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April 21, 2012, 5:30 AM
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Nicole Perlroth / Bits:
How Andreessen Horowitz Bunted on an Instagram Investment  —  Updated Added comment from Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz.  —  Marc Andreessen, the Netscape co-founder who went on to use his considerable wealth to finance scores of Silicon Valley start-ups, is regarded as one of the smartest technology investors.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Judge Says  —  The US Government accuses Kim Dotcom and the rest of the “Mega Conspiracy” of running a criminal operation.  —  Charges in the indictment include engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to commit copyright infringement …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Chumby no more: employees at Technicolor, technology waiting to be sold  —  The Chumby widget platform has gone through a number of permutations over the years, but it appears the ride is over for now: we just confirmed with former CEO Derrick Oien that Chumby as a company is no more.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Share to ‘Drive’ spotted on Google developer's phone  —  At this point, Google Drive is perpetually coming out next week, but one of our forum members has just pointed us towards what appears to be a Google employee using Drive on a company phone.  Today's Android Developers Hangout showcased …
Reuters:
Exclusive: BlackBerry maker hires law firm for restructuring  —  (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to work out a restructuring plan that could include selling assets, seeking joint ventures or licensing patents, people briefed on the matter said.
More: The Verge and MacNN
Christopher Mims / Technology Review:
If You Have a Smart Phone, Anyone Can Now Track Your Every Move  —  Navizon I.T.S. makes it easy to pinpoint Wi-Fi devices anywhere its listening nodes are installed.  —  Location services company Navizon has a new system, called Navizon I.T.S., that could allow tracking of visitors in malls …
More: CNET and IntoMobile.  Tweets: @qthrul
Ari Levy / Bloomberg:
Splunk CEO Twice Zuckerberg's Age Sees Stock Soar in IPO  —  Splunk Inc.'s Godfrey Sullivan doesn't fit the profile of the young hotshot Silicon Valley executive.  At age 58, he's been in the technology industry longer than Facebook Inc. (FB)'s Mark Zuckerberg has been alive.
Thanks:@sarahfrier
Michael Kan / Macworld:
Apple in talks with iPad trademark challenger to try and settle dispute  —  Apple and a Chinese company have started talks to try and resolve an ongoing legal dispute over the iPad trademark, according to a lawyer involved in the case.  —  Ma Dongxiao, a lawyer representing the Chinese company Proview …
Jon Russell / The Next Web:
4G handset shipments tipped to hit 61 million in 2012, but compatibility limits customer uptake worldwide  —  Worldwide shipments of 4G-compatible smartphones and tablets are tipped to reach 61 million this year, but the increase in stock at retail outlets is seeing differing levels of interest …
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) now hitting unlocked Galaxy S II in America  —  See that?  That's the sign that awoke yours truly this morning.  And that just happens to be confirmation that the long-awaited Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update is finally coming to unlocked (read …
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
Antivirus Researchers Confirm: Flashback Still Infects More Than 500,000 Macs  —  Dr. Web's count of Macs actively running Flashback over the last weeks, showing more than half a million machines still infected.  —  On Wednesday, I wrote that antivirus firms disagreed by enormous margins …
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Forecast: Mobile content, ad sales to hit $67B in 2012  —  Mobile media content is going centre-stage.  —  So much so that, in 2012, global revenue from mobile advertising and content will hit $67 billion, according to a new Strategy Analytics forecast.  —  That is the remainder …
Edward Moyer / CNET:
Firm that makes tech for museum displays sues Apple over touch  —  A company that designed touch-screen technology in the mid-'90s for use in video displays for museum exhibits and the like has sued Apple, saying the iPad, iPhone, and other devices infringe on one of its patents.
More: 9to5Mac
Angela Watercutter / Wired:
Anontune: The New Social Music Platform From Anonymous  —  In a move sure to attract attention from the music industry, a small group of coders claiming to be part of Anonymous is putting together a social music platform.  The rather ambitious goal: Create a service that seamlessly pulls up songs streaming from all around the internet.

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Nancy Scola / Washingtonian:
A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

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