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11:40 AM ET, April 28, 2008

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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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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Microsoft: Does a Yahoo proxy war add up?  —  Microsoft has three clear paths to take with regards to Yahoo acquisition: It can make a hostile bid, raise its offer or walk away and hope for a better price later.  —  Given that Microsoft's “negotiate or else” deadline passed Saturday …
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider and WebGuild
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Will The Microsoft Hammer Fall This Week?
Discussion: WebProNews
Apple:
Apple Updates iMac  —  Now with Faster Processors & Faster Graphics Option  —  Apple® today updated its all-in-one iMac® line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac.  With prices starting at just $1,199 …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Apple beefs up iMac line  —  Apple on Monday updated its iMac lineup with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and NVIDIA GeForce graphics.  —  Among the tweaks to the iMac line: The iMac has 2GB of memory standard on most models and offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor on the 24-inch iMac with more video memory as an option.
Discussion: PC World, TG Daily, Gearlog and Electronista
Content Consumer:
The Great Ubuntu-Girlfriend Experiment  —  Introduction  —  I've toyed with Linux since 2002, when I first installed Mandrake.  With the latest release of Ubuntu, I was interested to see how far Linux had come since then in terms of being used easily by the mainstream.
Discussion: TeleRead, TechBlog, Slashdot and Digg
Verizon:
1Q 2008 HIGHLIGHTS  —  Consolidated Results  — 57 cents in EPS and 61 cents in adjusted EPS before discontinued operations (non-GAAP), compared with 1Q 2007 EPS of 51 cents and 54 cents, respectively.  — $23.8 billion in revenues, up 5.5 percent; $4.3 billion in operating income, up 14.1 percent.
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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 …
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
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 …
Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
All the rage in Europe: Firefox market share climbs higher  —  European web metrics company Xiti has published browser market share statistics for March.  The data indicates that the open source Firefox web browser has climbed to almost 29 percent market share in Europe, where it is still steadily increasing in popularity.
Discussion: CNET News.com
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Stuart J. Johnston / Washington Post:
Hackers Focus Efforts on Firefox, Safari
Discussion: Switched, TechSpot, TECH.BLORGE.com and Digg
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.
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Adam Sherwin / Times of London:   GTA IV: entertainment's future
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties  —  In January, I mentioned an internal Microsoft memo I had seen which provided details of how Microsoft plans to more tightly integrate its Windows 7 operating system with Windows Live services.  Today, I'm providing the text …
Discussion: Microsoft2
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Morgan Stanley's March Internet Trends Report: Social Applications Dominating  —  Morgan Stanley's Internet Trends report from last month takes a big turn from previous reports - the focus is nearly 100% on social applications and how they are taking over the Internet (Yahoo apparently read it).
Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
Nokia decks execs as it counts cost of free music  —  Doing a Hoover?  —  Exclusive Nokia faces a crippling financial bill for its strategy of bundling free music with handsets, which will give users unlimited song downloads with Nokia phones.  —  The world's biggest label, Universal Music …
 
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Twitter: Where Nobody Knows Your Name
Bryan Gardiner / Wired News:
Broadband 2.0 Poised to Reshape Web, TV
Dana Blankenhorn / Open Source:
Black Duck buys Koders
Discussion: eWeek
Macworld:
Adobe discontinues GoLive
Discussion: Macsimum News and MacUser
Eliot Van Buskirk / Wired News:
iTunes Store May Capture One-Quarter of Worldwide Music by 2012
I'm Not Actually a Geek:
Early Adopters: Attention Is Migrating to FriendFeed
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Take a Picture of an Ad, Earn a Reward
Discussion: mocoNews.net
Tom Foremski / Silicon Valley Watcher:
FM Media Looks To Invest In Content Companies And Tie Up Multi-Year Ad Contracts
 Earlier Items: 
Bob Rudis / The Apple Blog:
Read RSS Newsfeeds In Style With “Times”
Discussion: SurfBits
Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
Cartoons of a Racist Past Lurk on YouTube
Noam Cohen / New York Times:
Link by Link: Reluctantly, a Daily Stops Its Presses, Living Online
Fred / A VC:
Aggregation Wins - Not So Fast
Steve Gillmor / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Says Yes With Mesh
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Golden Years of Television Find New Life on the Web
Discussion: Clickety Clack, broadstuff and Digg
Bob Tedeschi / New York Times:
Users Demand Expertise at How-To Web Sites
Sarah Lacy:
Twitter Raises $20 M? That's News, Why?
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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