Nokia smartphone bug hits US ambitions - Reuters

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Nokia smartphone bug hits US ambitions Reuters * Lumia 900 software problem could cut data connections * Software update due on or around April 16 * Nokia to offer $100 credit to customers phone bill By Tarmo Virki HELSINKI, April 11 (Reuters) - Struggling cellphone maker Nokia on Wednesday ... Nokia Finds Glitch In New Lumia 900, Now Offering Phone For FreeForbes Apple could learn from Nokia as they take immediate action with Lumia 900 ...ZDNet (blog) Nokia Offers Lumia 900 Exchange, Credits as Problem SurfacesPCWorld CNET -BetaNews all 1,035 news articles »

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Apple crafting weapon to vanquish Flashback virus - Sydney Morning Herald

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Apple crafting weapon to vanquish Flashback virus Sydney Morning Herald Apple says it is crafting a weapon to vanquish a Flashback virus from Macintosh computers and working to disrupt the command network being used by hackers behind the infections. In its first public admission that the malicious software is vexing ... Apple Snubs Firm That Discovered Mac Botnet, Tries To Cut Off Its Server ...Forbes Six tips to make your Mac saferCNET Apple Developing Mac App to Remove Flashback InfectionsThe Mac Observer 123Macmini.com -Apple Insider -PC Magazine all 382 news articles »

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How Instagram founder Kevin Systrom became insta-rich - Los Angeles Times

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How Instagram founder Kevin Systrom became insta-rich Los Angeles Times Facebook will buy the photo-sharing app maker for $1 billion in cash and stock just 18 months after it launched. Instagram has a loyal following of 30 million users but never made a dime. Kevin Systrom, right, and Mike Krieger, founders of Instagram, ... Place your bets on who Zuckerberg buys after InstagramCNET Loyal Instagram users fret about Facebook's reachThe Associated Press Instagram cofounder's success story has Holliston rootsBoston Globe Forbes -New York Times all 3,018 news articles »

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Nokia to give Lumia 900 users $100 credit, software patch due to data glitch - Ars Technica

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Nokia to give Lumia 900 users $100 credit, software patch due to data glitch Ars Technica By Peter Bright | Published April 10, 2012 9:45 PM Some Nokia Lumia 900 customers have been experiencing a loss of data connectivityâ€"both LTE and 3Gâ€"on their new handsets. Nokia has identified the problem and devised a software fix, which will be ... Nokia To Offer Software Fix, $100 Credit In The Wake Of Lumia 900 Data WoesTechCrunch Nokia giving away Lumia 900 for free until April 21 due to data bugVentureBeat Nokia offers Lumia 900 exchange, credits as problem surfacesITworld.com all 1,009 news articles »

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Facebook Plays Offense and Defense in a Single Deal - New York Times

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Facebook Plays Offense and Defense in a Single Deal New York Times SAN FRANCISCO â€" Is it crazy for Facebook, a start-up that has not yet even gone public, to be throwing $1 billion at Instagram, an even younger start-up? To some, the rich price tag on the deal, announced Monday, was yet more evidence of a bubble in ... With Instagram deal, Facebook shows it's taking rapid shift to mobile ...Washington Post Loyal Instagram users fret about Facebook's reachThe Seattle Times 3 app alternatives to InstagramLos Angeles Times CNET -Wall Street Journal all 2,917 news articles »

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Mobile Apps, Not Web, Are Goal for Start-Ups - New York Times

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Mobile Apps, Not Web, Are Goal for Start-Ups New York Times The path for Internet start-ups used to be quite clear: establish a presence on the Web first, then come up with a version of your service for mobile devices. Now, at a time when the mobile start-up Instagram can command $1 billion in a sale to ... 3 app alternatives to InstagramLos Angeles Times Instagram users are young and Facebook users are oldCNET Facebook Opens New Playbook With InstagramWall Street Journal Salt Lake Tribune -San Jose Mercury News all 2,894 news articles »

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Apple to release Flashback removal software, working to take down botnet - Ars Technica

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Apple to release Flashback removal software, working to take down botnet Ars Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published April 10, 2012 7:16 PM Apple plans to release software that will detect and remove Flashback malware infections on the Mac, the company announced Tuesday. In a knowledge base link published late in the day, Apple explained ... Report: Apple Tries to Take Down Domain Run by Flashback Discoverer Dr. WebPC Magazine Apple Snubs Firm That Discovered Mac Botnet, Tries To Cut Off Its Server ...Forbes Apple reportedly tries to shut down Flashback discoverer's serverApple Insider PCWorld -CNET -Computerworld all 318 news articles »

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Facebook Opens New Playbook With Instagram - Wall Street Journal

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Facebook Opens New Playbook With Instagram Wall Street Journal By SHAYNDI RAICE And SPENCER E. ANTE Facebook Inc.'s acquisition strategy has long been to buy a start-up, shut it down and keep the talent. But it's going to need a new playbook for its biggest deal yet. The $1 billion acquisition of Instagram poses ... O'Brien: Three things Instagram says about Silicon Valley in 2012San Jose Mercury News Facebook acquires InstagramWashington Post Loyal Instagram users fret about Facebook's reachThe Associated Press Mashable -Boston Globe all 2,844 news articles »

