Apr 11 2012

Dropping Instagram already? Try these Android alternatives – CNET

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Dropping Instagram already? Try these Android alternatives
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If Facebook's acquisition of Instagram left a sour taste in your mouth, then check out these three powerful social photo apps available for your Android. by Jaymar Cabebe April 11, 2012 5:24 PM PDT Follow @jaymarcabebe It seems like almost immediately
Why Facebook Bought Instagram: IPO Buyers And AppleForbes
8 Things Instagram Did RightReadWriteWeb
Review: Warming up to Photo-Sharing App InstagramABC News

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Microsoft wins injunction in Washington against Motorola, can keep selling
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By Michael Gorman posted Apr 11th 2012 8:49PM Microsoft's been waging a legal war against Motorola on several fronts for some time now, and today, team Redmond scored a victory in a federal district court in Washington that'll have repercussions in
US judge orders Motorola not to enforce Microsoft injunction in GermanyITworld.com
U.S. Judge Orders Motorola Not to Enforce Microsoft Injunction in GermanyCIO
US judge backs Microsoft in Motorola patent disputeWHTC

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Understanding the DOJ charges against Apple and e-book publishers
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By Greg Sandoval on Apr 12, 2012 In 2010, Apple enabled some of the top book publishers to set their own prices for electronic books they made available on the iPad. Since then, prices that consumers pay for e-books have risen and Amazon and other
Apple, e-book publishers accused of price-fixingLos Angeles Times
US Alleges E-Book SchemeWall Street Journal
Inside US lawsuit: How Apple, publishers allegedly brought Amazon to heelChristian Science Monitor
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Apr 11 2012

Review: Warming up to photo-sharing app Instagram – CBS News

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Review: Warming up to photo-sharing app Instagram
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NEW YORK — I was skeptical, even horrified, when I first heard about the photo-sharing craze Instagram more than a year ago. As a journalist trained to reject alterations in words and pictures, I didn't get the concept of a social network built around
10 Reasons Why Facebook Bought InstagramForbes

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72 Hours Later, Nokia's Big U.S. Launch Marred By Growing Pains
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By Christina Bonnington The company released its premier handset, the Lumia 900, on Easter Sunday — a day on which many stores were closed for the holiday. After launch, it was discovered a software issue is plaguing a number of new Lumia 900
Lumia 900 materials cost $ 209, point to low-cost approach by Nokia, MicrosoftComputerworld
Nokia Lumia 900 materials cost $ 209msnbc.com
IHS reveals Lumia 900′s iPhone rootsSlashGear
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CBC.ca
Number of Macs Infected With Flashback Trojan on the Decline
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By Chloe Albanesius The reach of the Flashback Trojan that hit approximately half a million Macs in recent months has lessened somewhat to about a quarter of a million devices, according to new data from Symantec. In the last 24 hours, Symantec has
Mac security software sales jump after Flashback infections make newsComputerworld
F-Secure Creates Tool to Detect, Remove Flashback Malware From MacseWeek
An Apple a Day Can't Keep Malware Away -This Flashback is No DaydreamTechzone360
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Apr 11 2012

Facebook paying $1 billion for the Instagram app teens love – Los Angeles Times

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Facebook paying $ 1 billion for the Instagram app teens love
Los Angeles Times
By Jessica Guynn Instagram isn't your mother's or your grandmother's mobile app. Its users trend far younger than Facebook's, according to a study from Experian Hitwise. More than half of the visitors to Instagram's website are under the age of 35,
It's not just Instagram. The 'app economy' is taking off.Christian Science Monitor
Jon Stewart On Facebook's Billion Dollar Instagram Purchase: 'Really Lame'Forbes
Facebook is scared of the internetFinancial Times
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Nokia Sells 2M Lumia Smartphones But Warns of Disappointing Quarter
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Nokia is warning investors of below-expected first-quarter results, despite selling 2 million Lumia phones. Analysts are wondering whether it's worth climbing aboard the Nokia roller coaster. Nokia gave investors a warning April 11, announcing in
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)MarketWatch
Nokia lowers profit outlook, shares nosedive The Associated Press
Nokia Lowers Estimate for First-Quarter ProfitNew York Times
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DOJ Announces Terms of Settlement With Three Publishers in E-Book Suit
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By Tim Carmody “For the growing number of Americans who want to take advantage of this new technology, the Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that e-books are as affordable as possible,” Attorney General Eric Holder told a press conference
US sues Apple, publishers over ebook pricesBusinessWeek
US sues Apple, publishers over e-book prices The Associated Press
Some Publishers Quickly Settle E-book Price-Fixing LawsuitPCWorld
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Apr 11 2012

IBM Ushers in ‘New Era of Computing’ With PureSystems – PC Magazine

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IBM Ushers in 'New Era of Computing' With PureSystems
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By Samara Lynn Don't look for it on Jeopardy, but IBM today announced a new integrated computing platform, dubbed PureSystems. Unlike the gameshow-winning supercomputer, Watson, PureSystems provides integrated services designed to centralize the
Expertise In A Box Gets Cloud Applications Up And Running FastForbes
IBM Unveils PureSystems Private Cloud PackagesInformationWeek
Can IBM redefine datacenter convergence with PureSystems?ZDNet (blog)
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RIM Adding BBM Integration to Facebook, Twitter Apps
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo The BlackBerry for Facebook and Twitter apps will soon be updated to include BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) connectivity, Research in Motion (RIM) announced on Wednesday. The added functionality will allow users to automatically share
RIM's Hardware Unit Spells More Trouble for BlackBerry MakerFox Business
BlackBerry BBM integrated with Facebook, Twitter and moreSlashGear
RIM to launch updates of popular BlackBerry appsReuters
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Google+ Gets Major Overhaul With 'Simpler, More Beautiful' Features
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By Chloe Albanesius Google on Wednesday unveiled an updated version of Google+ that it said will be "more functional and flexible," as well as "simpler, [and] more beautiful." "It's still early days, and there's plenty left to do, but we're more
Hey, Facebook, look at that: Google just redesigned Google+Los Angeles Times
170m people 'upgrade' to Google+, but how many stick around?Register
Google+ gets faceliftCNET
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Apr 11 2012

