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April 24, 2012, 7:30 PM

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Sundar Pichai / The Official Google Blog:

Introducing Google Drive... yes, really — Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist. — Today, we're introducing Google Drive—a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff.

Dana Wollman / Engadget:

Google Drive vs. the competition: pricing plans and perks, compared — Sometimes a table says a thousand words. Now that Google has finally announced its cloud service, Google Drive, we're sure more than a few of you are crunching the numbers in your head in an attempt to figure which is the best deal.

More: Neowin and TechnoBuffalo

T.C. Sottek / The Verge:

Google Drive officially launches with 5GB free storage, Google Docs integration — Google has just made Google Drive official. As expected, the service will offer 5GB of storage space for documents, videos, photos, PDFs and other files, and Google Docs is built-in to the service.

More: NEWS.com.au, AllThingsD, 9to5Google, LAPTOP Magazine, Gizmodo, Forbes, BetaNews, Google Operating System, Gotta Be Mobile, The Next Web and Macworld

Walter S. Mossberg / AllThingsD:

Google Stores, Syncs, Edits in the Cloud

More: The Verge, Wall Street Journal and 9to5Google. Tweets: @tcarmody

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Thanks Google, It Only Took You Six Years

More: Computerworld, Google Operating System, Bloomberg Tech Blog, Forbes, CNET, Inquirer, Wired and The Technology Chronicles. Tweets: @cdixon

Aaron Levie / The Box Blog:

When Elephants Attack — Ever wondered what it's like to be chased …

More: Los Angeles Times and Business Insider

Chris Ziegler / The Verge:

Gmail bumps free storage to 10GB

More: Gmail Blog, The Next Web, Macworld and LAPTOP Magazine

Jon Mitchell / ReadWriteWeb:

The Google Drive Review You've Been Waiting For

More: CNET, MacRumors, MacStories and WebProNews. Thanks:@jonmwords

Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:

Google Drive SDK announced, but APIs are only for Web apps right now

More: VentureBeat, SlashGear and Google Operating System

Apple:

Apple Reports Second Quarter Results — Record March Quarter Sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs Net Profit Increases 94% Year-over-Year CUPERTINO, California—April 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Apple Q2 Earnings: Apple Now Has Over $110 Billion In Cash Reserves — Apple has once again beaten analysts' expectations with its Q2 results out today, and correspondingly the iPhone giant now has an even stronger cash position than it did before: $110 billion in the six months ended March 31 …

More: The Register, eWeek and CNET

Tweets: @mat, @poornimagupta, @hblodget, @dannysullivan and @sai

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Apple's Q2: $39.2B revenue, $11.6B profit with $12.30EPS, 35.1M iPhones, 11.8M iPads sold — Apple today announced its earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2012. Apple's revenue amounted to $46.33B in Q1. With earnings of $13.87 per share. The company's net profit in Q1 was $11.6B.

More: The Loop, 9to5Mac and MacStories. Tweets: @parislemon

Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:

Apple Profit Rises 94% on Growing Global Demand for IPhones — Apple Second-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates — Apple Inc. (AAPL) profit almost doubled last quarter, reflecting robust demand for the iPhone in China as well as purchases of a new version of the iPad tablet …

More: Bloomberg Tech Blog and MediaPost. Tweets: @asymco

Nilay Patel / The Verge:

Tim Cook on Samsung patent litigation: ‘I highly prefer to settle’ — It sounds like those court-ordered settlement talks between Apple and Samsung are going pretty well — Tim Cook just told analysts on Apple's Q2 2012 financial call that he's “always hated litigation, and I continue to hate it.”

More: Engadget, CNET, GigaOM, AppleInsider, AppleInsider, BGR, TechCrunch and The Next Web

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Apple Stores Continue To Be A Juggernaut, With $4.4B In Revenue, 85M Visitors To Stores In Q2

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Apple hits 125 million iCloud users, as iTunes grows to offer 28 million songs and 45,000 movies

More: TechCrunch and AllThingsD

Kate Kelly / CNBC:

Facebook IPO Could Be Delayed by Deals, Distractions — Less than two weeks before the potential launch of Facebook's initial public offering roadshow, a string of acquisitions and other business distractions are threatening to delay the sale, say people familiar with the matter.

More: AllFacebook, The Register, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, The Tech Trade, Deal Journal, CNET and The Next Web

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

What if Facebook isn't so special after all?

Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:

Facebook Says It May Budge On 30% Revenue Share For Apps That Aren't Games

More: WebProNews

Susan Decker / Bloomberg:

Apple Found to Violate One Patent on Android Phones — Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) won a partial U.S. International Trade Commission judge's ruling in its bid to block imports of Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s devices including the iPhone and iPad tablet computer.

More: Reuters, The Verge, IntoMobile, eWeek, Mobile Marketing Watch, 9to5Google, AllThingsD and GigaOM

David Pierce / The Verge:

Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight review — An ebook reader you can read in the sun — and in the dark Odds are, if I'm reading a book I'm doing it in bed. At night. In the dark. That's not so great for ebook readers, which (like a paper book) require a light in order to be seen.

More: LAPTOP Magazine, GigaOM, USA Today, New York Times, SlashGear, CNET, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch and Mashable!

Brian Heater / Engadget:

Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight shipping this week, B&N warns of limited supply

Rick Borovoy / Google+ Developers Blog:

Introducing the Google+ Share Button — When your visitors come across something interesting on your site, sometimes you want to encourage a simple endorsement (like +1). Other times, however, you want to help visitors share with their friends, right away. Today's new Google+ Share button lets you do just that.

More: VentureBeat, Marketing Land, 9to5Google and The Next Web

Alex Wu / Facebook Developer Blog:

Discover native Android apps through Facebook — With the latest update to Facebook for Android, we are bringing social app discovery channels to native Android apps. — After introducing social app discovery for mobile web apps on Android and native apps on iOS, apps and games like Pinterest …

More: ZDNet, VentureBeat, Inside Mobile Apps, AllFacebook, TechCrunch and WebProNews

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

Exclusive: Bebo founders, shareholders sue owner for ‘destroying’ site — Bebo, which has hit one rocky patch after another the past few years, now has new troubles. The social network's founders and some other shareholders are suing its current owner, alleging fraud.

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

iPhone Activations Drop 43% at AT&T, But Represent 60% of Total Postpaid Phone Sales — AT&T today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2012, revealing that it activated 4.3 million iPhones during the quarter. The number marks a substantial drop from the 7.6 million iPhones activated …

More: BetaNews, Computerworld, TechCrunch, Fortune, Bloomberg, AT&T, eWeek, ZDNet, InvestorPlaceGadgets … and WebProNews

Myriam Joire / Engadget:

Google back in the smartphone sales game: unlocked Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ (GSM) available for $399 — Hang on to your kneecaps, folks. Google's just announced that its making the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ available in its Play web store for $399 contract-free. That's right: the unlocked, unbranded …

More: Google Commerce, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, Android and Me, AllThingsD, Google Mobile Blog, Techland, The Verge and IntoMobile. Tweets: @dannysullivan

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