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With Instagram deal, Facebook shows it's taking rapid shift to mobile ... - Washington Post

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With Instagram deal, Facebook shows it's taking rapid shift to mobile ... Washington Post Facebook announced Monday that it was going to buy Instagram for $1 billion. The Post's Hayley Tsukayama looks at what makes the photo-sharing company worth that much money: Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram is a clear sign that Facebook, ... Loyal Instagram Users Fret About Facebook's ReachABC News Instagram's $1 Billion Sale Helps Other Photo-Sharing StartupsMashable Before Facebook Met Instagram: 10 Knockout Tech BuysPC Magazine Forbes -Wall Street Journal -Los Angeles Times all 2,730 news articles »

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HP's OpenStack bet to deliver what Amazon Web Services won't - InfoWorld

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HP's OpenStack bet to deliver what Amazon Web Services won't InfoWorld By David Linthicum | InfoWorld HP today announced its HP Converged Cloud, which when released in beta form in May will use a version of the open source OpenStack software. HP's betting that the OpenStack-fueled offering will get enterprises excited ... HP Converged Cloud launched to crush AmazonSlashGear Roundup: HP Converged Cloud Takes on AmazonData Center Knowledge HP Converged Cloud Plan Uses Hardened OpenStackInformationWeek BetaNews -San Jose Mercury News -BusinessWeek all 97 news articles »

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Facebook and Instagram: Made for each other - Washington Post

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Facebook and Instagram: Made for each other Washington Post Facebook bought Instagram on Monday for one buh-buh-billion dollars, a tectonic lurch in the realm of social media, and what does this have to do with the real world â€" the chaotic world that surrounds us, not the orderly one that is contained in the ... Insta-rich: How Instagram became a $1-billion company in 18 monthsLos Angeles Times Is Path next?Fortune Why Facebook is a Long-Term LoserPC Magazine CNN -Forbes -USA TODAY all 2,679 news articles »

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Are mobile Internet users the next gold mine? - USA TODAY

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Are mobile Internet users the next gold mine? USA TODAY By Julia Boorstin, CNBC.com Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram is part of a land grab for mobile Internet usersâ€"and with the explosion of smartphones, that land grab is all about photo sharing. Facebook bought popular photo-sharing app ... Instagram and Facebook: the next tech bubble?The Guardian Instagram's Buyout: No Bubble to See HereWired News How Instagram Will Help Facebook Monetize MobileReadWriteWeb CNN -Telegraph.co.uk -Sydney Morning Herald all 2,643 news articles »

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Instagram's Buyout: No Bubble to See Here - Wired News

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Instagram's Buyout: No Bubble to See Here Wired News By Andy Baio Instagram's billion-dollar sale to Facebook raised eyebrows Monday, renewing fears of a new tech bubble. But compared to other major acquisitions since the dot-com bust, turns out it's a pretty sane deal. To put the acquisition in ... Instagram and the rise of photo appsCNN Facebook buys Instagram: is the latest internet bubble about to pop?Telegraph.co.uk Quit Instagram? Here are five alternativesUSA TODAY DailyFinance -The Guardian -SlashGear all 2,591 news articles »

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Instagram founders turn two years of work into $1bn – only in Silicon Valley - The Guardian

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Instagram founders turn two years of work into $1bn â€" only in Silicon Valley The Guardian California has been famous since the gold rush for creating fortunes overnight. The Golden State was a dream factory for get-rich-quick schemes from pioneers with pickaxes to beautiful people aiming to be Hollywood stars. But only in Silicon Valley can ... Instagram and the rise of photo appsCNN Will Facebook change Instagram privacy?msnbc.com Andreessen Horowitz Banked A 280X Return On The Instagram SaleSan Francisco Chronicle Forbes -USA TODAY -GigaOM all 2,560 news articles »

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How Instagram managed to fetch $1B - Washington Post

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How Instagram managed to fetch $1B Washington Post April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Silicon Valley is one of the few places where a 27-year-old Web entrepreneur can parlay a photo- sharing application with no known source of revenue into $1 billion -- in two years. Evidence of that came yesterday, when Facebook ... Instagram's founders Kevin Systrom and Mike KriegerBBC News Export Photos From Instagram With Free ServiceDiscovery News Instagram for Android hits 5 million downloads alreadyLos Angeles Times Mashable -Forbes -USA TODAY all 2,511 news articles »

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Instagram for Android hits 5 million downloads already - Los Angeles Times

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Instagram for Android hits 5 million downloads already Los Angeles Times By Michelle Maltais And on the sixth day, there were more than 5 million downloads of Instagram for Android. That's right, in just six days, the free photo-sharing app has registered 5 million to 10 million downloads on the Google Play site. Instagram for Android Hits 5 Million Downloads in 6 DaysMashable Instagram Android downloads hit 5 millionUSA TODAY Instagram is worth $1B to FacebookBetaNews Bloomberg -The Guardian -ABC News all 2,488 news articles »

