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5:05 PM ET, May 1, 2010

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AppleInsider:
Teardown of iPad 3G shows Apple using LCD frame as an antenna  —  Apple's iPad 3G, which went on sale in the U.S. on Friday, reveals a new approach to achieving optimal wireless reception and some interesting differences internally when compared to its Wi-Fi-only sibling, according to a new tear-down analysis.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
AT&T On The iPad 3G Video Restrictions: “That's something you need to ask Apple”
Discussion: Beet.TV, Gizmodo and TUAW
Dan Moren / Macworld:
First Look: iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Discussion: Boy Genius Report, Apple and CNET News
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
H.264 Already Won—Makes Up 66 Percent Of Web Videos  —  Earlier this week, Steve Jobs kicked the debate about the need for Flash into high gear, especially for Web video.  As he explained, Apple products like the iPhone and iPad don't support Flash because although 75 percent of video on the Web is in Flash …
Nick Saint / Silicon Alley Insider:
Why Is Twitter More Popular With Black People Than White People?  —  New data confirms that Twitter's population is disproportionately black.  —  According to Edison Research's annual report on Twitter, black people represent 25% of Twitter users, roughly twice their share of the population in general.
Discussion: The Digital Letter
Zee / The Next Web:
Facebook's just made It easier to share what you're going to do  —  Feeling that Facebook events aren't currently used enough for spontaneous events, the worlds largest social network has released a feature to make future plans easier to share.  —  Events can now be created direct from an events box on your home page in a single step.
Discussion: CNET News, Facebook Blog and Mashable!
Mark Milian / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Inside the mind of Boy Genius, whose blog sold for millions  —  Like that, the veil was lifted.  —  One boy (now, man) made such a racket for mobile industry executives over the last 3 1/2 years that he seemingly upended how mobile juggernauts approach product leaks.
Thanks:labnol
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Hard Labor: Adobe Rebuilds Its Wired Magazine App to Fit Apple's Flash-Free Agenda  —  Condé Nast and Adobe spent months creating a version of Wired magazine for the iPad — only to be to told Apple wouldn't let the thing anywhere near its gadget.  —  So back to the drawing board …
Discussion: MacStories and App Advice
Janko Roettgers / NewTeeVee:
YouTube Store Still Tanks, Despite Oscar Fare  —  Consumers still aren't warming up to YouTube's video rentals, even with the site offering critically acclaimed movies like Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Reservoir Dogs and 3:10 to Yuma as paid streams.
Bloomberg:
FTC Staff Said to Press For Challenge to Google's Acquisition of AdMob  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission staff is urging the filing of an antitrust suit challenging Google Inc.'s $750 million acquisition of AdMob Inc., according to three people familiar with the matter.
Heather Timmons / New York Times:
India Tells Mobile Firms to Delay Deals for Chinese Telecom Equipment  —  NEW DELHI — Worried about reports of Chinese hackers and spying, the Indian government has effectively barred local mobile phone operators from making deals with Chinese telecommunications manufacturers …
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily, Thanks:gomarielle
Rosa Golijan / Gizmodo:
Racing Game Turns iPad Into iPhone-Controlled Gaming Console  —  With Padracer you can pretend that you're playing a racing game on a gaming console that consists of an iPad as a display and iPhones as controllers.  Heck, you can even make the obligatory vroom-vrooom-eeeeek sounds.
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Top Secret ‘People-Powered’ Search Engine Slangwho.com Launching Soon (GOOG, MSFT)  —  A new, top secret, “people-powered” search engine named Slangwho — being built in New York — appears to finally be launching in a few weeks.  —  We've been hearing buzz about Slangwho for months.
Natalie Zmuda / AdAge:
Ann Taylor Investigation Shows FTC Keeping Close Eye on Blogging  —  Commission's Scrutiny of Retailer for Rewarding Posts About Collection Is a Warning to Marketers  —  NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Federal Trade Commission has made public its first investigation into a company's relationship with bloggers …
Discussion: Mashable!
Nick Bilton / Bits:
iPhonegate: Q.&A. With Mark D. Rasch, Computer Security Expert  —  The iPhone-lost-in-a-bar story raises all sorts of legal questions.  To explore them further, I spoke with Mark D. Rasch who is the former head of the United States Department of Justice computer crime unit …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
The Official Verdict in the stolen iPhone Case
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
 
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Christopher Mims / Technology Review:
Blog: Why Twitter Is the Future of News
CNET News:
Free Android phones coming to Adobe employees
Discussion: AppleInsider and PC World
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City of LA: Despite what you've heard, we still like Google
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Posterous Starts Automatically Inserting Affiliate Links Into Sites …
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Megan Woolhouse / Boston Globe:
Family, Verizon far apart over nearly $18,000 phone bill
 

 
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian streaming service JioCinema launches an ad-free subscription plan with the lowest tier costing $0.35/month for a single device, undercutting rivals

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Warner Music Group sells Uproxx, HipHopDX, and other assets to a new company, Uproxx Studios, formed by Jarret Myer, Rich Antoniello, and will.i.am

Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Wondery UK hires ex-head of studios for Spotify UK and Ireland as its head of podcasts, and launches its paid, ad-free subscription service Wondery+ in the UK

 
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