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Status Update #13 – FedEx Robots
Sunday April 15, 2012
Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Jared Weseman
STORIES
More Facebook-Instagram Details
Zuckerberg closed the deal in two days
Twitter wanted to buy Instagram before Facebook
Instagram gains 10 million users in 10 days on Android
Apple and Book Publishers Sued by Federal Government
DOJ files lawsuit, alleges collusion to raise e-book prices
A full breakdown of the Department of Justice lawsuit
Apple responds, said they were breaking Amazon’s “monopolistic grip”
Amazon plans to lower e-book prices in wake of the lawsuit
Google+ redesign and Google Ecosystem
Larry Page: Google Ecosystem Extends Beyond Tablets
Google has solid first quarter earnings
Other Headlines
Apple to unveil “revolutionary” product by year’s end
Sony confirms 10,000 layoffs, “One Sony” strategy
Intel expects retina-style displays on laptops, desktops by 2013
Nokia first quarter profits still falling
Mobile News
Nokia Lumia 900 sales strong, sells out online at AT&T
Lumia 900 data connectivity problem solved, download patch
Nokia rewarding customers with $100 AT&T bill credit for data problems
Samsung announces prices for Android 4.0 Galaxy Tab 2
Rumor: Google might sell Motorola handset division to Huawei
Sprint to launch Galaxy Nexus on April 22
LG Viper also planned to drop on April 22 on Sprint
T-Mobile hands out invites to HTC One S launch event
Leak: HTC Droid Incredible 4G…really HTC? Really?
Leak: Motorola Droid Razr HD…really Motorola? Really?
New Asus Transformer Pad 300 coming April 22
Quick Hits
Analyst: Apple sold 33 million iPhones in the first quarter
Boeing working on an Android secure phone for US Government
Verizon Wireless to introduce $30 upgrade fee
App Drawer
Jared: Tasks for Android
Jacob: Fancy (Android | iOS)
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