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Facebook purchased Instagram for 1 billion dollars. (Joanna Stern/ABC News) - ABC News

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Facebook purchased Instagram for 1 billion dollars. (Joanna Stern/ABC News) ABC News When 12-year-old Catherine Moorhead found out about Facebook's acquisition of Instagram she immediately texted her dad. "It ruins the purpose of Instagram! OMGosh!!!!" she typed on her iPhone. Moorehead might be young, but she wasn't the only one ... Facebook Buys Instagram; Microsoft Nabs AOL Patents; New iPhone RumorsPC Magazine From Instagram to MySpace: a guide to hip social startup acquisitionsThe Guardian Instagram for Android app downloaded 5 million times in just 6 daysmsnbc.com Washington Post -Los Angeles Times -Christian Science Monitor all 2,408 news articles »

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Instagram: What makes it worth $1 billion to Facebook? - Washington Post

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Instagram: What makes it worth $1 billion to Facebook? Washington Post Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram is a clear sign that Facebook, at least, is taking the rapid shift to mobile platforms seriously. While the social network has one of the most popular apps on the market, the company is still centered ... Facebook to snap up Instagram photo-sharing app for $1 billionLos Angeles Times Instagram's Android App Tops 5 Million DownloadsPCWorld Facebook's Decision To Pay $1 Billion For Instagram Is A Big Red FlagSan Francisco Chronicle Wall Street Journal -BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk all 2,357 news articles »

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Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders are available in the UK - Inquirer

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Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders are available in the UK Inquirer By Lee Bell FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has announced that its highly anticipated Lumia 900 smartphone is available to pre-order in the UK today. Running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 operating system (OS), Nokia's Lumia 900 will be launched in high ... Nokia Lumia 900 Device Tops Amazon Sales ChartWall Street Journal Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone top Amazon sellerMarketWatch Nokia's great Windows Phone hope: Beauty without brawnInfoWorld DailyFinance -InformationWeek all 867 news articles »

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Who's getting rich from Facebook's $1bn Instagram deal? - Telegraph.co.uk

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Who's getting rich from Facebook's $1bn Instagram deal? Telegraph.co.uk Mark Zuckerberg first tried to recruit Instagram's founder and chief executive, Kevin Systrom, to Facebook in 2004, before the social networking had charted its extraordinary growth trajectory and while Mr Systrom was still an undergraduate at Stanford ... Twitterverse in uproar over Facebook's $1B Instagram buyInfoWorld News Express: Facebook Agrees to Buy InstagramBusinessWeek Facebook buying photo-share app Instagram for $1 billionLubbockOnline.com Bend Bulletin -AppAdvice -BBC News all 2,251 news articles »

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Instagram for Android hits 5 million downloads in six days - SlashGear

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Instagram for Android hits 5 million downloads in six days SlashGear There were many people waiting for Instagram to come to the Android platform. When the app finally landed for Android, it was understandably popular with 1 million downloads in its first day. The massive popularity of the app led the Facebook gobbling ... Instagram 'tremendous investment' for FacebookBBC News News Express: Facebook Agrees to Buy InstagramBloomberg Facebook buying photo-share app Instagram for $1BIndianapolis Star The Guardian -Wired News all 2,212 news articles »

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Instagram: what is Facebook getting for $1bn? - The Guardian

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Instagram: what is Facebook getting for $1bn? The Guardian In my job I guess it's unsurprising that I keep hearing things about photography. "Facts" like half of all pictures ever taken were taken in the past 12 months. Could that be true? It might be if some people are taking pictures of every meal they eat. Facebook buys Instagram for $1bnInquirer Facebook Makes Big Bet by Acquiring InstagramDaily Beast Will Facebook ruin Instagram?WISC Madison Telegraph.co.uk -Montgomery Advertiser -Wired News all 2,169 news articles »

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Today in Tech: Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion, boosts mobile strategy? - Fortune

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Today in Tech: Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion, boosts mobile strategy? Fortune By JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter April 10, 2012: 4:16 AM ET Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day. * In a surprising move, Facebook is buying Instagram for ... Facebook buys Instagram: inflating the new tech bubble?Telegraph.co.uk How Instagram May Change Under FacebookForbes Exclusive: Instagram Facebook Deal Nets CEO Nearly Half A BillionWired News CNET -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle (press release) all 2,120 news articles »

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How Instagram May Change Under Facebook - Forbes

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How Instagram May Change Under Facebook Forbes My favorite app on the planet, Instagram, has just been acquired by Facebook for a billion dollars in cash. This is great because I was just thinking how un-invaded my privacy felt in that particular service. Anyway, sad news on the surface. Facebook buys Instagram: full statementTelegraph.co.uk Facebook's $1b outlay raises red flagSydney Morning Herald Facebook snaps up Instagram app for $1 billionSan Francisco Chronicle The Tennessean -Sacramento Bee -BusinessWeek all 2,086 news articles »

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