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Marc Andreessen / blog.pmarca.com:
If Microsoft goes fully hostile on Yahoo — We have seen extensive press coverage of Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo over the last few months, including notably excellent coverage from Silicon Alley Insider and the Wall Street Journal. However, I have not seen a detailed analysis …
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Microsoft Confronts Tough Choice on Yahoo — Steve Ballmer is facing one of the biggest decisions of his career: Walk away from Microsoft Corp.'s $42.7 billion acquisition offer for Yahoo Inc. or launch the largest hostile takeover battle in tech-industry history.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Will The Microsoft Hammer Fall This Week? … That three week deadline expired on Saturday. So what happens next? — Citigroup's Mark Mahaney says in an April 25 report there is a 45% chance of a merger at a price somewhat higher than the initial bid, a 40% chance that Microsoft will go hostile …
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John Markoff / New York Times:
A Google Prototype for a Precision Image Search — SAN FRANCISCO — Google researchers say they have a software technology intended to do for digital images on the Web what the company's original PageRank software did for searches of Web pages. — On Thursday at the International World Wide Web Conference …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Experiments With Next Generation Image Search — Two Google scientists presented a paper (pdf embedded below) at the World Wide Web Conference in Beijing last week that outlines their vision for the future of image search. — Notably, the new image search technology …
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Steve Gillmor / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Says Yes With Mesh — Back in the good old days, big software companies did big things. Little companies tiptoed around in the shadow of the platform makers, gaining enough speed to liftoff and attract enough attention to survive long enough to be acquired.
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Nokia:
Beautiful to use: Nokia unveils three new handsets that merge modern functionality with classic and sophisticated looks — Espoo, Finland - Nokia today unveiled a trio of mobile devices that balance stunning and sophisticated looks with the latest in mobile functionality.
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web — Public Profiles Raise Questions of Propriety and Privacy — It's almost like Googling someone: Log on to Facebook. Join the Washington, D.C., network. Search the Web site for your favorite school system. And then watch the public profiles …
Sarah Lacy:
Twitter Raises $20 M? That's News, Why? — Twitter has raised between $15 m and $20 m according to Cnet. Twitter's next round of cash has been a subject of much blogging and speculation and scrambling around trying to get the scoop. I haven't been doing any of that, frankly.
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DigiTimes:
Foxconn to assemble 3G iPhones with shipments to total 24-25 million units, says paper — Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reportedly landed orders for the assembly of second-generation iPhones from Apple supporting 3G, with shipments to begin in June this year …
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Golden Years of Television Find New Life on the Web — Is there still money to be made from “Matlock”? — Within the last few months, television distributors have opened up their libraries of classic content online, making thousands of episodes of programs like “The Twilight Zone” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” available free.
I'm Not Actually a Geek:
Early Adopters: Attention Is Migrating to FriendFeed — Based on the reaction to a recent post about Twitter early adopters, it's clear there's an appetite to understand when trends emerge and applications migrate across the technology adoption lifecycle. — To that end, there are important updates about FriendFeed.
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Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Take a Picture of an Ad, Earn a Reward — Two men's magazines are trying to engage their readers more — by increasing their cellphone bills. — Rolling Stone and Men's Health are both testing programs in which readers can take cameraphone pictures of icons on ads, then send them to a certain number.
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BBC:
Grand Theft Auto receives acclaim — Highly-anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV has received a string of near-perfect reviews ahead of its worldwide release on Tuesday. — The game is expected to break records for the fastest-selling game of all time and many shops are opening their doors at midnight for gamers.
