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Sources close to the situation say that AT&T is reportedly working on a "two-track plan" to address the DoJ's concerns and make sure the merger goes through. While Reuters can't confirm with certainty the specifics of the plan, AT&T is said to be preparing itself to make concessions in an effort assuage federal fears that the merger will reduce competition and raise wireless costs. Among the concessions on the table are the sale of T-Mobile's assets and the possible retention of T-Mobile's value-oriented rate plans. -> Read More Matt Burns posted 45 mins ago Samsung CEO, "We Don't Want HP's Garbage" - Or Something Like That take3 The future of webOS is a little less uncertain now that Samsung's CEO, Choi Gee Sung, grabbed rumors of buying HP's webOS business by the cuff, laughed in its face and then coldly stabbed the rumor in the heart. Choi, in response to a report's question about the recent analyst report, stated, "It's not right that acquiring an operating system is becoming a fashion," and that Samsung would "never" pursue such a deal. -> Read More Sponsored Ads * * * * Jordan Crook posted 45 mins ago Report: Intel To Kill MeeGo Development "Temporarily" intel-meego It's a tough environment out there for an OS. But a few have risen to the top of the food chain - most obviously iOS and Android. And at the very bottom, like an orphaned and endangered baby buffalo, sits MeeGo. Nokia has already fled from the burning platform, but now its only remaining parent, Intel, has reportedly decided to temporarily discontinue development of MeeGo. But for a platform with barely any traction and a comparatively weak portfolio of devices, temporarily could very quickly turn into forever. And so the slow death of MeeGo begins. -> Read More Sarah Perez posted 48 mins ago Newly Launched IM+ Video Lets You Video Chat With Facebook Friends im-video-app SHAPE Services, makers of the popular, cross-platform IM+ mobile instant messaging applications, is today launching its first video chatting app: IM+ Video. The new app, available here on iTunes, lets you video and voice call with your Facebook friends - and not just those using IM+. -> Read More Mike Butcher posted 1 hour ago New London Apple Store Big Enough To... Block Out The Sun? Apple-Further-Explores-Possibility-of-Telephonic-MacBooks-2 Apple bas been accused of a lot of things. Being too secretive. Pandering to an obsessive fan base. But until now it's never been accused of blocking out the sun. That at least is the complaint of local residents close to a planned new Apple store in central London, who claim the store will rob them of their access to the sky. For those of you unacquainted with ancient English laws, this can actually be a legal planning objection to new buildings. -> Read More Robin Wauters posted 1 hour ago Accel Partners' Jim Breyer Slated To Join News Corp Board, Perkins To Exit breyer Jim Breyer, a partner of venture capital firm Accel Partners, has been nominated for election to the board of directors of media conglomerate News Corporation, the company announced this morning. Breyer will stand for election at News Corp's annual meeting of stockholders on October 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The company also said that directors Kenneth E. Cowley and Thomas J. Perkins - yes, that would be the founding partner of VC firm and Accel Partners rival Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers - will step down from the board afterwards. -> Read More Sponsored Ads * * * * Matt Burns posted 2 hours ago Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Galaxy Note Not Launching In The US? Ever? eurotrip-galtab Sigh. Samsung is apparently not planning on launching two of its latest tablets in the states. This comes right from an IFA Samsung rep who stated there are no plans on bringing the tablets to the kind citizens of the US of A. Of course this rep might not be in the know, but most of the time these flacks abstain from using absolute statements, instead using their fancy marketing circle talk. But this rep shoot nearly all hope. -> Read More Robin Wauters posted 2 hours ago Business Objects Vets Raise $6 Million For Business Analytics Software Startup Visier visier Visier, which builds `analytic applications for human resources', has raised $6 million in funding according to an SEC filing published this morning. It's the startup's first institutional venture funding round since its inception in 2010. Notably, Visier was co-founded by ex-Business Objectives chief and SAP exec John Schwarz (CEO) and Ryan Wong (CTO), who held senior engineering roles at Business Objects and, after their acquisition by SAP, was the VP of Engineering for the SAP Business Objects BI platform and tools. -> Read More Robin Wauters posted 4 hours ago Patent Troll WiLAN Targets Apple, HP, HTC, Dell And Others In Yet Another Suit wilan Self-proclaimed "technology innovation and licensing company" WiLAN, billed as a notorious patent troll by most anyone else (and often, much worse), this morning announced that it has initiated litigation against Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, Kyocera, Alcatel-Lucent, Novatel