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April 7, 2012, 2:40 PM

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Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch:

Randi Zuckerberg Defends Her Reality Show: Hey Silicon Valley, Stop Being Snobs — Randi Zuckerberg has ruffled some feathers this week with the announcement that she is co-producing “Silicon Valley,” a reality show set to air on Bravo that purports to be all about the San Francisco Bay Area tech scene.

More: Bravo TV Official Site, Forbes, Randi Zuckerberg's …, PandoDaily, Pulse2 Technology …, Betabeat, The Next Web and Business Insider

Tweets: @cdixon and @tomkrazit

Boonsri Dickinson / Business Insider:

Meet The 7 Stars Of The New Silicon Valley Reality Show — Okay, maybe it is time to start saying we're in another tech bubble. — Bravo announced yesterday a new reality show called “Silicon Valley.” — Randi Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's sister, will be a producer.

More: SFist

Carly Carioli / Phlog:

When the cops subpoena your Facebook information, here's what Facebook sends the cops — This week's Boston Phoenix cover story — Hunting the Craigslist Killer: An Untold Detective Story from the Digital Frontier — would not have been possible without access to a huge trove of case files released by the Boston Police Department.

More: Friending Facebook Blog and TechCrunch

Roberto Baldwin / Wired:

Google Glasses Face Serious Hurdles, Augmented-Reality Experts Say — When Google officially unveiled Project Glass — the company's bid to develop Terminator-style augmented-reality glasses — we saw a provocative glimpse of the future. The video Google released yesterday showed us the point …

More: CNET, Computerworld, Pulse2 Technology …, biskero, PC World, X-bit labs, WebProNews, LEWIS 360°, The Domains, Slate and Digital Trends

John Pavlus / Technology Review:

An Expert's View on Google's Goggles

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J.B. / Fusible.com:

YouTube co-founders are working on a magazine publishing service called Zeen — It looks like you'll soon be able to discover and create “beautiful” magazines online. In the last 24 hours, YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, who now run AVOS, posted a “Coming Soon” …

More: The Next Web, VentureBeat, MacNN and Pulse2 Technology …

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Confirmed: Asus Plans Add-On to Fix Transformer Prime's GPS Issues — Asus confirmed on Friday that it plans to address GPS reception issues with its Transformer Prime tablet by releasing a kit users can add to their existing tablet. — The company said on Friday that it will officially announce …

More: The Verge, Android Phone Fans and MobileSyrup.com

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:

Next Generation Of E-Ink Kindle To Sport New Front-Lit Screen — Living in Seattle, you tend to find yourself in the company of tech people all the time. With Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, Google, and a dozen other major companies established in the area, it's never a surprise when you find …

More: Forbes, Engadget, Geekosystem, Pulse2 Technology …, Good E-Reader, The Verge, Computerworld, The TechBlock, MacNN, SlashGear, Geek.com, Liliputing and Business Insider. Thanks:@elinblesener

Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

What's This? A Mac Virus? No, Actually It's a Weakness in Java. — When a computer incident happens on Apple's Mac OS X, it's a headline-making event. When it happens on Windows, it's just another day. — That remains the reality, even after a bunch of media reports on how a vulnerability …

More: Macworld, Geek.com, Pulse2 Technology …, Ars Technica, The Ed Bott Report Blog, Bits and CNET

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

Megaupload Points Out That The Feds Want To Destroy Relevant Evidence In Its Case — There are all sorts of problems with the federal government's arguments against Megaupload. Even if the site and its founders are guilty of breaking the law, it's amazingly troubling to look at the details …

More: Ars Technica and Business Week

Thomas Houston / The Verge:

Instagram for Android update adds tablet and Wi-Fi device support — Just a few days after its launch on Android, the Instagram app is getting yet another update — that's three, if you're counting — that brings support to tablets and Wi-Fi handsets like the Galaxy S Wi-Fi.

More: VentureBeat

Roger Cheng / CNET:

More HTC handsets with Beats headphones? Probably not — The Rezound will likely be the last HTC phone for a while to come bundled with Beats headphones. — (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) — Don't expect HTC to pack Beats headphones or earbuds with the Evo 4G LTE — or any of its smartphones for the time being.

More: Pulse2 Technology …, Android News, Rumours …, Androsym, PhoneArena, Softpedia News, Electronista, Engadget, The Verge, Android Phone Fans and SlashGear

Enigmax / TorrentFreak:

Court Kicks Out Copyright Troll Who Has “No Desire To Litigate” — This particular case, Hard Drive Productions, Inc. -v- Does 1-90, sees the well-known porn company plaintiff follow the now well-trodden copyright troll path. — Gather IP addresses from BitTorrent networks and go to court …

More: Ars Technica, Pulse2 Technology …, WebProNews and Slashdot

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