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The Education of Mark Zuckerberg — His audience this Monday morning, a Who's Who of Wall Street heavy-hitters, with untold billions to command, shifts in its seats. Papers rustle. BlackBerrys buzz. Cue Mr. Zuckerberg and — Wait: where the heck is Zuck?| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Americans Now Spend More Time On Facebook Mobile Than Its Website — All those minutes reading your news feed in bed, messaging friends over lunch, and browsing photos on the bus really add up. Time spent on Facebook's mobile site and apps per month (441 minutes) has finally surpassed usage …
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PhoneArena and the Econsultancy blog
| Michael Arrington / Uncrunched: |
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Business Insider, Mashable!, Inside Facebook, WebProNews and AllFacebook
| Alistair Barr / Reuters: |
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple changes name of ‘iPad WiFi + 4G’ to ‘iPad WiFi + Cellular’ in many countries following international criticism — Top image was taken today, bottom image from May 9th (Apple Online Store) — Following a string of complaints across the globe (notably in Australia and the United Kingdom) …
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The Next Web, MacNN, Examiner, VentureBeat, MacStories, The Verge, everythingiCafe, Neowin, Engadget, ZDNet, AppleInsider and Slashdot. Thanks:@markgurman
| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
Expect a 6 month freeze on Facebook's Instagram acquisition — A former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer and antitrust expert says Facebook's purchase of photo-sharing site Instagram will take between four months and one year to clear regulatory hurdles. In the meantime, the deal is effectively on hold.
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Digital Trends and AllFacebook
| Laura June / The Verge: |
Ashton Kutcher tries on Steve Jobs' signature outfit for new film — TMZ has posted new photos of Ashton Kutcher taken yesterday in Los Angeles. As you can see, Kutcher is in full Steve Jobs mode, apparently on his way to the set of the Steve Jobs biopic he is starring in, which is tentatively …
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MacRumors, CNET, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, iClarified, Apple Fan Site, Mashable!, The Next Web, Gawker and TMZ.com. Tweets: @dondodge
| Rene Ritchie / iMore: |
iPhone 5 design still not finalized, still no big screen, still no metal back, still on track for October release — Despite some rumors to the contrary, according to our sources Apple still hasn't finalized the design of the next generation iPhone 5 (or whatever Apple ends up calling iPhone 5,1).| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
Anti-WiFi wallpaper lets cellular and radio through — The WiFi-blocking wallpaper uses a triangular snowflake-patterned mesh to filter out selected frequencies — Better WiFi security could soon be just a few rolls of wallpaper away. French researchers at Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble …
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LAPTOP Magazine, PC Magazine, The Verge, Geekosystem, Softpedia News, Technabob, PSFK, PC World, Business Insider, Gizmodo and WebProNews
| Brian Caulfield / Shiny Objects: |
Intel To Build Chips Apple 'Can't Ignore,' For iPad, iPhone, CEO Says — Say 14 nanometers: Intel plans to use its latest manufacturing technology to win Apple's attention. — Intel outlined its plan to catch up in the smartphone processor business at its annual investor day in Santa Clara …
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AppleInsider, PadGadget, PhoneArena, ITProPortal, Electronista, iClarified and ZDNet
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Robbie Bach's four startup lessons from Xbox and Zune — Robbie Bach, former president of Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division, speaks to the Northwest Entrepreneur Network today on the subject of “intrapreneurship,” drawing lessons from the Xbox and Zune.| Hanni Fakhoury / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
NY Twitter Decision Fails to Recognize Content and Location Data Require a Warrant — A New York judge's broad opinion, ordering Twitter to comply with a subpoena (PDF) and turn over account information about one of its users arrested for disorderly conduct in connection with an Occupy Wall Street protest …
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| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Sources: Google Is Close to Buying Meebo — Google is in talks to acquire Meebo, according to two sources close to the situation. — The price for the company would be about $100 million, according to one of the sources. — Meebo's latest product promises to help users cut through information overload.
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VatorNews, VentureBeat, CNET, Android Phone Fans, Digital Spy, Softpedia News, 9to5Google and The Verge
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
LegalZoom Files For $120M IPO, Saw $156M In Revenue Last Year — Online legal services company LegalZoom filed an S-1 form this morning declaring its intention to raise up to $120 million in an IPO. — LegalZoom offers documents and subscription services to make it easier for individuals … Sponsor Posts
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