developing 'Maple Seed' Flying Cameras
Wagner James Au / GigaOM:
3 Rules To Make A Hit Video-Game Movie (Hint: Halo Follows None Of Them)
Discussion: Box Office Mojo
Heather / Inside AdWords:
New CPA bidding product available
 Earlier Items: 
Jeremy Kirk / InfoWorld:
Virgin drops Windows Media-based music download service
Doug Aamoth / CrunchGear:
Who Else Got Burned By An 'End Of Summer' Promise?
Discussion: InfoWorld
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Yahoo, WPP join Microsoft in questioning Google-DoubleClick merger
Discussion: WebProNews and InfoWorld
David A. Utter / WebProNews:
Sirius: Google's Satellite Of Love?
ongoing:
Flat Rate Considered Harmful
Scott Kirsner / Boston Globe:
In venture capitalism, a growing rift over blogs
Candace Lombardi / CNET News.com:
Think tank to EU: Unbundle Windows on PCs
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
We need a real handheld computer, who will build one? Apple of course
Discussion: GottaBeMobile.com
 

 
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Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Patrick Frater / Variety:
Tencent Music reports Q4 revenue down 7% YoY to $971M and a $198M profit; in 2023, paying subscribers rose 21% YoY to 107M and net profit rose 36% YoY to $735M

 
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