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Yahoo's Bid for Hulu in $600M to $800M Range — Even as It Preps Other Big Deals in Mobile and Communications — According to numerous sources close to the situation, Yahoo has bid from $600 million to $800 million for the premium video site Hulu. — The reason for the wide range is due …
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See also Mediagazer| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
What Is Hulu Really Worth? — Hulu is on the block again, as its corporate parents (and content partners) are taking bids for the streaming video site. According to multiple reports, there are now seven bidders for Hulu, including pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable …
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| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Samsung teases ‘Premiere 2013’ event, will likely unveil new Galaxy and ATIV devices on June 20 — Samsung has just announced a new event that will be used to “premiere” new mobile devices for its Galaxy and ATIV portfolio. — The unveiling will take place on June 20 at Earls Court 2 …
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| Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal: |
As Apple Feels Bite, Hon Hai Looks to Diversify — TAIPEI—Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has made a fortune over the years assembling iPhones and iPads for Apple Inc. But now that competition is biting into Apple's market share, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer is feeling the pain too.
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Google boss ‘perplexed’ over tax row — Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has said he is “perplexed” by the ongoing debate over the company's tax contributions in the UK. — Mr Schmidt told the BBC that the company did what was “legally required” to pay the right amount of taxes.
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| Kim Yoo-chul / The Korea Times: |
Samsung sets up patent firm in US — Samsung Display said Thursday it established a company specializing in trading and developing patents in the United States in March. — The display-making affiliate of Samsung Group said it invested $25 million to launch Intellectual Keystone Technology …
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| Ken Yeung / The Next Web: |
Hipstamatic ends invite-only access for its photo-sharing app Oggl, opens it up to everyone — Hipstamatic is giving everyone access to its Oggl photo-sharing application, ending its invite-only policy more than two weeks since it launched. Users can download the app for iOS devices …
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| Nitasha Tiku / Valleywag: |
Meet the 28-Year-Old CEO of Bang With Friends — The last time I met up with “C”, the CEO of Bang with Friends, it was for a boozy night of bar-hopping that ended up on a Brooklyn rooftop. He refused to tell me his last name. That changed last week when the Webutante Ball inadvertently outed Colin Hodge … | Rip Empson / TechCrunch: |
50M Matches Strong, Hot Mobile Dating App Tinder Is Ready To Go Global, And Move Beyond Flirting — Digital dating is nothing to scoff at; it's a big business, and it's changed a lot of lives — mostly for the better. Yet, while dating has seen enormous progress during the Digital Era … | Nick Bilton / NYT Bits: |
Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing — Perhaps the best way to predict how society will react to so-called wearable computing devices is to read the Dr. Seuss children's story “The Butter Battle Book.” — The book, which was published in 1984, is about two cultures at odds.| Brian Crecente / Polygon: |
The Xbox One can talk to you, will feature remote play — Microsoft's day-long media outing for the Xbox One this week was only the first of a two-stage unveiling for the new console, and the E3 event won't be just about games. — Among the features not yet shown off for the console …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Reports: Liberty Reserve Founder Arrested, Site Shuttered — The founder of Liberty Reserve, a digital currency that has evolved as perhaps the most popular form of payment in the cybercrime underground, was reportedly arrested in Spain this week on suspicion of money laundering.
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