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New Android Smartphone Is Said to Favor Facebook — Facebook will introduce a special version of Google's Android software system next week that is modified to put the social network front and center on a smartphone. The software will debut on a handset made by HTC, said a Facebook employee who was briefed on the product.
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The “Facebook Phone” Lives — Nice scoop by Josh Constine of TechCrunch: … Others have since backed this up as well. — I was a few months off, but this is basically what I had heard back in January as well. — There seems to be some disagreement over whether or not this would constitute a “fork” of Android.
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Does Anyone Actually Want a “Facebook Phone”? — Something Facebook mobile this way comes. — And depending on what you read, it's a little different here and there. A proper Facebook phone. Or not a Facebook phone, but a very Facebook-y version of a phone.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's Home On Android Could Give You A Sixth Sense For Your Social Life — Constant, close contact with your friends. That's the promise of a “Facebook phone.” The modified Android OS and mobile homescreen replacement that sources tell us Facebook will unveil April 4th pushes …
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iMessage denial of service ‘prank’ spams users rapidly with messages, crashes iOS Messages app — Over the last couple of days, a group of iOS developers has been targeted with a series of rapid-fire texts sent over Apple's iMessage system. The messages, likely transmitted via …
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Hot Gaming Startup Supercell Is Closing A Round Above $100M At Valuation Around $800M — Supercell is a very quiet, humble mobile gaming company out of the very quiet and humble city of Helsinki, Finland. Unlike their brasher, Angry Birds-making brethren a 15-minute drive away in Espoo … | Greg Sandoval / The Verge: |
Biting the hand that feeds you: why are record labels fighting Pandora? — Labels want streaming and web radio to grow the pie, but want their share too — A few years ago, leaders from the major record companies planted the seeds from which they hoped would spring the next generation of music distributors.| Jordan Golson / MacRumors: |
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Actually, Amazon Paid About $150 Million for Goodreads — According to sources, Amazon paid about $150 million for Goodreads, the popular books recommendation service. But that number could close in on $200 million, if certain performance metrics are met.
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Demand Surges for Supercomputers — Demand is suddenly surging for the largest scientific computers, driven by technology changes seen in two powerful systems unveiled this week. — The supercomputers, installed in Illinois and Texas—each requiring about the space of a basketball court …
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Frustrated with iCloud, Apple's developer community speaks up en masse — Apple's iCloud is marketed to us end users as a convenient and centralized way to manage data on all of our Macs and iOS devices: sync contacts and bookmarks, re-download music and apps, back up iOS devices …
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Marissa Mayer Tells The Story Of Why She Became Yahoo CEO, Even Though She Was About To Have A Kid — Marissa Mayer told the story today of how she became Yahoo's CEO, even though she was pregnant. — It was part of Sheryl Sandberg's “Lean In” series, which promotes women talking about succeeding in life and business.
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2020 Census will be done by Internet — Add paper census questionnaires to the long list of everyday items becoming quaint vestiges of tired technology, like landline phones, television armoires and butterfly ballots. — The Census Bureau already has started offering an Internet option …
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