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A man who claimed he’d commit a ‘live murder on Facebook’ has been jailed
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A man who claimed that he was going to commit a “live murder on Facebook” has been jailed for two years, the BBC reports today. Cardiff Crown Court heard that Greg Searle told his 400 Facebook friends, “I give you live murder on Facebook. Bet you sick freaks can’t wait for me...
Samsung buys CSR's handset connectivity technology and 21 patents for $310 million
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British chipmaker CSR has agreed to sell its mobile connectivity and location division to Samsung for $310 million. The Korean manufacturer will also take a 4.9 percent equity stake in the business for a further $34.4 million, with both deals expected to complete in the fourth quarter of this...
Marketplace for Windows Mobile 6.x shuttering on May 9th
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Those still using a Windows Mobile 6.x device for work (or, heavens forbid, play), be forewarned — the Windows Marketplace for Mobile is going dark on May 9th. If you have any apps you've been forgetting to update on your HTC HD2, you'll need to make sure you grab...
Huge: Reddit’s largest subsections command more than 100 million monthly impressions
thenextweb.com
Yes, Reddit is big, but did you know how big? As it turns out, the social links and news site is likely larger than you imagined. Released today is a pile of traffic data from several of the sites largest ‘subreddits,’ or subsections. The numbers are eye-popping. In case you don’t...
Online Journalists Make Pulitzer History
mashable.com
Today, a cartoonist for SFGate.com, the online arm of the San Francisco Chronicle, and an investigative journalist at ProPublica won Pulitzer Prizes for their work. The reason we’ve dubbed these wins “history-making” is because this is the first time any online-only publication has won the prestigious award for editorial...
Apple Shutting Lala: Subscription iTunes Soon?
paidcontent.org
Five months after buying the web-based music service, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is now shutting Lala, in what is likely preparation for a web- or subscription-centric upgrade to its own iTunes Store. The site has stopped accepting new sign-ups and will shut to existing users on May 31, says a...
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