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Booting Up: Settlement Edition

Dan Duray — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:41:18 -0400

Here are Steve Jobs' patents. [NYT]

Google agrees to $500 million Justice Department settlement over drug ads. [WSJ]

iPad demographics change: it's no longer for hip young tech-savvy dudes only. [ATD]

Here's the next big hit from the makers of Color: Blue. [TC]

Report: Hulu drawing bids from Yahoo, others. [Reuters]

Pencils Down: CEO Edition

Dan Duray — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:56:16 -0400

What visionary CEO just announced his resignation?

How did the Kickstarter campaign for that new sports site, The Classical, go?

What does Amazon have planned for New York tomorrow?

How does Facebook plan to combat Instagram?

What's wrong with the Time Warner-Slingbox partnership?

Booting Up: Books Edition

Dan Duray — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:30:48 -0400

New York start-up plans to release e-books with soundtracks. [NYT]

About.me wants your face in Times Square. [TC]

Groupon has expanded poorly in China. [Bloomberg]

Twitter's founders — arguably the inventors of the greatest distraction tool on Earth — support a new goals-oriented start-up. [NYT]

Report: iPhone 5 to Sprint. [WSJ]

Pencils Down: Monolith Edition

Dan Duray — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:06:27 -0400

What movie did Samsung cite in its lawsuit of Apple, over the iPad?

Who are the honorable among those who made New York earthquake jokes on Twitter today?

Have you met the 63 new Y Combinator start-ups?

How big is Facebook's new campus?

How did Facebook bow out of a check-in war with Foursquare?

Booting Up: iPhone Details Edition

Dan Duray — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:33:16 -0400

Facebook seeks acquisitions. [Bloomberg]

"A growing number of middle managers are stepping out of their corporate nests to join start-ups, as the new technology boom continues to gather steam." [WSJ]

New iPhone details leak: one of them will be a cheaper version of the iPhone 4. [Reuters]

Report: Tumblr speaking with investors about a $800 million valuation. [BI]

Motorola's main value lies in just 18 patents. [Bloomberg]

Pencils Down: Cooking Edition

Dan Duray — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:24:42 -0400

How is one New York tech consultant making money off Google+?

What’s TechStars doing in Tampa Bay?

What partnership did Gilt announce today?

How are the Chinese iPhone talks going?

Why is the GroupMe exit a win for New York?

Booting Up: Star Analysis Edition

Dan Duray — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:30:38 -0400

Tech companies are still optimistic, re: the bubble. [NYT]

The founder of Priceline has patents and he's not afraid to use them. [WSJ]

Google goes all Fitzcarraldo with street-view. [TC]

Meet the new star analysts of technology investment. [NYT]

Verizon strikers will return to work today. [WSJ]

Booting Up: End of Summer Edition

Dan Duray — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:28:51 -0400

H.P. may spinoff its P.C. business. [WSJ]

"Groupon shares mobile location plans with Congress" [Reuters]

Attention freelance copy editors: Kibin is trying to put you out of business. [TC]

Here's what Joanne Wilson thinks of the September fashion issues. [GothamGal]

Pencils Down: In-App Subscription Edition

Dan Duray — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:31:22 -0400

Who did Google hire to be a Google+ evangelist?

What's the latest (somewhat unexpected) publication to sign up with in-app subscriptions?

What's the latest feature from Foursquare?

How are mobile game revenues expected to grow this year?

Where is Soraya Darabi of Foodspotting headed?

Booting Up: AOL Edition

Dan Duray — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:45:46 -0400

Bloomberg: AOL is in prime M&A territory. [Bloomberg]

"Kodak explores patent sale." [WSJ]

Here are some official photo renderings of the Grand Central Apple Store. [NYT]

"Don't Mean To Be Alarmist," says Henry Blodget. "But Groupon Is Running Low On Cash." [BI]

Spotify hires ex-Google, ex-Zynga heavy. [TC]