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May 27, 2013, 9:45 AM

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Yahoo's Bid for Hulu in $600M to $800M Range — Even as It Preps Other Big Deals in Mobile and Communications — According to numerous sources close to the situation, Yahoo has bid from $600 million to $800 million for the premium video site Hulu. — The reason for the wide range is due …

More: Business Insider, Digital Trends, CNET, SlashGear, memeburn, PhoneArena, Mashable, The Verge, Softpedia News and Rev2.org

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Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

What Is Hulu Really Worth? — Hulu is on the block again, as its corporate parents (and content partners) are taking bids for the streaming video site. According to multiple reports, there are now seven bidders for Hulu, including pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable …

More: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, T3 News, Softpedia News, BuzzFeed, Mobile Magazine, Electronista and SlashGear. Tweets: @ethank

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Samsung teases ‘Premiere 2013’ event, will likely unveil new Galaxy and ATIV devices on June 20 — Samsung has just announced a new event that will be used to “premiere” new mobile devices for its Galaxy and ATIV portfolio. — The unveiling will take place on June 20 at Earls Court 2 …

More: Engadget, BGR, The Verge, SlashGear, MobileSyrup.com, Windows Phone Central, Android Beat, Mashable, WMPoweruser, SlashGear and Softpedia News

Nitasha Tiku / Valleywag:

Meet the 28-Year-Old CEO of Bang With Friends — The last time I met up with “C”, the CEO of Bang with Friends, it was for a boozy night of bar-hopping that ended up on a Brooklyn rooftop. He refused to tell me his last name. That changed last week when the Webutante Ball inadvertently outed Colin Hodge …

Tweets: @cindygallop

Kim Yoo-chul / The Korea Times:

Samsung sets up patent firm in US — Samsung Display said Thursday it established a company specializing in trading and developing patents in the United States in March. — The display-making affiliate of Samsung Group said it invested $25 million to launch Intellectual Keystone Technology …

More: The Next Web, Engadget, Sammy Hub, SlashGear and PhoneArena

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

EU Regulators Questioning Carriers Over Apple's iPhone Contract Demands — Back in March, we reported that European Union regulators were beginning to take a look at Apple's contracts with carriers, questioning whether Apple's strict terms regarding sales commitments and other factors have amounted to anti-competitive behavior.

More: Financial Times, The Verge, GigaOM, AppleInsider, Reuters, iDownloadBlog.com, memeburn, The Next Web and Electronista

BBC:

Google boss ‘perplexed’ over tax row — Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has said he is “perplexed” by the ongoing debate over the company's tax contributions in the UK. — Mr Schmidt told the BBC that the company did what was “legally required” to pay the right amount of taxes.

Los Angeles Times:

‘The Internship,’ now starring ... Google — Google has a big role in the comedy ‘The Internship,’ starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. The tech giant was a demanding cast member at times. — Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson on the campus of Google in a scene from the movie, ‘The Internship.’ …

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Brian Crecente / Polygon:

The Xbox One can talk to you, will feature remote play — Microsoft's day-long media outing for the Xbox One this week was only the first of a two-stage unveiling for the new console, and the E3 event won't be just about games. — Among the features not yet shown off for the console …

More: Digital Trends, SlashGear, www.idigitaltimes.co.uk, Engadget and Joystiq

Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:

Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing — Perhaps the best way to predict how society will react to so-called wearable computing devices is to read the Dr. Seuss children's story “The Butter Battle Book.” — The book, which was published in 1984, is about two cultures at odds.

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

Reports: Liberty Reserve Founder Arrested, Site Shuttered — The founder of Liberty Reserve, a digital currency that has evolved as perhaps the most popular form of payment in the cybercrime underground, was reportedly arrested in Spain this week on suspicion of money laundering.

More: Help Net Security, TechEye, CoinDesk, VentureBeat, VentureBeat, ticotimes.net and Bitcoin Magazine

Tweets: @briankrebs, @briankrebs and @briankrebs

Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal:

Lenovo Aims at U.S. Smartphone Market — HONG KONG—China's Lenovo Group wants to start selling smartphones in the U.S. within a year, its chief executive said, as the company behind the ThinkPad brand tries to repeat the success of its personal-computer business.

More: The Korea Herald, Tech in Asia, The Next Web, TechEye, Ubergizmo, Engadget, AndroidHeadlines.com, ZDNet and The Verge

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