and Sierra Wireless America. In its filing, WiLAN claims that these companies are infringing two U.S. patents, namely No. RE37,802 (related to CDMA and HSPA technology) and No. 5,282,222 (related to Wi-Fi and LTE). -> Read More Robin Wauters posted 4 hours ago Cloud App Delivery Software Maker Graphon Secures $7.1M In Equity Financing graphon GraphOn, a developer of cloud application delivery solutions, this morning announced that it has secured $7.1 million in equity financing in a private placement to a group of investors, employing intellectual property investment bank MDB Capital Group as its sole agent. GraphOn sold 35.5 million shares of its common stock at $0.20 per share. GraphOn also issued five year warrants to the investors for an additional 17.75 million shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.26 per share, a 30 percent premium to the sale price of the common stock in the transaction. -> Read More MG Siegler posted 7 hours ago A Clear And Present Danger clearandpresentdanger I often think about how my computing life would be different if I weren't a professional blogger. I mean, I have my laptop on me at basically all times just in case I have to duck away and write something at a moment's notice (it has happened more than I care to admit). But if I wasn't a blogger, what would I use? And more broadly, if I wasn't in the neck-deep in the tech sphere that currently controls my life, what would I use? The answer is simple: an iPad. Ahh! Fanboy alert! Ahhh! Run for the hills! Stop reading! Comment immediately! I know. We've been through this. I would say that you could replace "iPad" with "tablet", but the problem is that there aren't any other tablets that are worth a damn. So iPad it is. -> Read More Rip Empson posted 11 hours ago Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Weighs In On Patent Issues: They're `Terrible' patent_office Eric Schmidt, Google's Executive Chairman and former CEO, took the stage at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco today to talk about a host of topics, including the success of Google Apps, his feelings about Steve Jobs, Google's recent acquisition of Motorola, with the conversation with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff even ranging into Schmidt's thoughts on the current landscape facing the U.S. patent market. The executive chairman began by addressing the purchase of Nortel Networks' roster of patents by a group of buyers that included some of Google's rivals, including Microsoft and Apple. Fellow TechCruncher MG Siegler covered the back-and-forth between Google and Microsoft that unfolded in regard to the supposition that the group that bought the Nortel patents was effectively attempting to cut the legs out from underneath Android. -> Read More Josh Zelman posted 14 hours ago TechCrunched: News In Under 2:00 [EMBED] Erick Schonfeld is back with another episode of TechCrunched. Here are some of the news highlights this week. Apparently HP's $100 TouchPad liquidation "success" has sparked the company to release more tablets. Price point and release date to be determined. Phones running Apple and Android based software are cleaning up with consumers. The double-A duo doesn't have a totally monopoly on the smartphone market but their numbers are heading in that direction. MG takes a look at Windows 8 and wonders if Microsoft's to-be-released software will resonate with consumers. LinkedIn crunches the numbers and finds thirtysomething founders are launching companies at a healthy clip. And finally, for DropBox the sky is the limit. It seems the company is closing a round at a $4 billon dollar valuation. Make sure to check out the links for additional details on all these stories. -> Read More Leena Rao posted 15 hours ago Eric Schmidt: `Steve Jobs Gave The Best Performance By A CEO In 50 Years' Schmidt dreamforce.jpg In a conversation with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said that Steve Jobs is probably the best CEO in the past 50 years, maybe 100 years. He said of Jobs: Steve Jobs gave the best performance by a CEO in 50 years, maybe 100 years. He not only built Apple once, but twice. As you probably know, Jobs resigned from his position as Apple's CEO last week. Of course, Schmidt was on Apple's board until Android came in the way and started competing with iOS, causing a major conflict for the then Google CEO. He did say that he was proud to be on the board of Apple in the past. When asked about the differences between the `Steves,' (meaning Steve Jobs and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer), Schmidt quipped, "there are differences in ability." -> Read More Leena Rao posted 15 hours ago Eric Schmidt: Google Apps Has 40M Users; Adding 5K Companies Per Day Salesforce -1 Google's Chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt took the stage at CRM giant Salesforce's annual conference Dreamforce this evening. Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff is interviewing Schmidt. Google's chairman started out with complimenting Salesforce how they've managed to become a company that defines modern enterprise computing, and that the company has the `best vision for how enterprises will organize themselves." Schmidt explained that enterprise customers can now be empowered with simpler solutions and don't have to access a complicated system, but thing are turnkey. "We went through a phase that is basic connectivity, then we have a connection and publishing phase (early parts of the web), and now we have a connecting phase," explains Schmidt. -> Read More Rip Empson posted 15 hours ago AppRedeem Launches In-App Deals To Drive Users Of Free Apps To Their Paid Versions screen-shot-2011-06-16-at-12-33-50-pm In January, AppRedeem raised $750,000 from SV Angel and Blue Run Ventures to offer mobile app developers innovative, effective solutions aimed at driving app installs and engagement. Since then, the startup has been quietly working its way into a hot new category: Deals. Today, the Mountain View-based startup is officially announcing AppRedeem Deals, a new mobile in-app promotional network that rewards users for continued app engagement, while helping developers to drive conversion to paid versions of their apps. -> Read More Frank Barbieri posted 15 hours ago AT&T Merger Fail Highlights Failure Of Spectrum Politics spectrum Those reveling in the thumb-in-the-eye the DOJ gave to AT&T over the T-Mobile merger should pause a moment to consider the politics of spectrum allocation in the US. Anyone who has an iPhone on AT&T knows they need spectrum. Spectrum is a finite resource of airwaves allocated by the federal government (FCC) to businesses based on a bidding process that necessitates demonstrated consumer benefit. AT&T has been hungry for such spectrum ever since it won a few years of iPhone exclusivity and saw the usage and capacity lines cross on their forecasts and MG develop finger blisters from typing so many hate posts. We all felt AT&T's constraints as an infuriating experience of dropped calls and poor app connectivity. -> Read More Greg Kumparak posted 15 hours ago Review: The Syma S107 R/C Helicopter Is The Coolest Thing $20 Can Buy awesome2 If you're one of the brave souls who dares follow me on the Twitters, you probably know exactly where this post is going. I haven't been able to shut up about this thing for over a day. As someone who writes about shiny electronic things for a living and just generally spends far too much time rummaging around the Internet, I've come to be wonderfully adept at spotting up-and-coming awesome crap that no one really needs trends. When three unrelated individuals from all walks of life all started talking about this little $20 RC helicopter (the Syma S107) within a few days of each other, I figured it was something worth looking into. It arrived yesterday. Any time it's left my hands since, it because it had either run out of juice or had been commandeered by someone else. It is, without a doubt, the coolest little gadget I've nabbed for under $20 in a really, really long time, and I fully intend to convince AOL we need a fleet of these for the office. -> Read More Chris Velazco posted 16 hours ago Microsoft Sued For Collecting WP7 Location Data Without Consent 6036.MapCapture.PNG-286x538 While Apple has been catching much of the flak for collecting iPhone and iPad user location data without consent, it turns out that rival Microsoft may have been quietly up to the same. A recent class action lawsuit filed in Seattle district court alleges that Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system collects users' location data, even after offering users the chance to opt out. That Microsoft can work with location data is itself no big secret, but what makes this case so egregious is that users are apparently given a choice, and are then summarily ignored. -> Read More Jason Kincaid posted 17 hours ago Airbnb Launches Sublets, Tempts Early Adopters With $200 Off Each Month's Rent subletsshot Last May, at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC, Airbnb cofounder Brian Chesky announced that there would be a new category of rentals coming soon: Sublets. It's been a few months since then (the launch may well have been delayed as the site worked to ramp up its safety features after a major backlash in late July), but the wait is over - and the new feature is sure to save quite a few headaches. Now, Airbnb has always been focused on helping people rent out their apartments and homes, but historically the service has been all about short-term rentals. Sure, it's possible to book longer stays, but most people turn to the site as an alternative to booking a hotel room for a week, as opposed to renting out a condo for a month or three. With the launch of this new Sublets section, that's changing. And, as someone who spent way too much time scouring through Craigslist sublet listings over the summer, I can only say this: I wish they had launched this three months ago. -> Read More Sponsored Ads * * * * Next Page Page 1 Got a Tip? Tell Us. close Got a Tip? TELL US. _____________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Send So you've got the inside scoop on a story or topic that we've covered? 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