US sues Apple, publishers over e-books – USA TODAY

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US sues Apple, publishers over e-books
USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) – The US government filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and various major book publishers Wednesday, saying the publishers conspired with Apple to raise retail electronic-book prices to limit competition.
Apple, publishers face US antitrust lawsuit over e-book pricingLos Angeles Times
US files suit against Apple, publishers over e-book price-fixingFox News
Apple, Publishers Sued Over E-Book PricingBusinessWeek
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ABC News
Facebook Still Has Enough Cash Laying Around To Buy Four More Instagrams
San Francisco Chronicle
A source who deals with a lot of tech M&As made a good point on the phone yesterday. Even after spending $ 1 billion in cash and stock to buy Instagram earlier this week, Facebook STILL has at least $ 4 billion in cash to spend right now.
Jon Stewart on Google's glasses: Like people peeing in your eyeCNET
Instagram was must buy for Facebook because of it's explosive growth in mobile New York Daily News
Instagram tops App StoreSlashGear
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Nokia Lowers Estimate for 1st Quarter Profit
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BERLIN — Nokia lowered its first-quarter profit forecast on Wednesday as demand for its Symbian-based smartphones, which the company is phasing out, weakened sharply amid the transition to phones using Microsoft Windows. The world's largest maker of
Nokia shares tumble after loss forecastReuters
Nokia sold 12 million smartphones in Q1, including 2 million Lumia PhonesComputerworld
Nokia to compensate Lumia 900 users with $ 100 credit due to software problemWashington Post
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Apr 11 2012

Nokia revving up NFC-enabled Lumia 610 – CNET

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Nokia revving up NFC-enabled Lumia 610
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Set to debut in Europe next quarter, the next flavor of the Lumia 610 will be the first Windows Phone handset to let people pay for items via their cell phone. by Lance Whitney April 11, 2012 6:37 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit Nokia's Lumia 610 will getting
Bug hits new Nokia Lumia 900 smartphoneBBC News
Nokia's U.S. smartphone comeback hits snag as Lumia 900 bug foundSan Jose Mercury News
Nokia Says Q1 Phone Sales Disappoint; Shares Take A BeatingForbes
SlashGear -Inquirer -Mobile Burn
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BlackBerry BBM integrated with Facebook, Twitter and more
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The BlackBerry BBM service will be integrated with Twitter and Facebook, RIM has announced, allowing users of the encrypted IM system to quickly share tweets or Facebook status updates directly from the app. The new social networking integration is
Twitter and Facebook for BlackBerry get BBM connected, BBM gets some animated Engadget
RIM Says Sales to U.S. Up, BlackBerry White House FixtureBloomberg
RIM to launch updates of popular BlackBerry appsNDTV
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FCC and carriers planning stolen phone database
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The FCC and wireless carriers are working together on a new plan that would try and discourage the theft of cellphones by rendering them useless once reported stolen. They hope to create a national database of stolen cellphones in coordination with law
Carriers Band to Fight Cellphone TheftWall Street Journal
Smartphone thefts skyrocket, officials on alertCBS News
National Database Planned to Combat Cellphone TheftNew York Times
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Apr 11 2012

Instagram soars to #1 on App store, is instant hit on Google Play – Washington Post

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Telegraph.co.uk
Instagram soars to #1 on App store, is instant hit on Google Play
Washington Post
On the news that Facebook will buy Instagram, smartphone users have flocked to online stores to check out what, exactly, was worth a cool billion dollars to the world's largest social network. On Tuesday, a message from the Instagram Twitter account
Jon Stewart Tackles Google Project Glass And Facebook Buying Instagram [Video]TechCrunch
Facebook's Instagram Purchase Given A 12% Approval Rating By Twitter [STUDY mediabistro.com
Holliston High alumnus worth $ 400M after Instagram buyMetroWest Daily News
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Nokia: 2m Lumia sales in Q1 but finances still underwhelming
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Nokia sold more than two million Lumia Windows Phones in Q1 2012, the company has confirmed, though still warns that its financial performance for the period will be less impressive than previously predicted. The Finns blame “competitive industry
Is AT&T's sales force prepared to sell the Nokia Lumia 900?CNET
Nokia drops Lumia 900 price to $ 0 in response to bug outrageRegister
Nokia sold over 2 million Lumia smartphones in Q1 2012Mobile Burn
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BBC News
Apple Developing Flashback Malware Removal Tool
PCWorld
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld Apr 11, 2012 5:21 AM Apple is in the process of developing a tool that will detect and remove the Flashback virus from infected Macs, the company revealed Tuesday. Apple issued a security update just a few days ago,
Apple develops tool to 'detect and remove' Flashback TrojanBBC News
Apple under fire over response to Flashback virusTelegraph.co.uk
Apple Snubs Firm That Discovered Mac Botnet, Tries To Cut Off Its Server Forbes
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