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AOL Sells 800 Patents For $1 Billion To Microsoft [Memo To Staff] — This just in: one chapter of AOL's patent journey is coming to an end. The company is selling 800 patents to Microsoft for just north of $1 billion. — Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, says that the company will continue … | Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Attention Marc Andreessen: Microsoft Just Bought (Part Of) Netscape — Here's a deal that would have made many minds explode back in the 1990s: Microsoft is buying Netscape. Or at least, most of the important parts of the company that used to be synonymous with “Internet”.
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AOL sells more than 800 patents to Microsoft in $1 billion+ cash deal — Huge news from the patent front this morning, as AOL (note: my employer until very recently) and Microsoft have struck a deal that will see the former sell more than 800 of its patents to the Redmond software giant.
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On Release Date, Crucial Nokia Phone Is Hard to Buy in New York — AT&T said last month that when Nokia's new Lumia 900 phone went on sale April 8, it would benefit from the company's biggest product introduction ever, exceeding even the iPhone's. — The big day is here.
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AT&T's iPhone unlock process detailed: A quick online chat, Apple does the unlocking, requires IMEI only — If you're looking to have your iPhone unlocked from AT&T's service, you can do so over the company's online chat and Apple is the one actually doing the unlocking.| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
SEC Filing: Chris Sacca Raising $25M For New Fund, Lowercase Spur — Investor Chris Sacca is raising as much as $25 million for his new fund, Lowercase Spur, according to a new SEC filing. He's been working on it for at least a little while — Bloomberg BusinessWeek heard he was working on it a month ago …
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AT&T to sell Yellow Pages business to private equity firm Cerberus for $950M plus stake — NEW YORK — AT&T is selling its Yellow Pages business to the private equity firm Cerberus Capital for $950 million and a minority stake in the new entity that will run the business.
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Google Plots Web Domain-Buying Spree — Search Giant Among Brands That Say They Plan to Apply for Generic Top-Level Domains — This week marks a major step toward a dramatically expanded internet, but only a few brands — including Google and Deloitte — say they'll take advantage of it.| Robin Parrish / Apple Gazette: |
Inside Apple HQ — Outside the main entrance at Apple Headquarters — Insiders call it the Mothership. It's Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, and to Apple fans, it's a place thought of with romance and wonder. Only the privileged elect have ever been deep within …
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Google Moves In on Hollywood's Night in Washington — Google and its executive chairman, Eric E. Schmidt, played a leading role in defeating antipiracy legislation last year. — LOS ANGELES — The annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner is Hollywood's big night in Washington.
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Ex-Facebook insiders building next wave of Silicon Valley firms — An elite group of Facebook friends, most still in their 20s, have already helped change the world. Now they're working together to do it again. — SAN FRANCISCO — All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering.| Shinichi Saoshiro / Reuters: |
Sony to cut global workforce by 10,000: Nikkei — (Reuters) - Sony will cut its global workforce by about 10,000, or 6 percent of its entire workforce, by as early as the end of 2012, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday. — The loss-making electronics firm may also request … Sponsor Posts
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