 Telegraph.co.uk | Facebook turns umbrella company via Instagram purchase Telegraph.co.uk Facebook's much talked about $1bn purchase of photo-sharing app Instagram marks the start of a new chapter for the social network as an umbrella company, writes Emma Barnett. Facebook is acquiring photo-sharing app Instagram for approx. Instagram fans moan over slap in the Facebook Facebook deal-making is not likely over Review: Warming up to photo-sharing app Instagram |
 AFP | Instagram fans moan over slap in the Facebook AFP By Sebastian Smith (AFP) â€" 2 hours ago NEW YORK â€" Facebook's $1 billion gobbling up of Instagram has sent disgruntled fans of the quirky photo-sharing app to the delete button. Twitter and other online platforms buzzed Wednesday with depictions of ... Facebook deal-making is not likely over Loyal Instagram users fret about Facebook's reach InstaGRIM: The decline of Instagram |
 The Hindu | Facebook deal-making is not likely over MarketWatch By Therese Poletti, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) â€" The once-adolescent Facebook Inc. is now showing its age, even before next month's widely anticipated debut on Wall Street that is expected to value it at $100 billion. Dropping Instagram already? Try these Android alternatives HOW TO PLAY IT: Targeting the mobile market Review: Warming up to Photo-Sharing App Instagram |
 CTV.ca | DoJ Says Ebook Price Fixing Agreed at 'Highest Levels` of Apple, Publishers eWeek News Analysis: The US Attorney General claims that executives at the “highest levels†of Apple and ebook publishers collaborated in the use of a pricing model designed to prevent Amazon and others from discounting books and costing consumers millions ... Amazon to Cut E-Book Prices, Shaking Rivals US Alleges E-Book Scheme Understanding the DOJ charges against Apple and e-book publishers |
 Toronto Star | Amazon to Cut E-Book Prices, Shaking Rivals New York Times The government's decision to pursue major publishers on antitrust charges has put the Internet retailer Amazon in a powerful position: the nation's largest bookseller may now get to decide how much an e-book will cost, and the book world is quaking ... US Alleges E-Book Scheme Understanding the DOJ charges against Apple and e-book publishers The Apple e-book antitrust lawsuit: What it means |
 CBS News | Dropping Instagram already? Try these Android alternatives CNET If Facebook's acquisition of Instagram left a sour taste in your mouth, then check out these three powerful social photo apps available for your Android. by Jaymar Cabebe April 11, 2012 5:24 PM PDT Follow @jaymarcabebe It seems like almost immediately ... Why Facebook Bought Instagram: IPO Buyers And Apple 8 Things Instagram Did Right Review: Warming up to Photo-Sharing App Instagram |
CBS News | Was Facebook's purchase of Instagram motivated by fear? Washington Post It's true â€" $1 billion really is cool. Just ask the guys at Instagram, who sold their mobile photo sharing app â€" along with their entire team (all 13 of them) â€" to Facebook for that astronomical figure this week. Now a lot of people are asking the same ... Why Facebook Bought Instagram: IPO Buyers And Apple 8 Things Instagram Did Right Review: Warming up to Photo-Sharing App Instagram |
CBS News | DEALTALK-What will be the next Instagram? Reuters * By Sarah McBride and Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 (Reuters) - Facebook's willingness to pay $1 billion to buy the 12-person start-up Instagram has Silicon Valley venture capitalists happily re-doing their math on the potential value of hot ... 8 Things Instagram Did Right Review: Warming up to Photo-Sharing App Instagram |
CBS News | Review: Warming up to photo-sharing app Instagram CBS News NEW YORK â€" I was skeptical, even horrified, when I first heard about the photo-sharing craze Instagram more than a year ago. As a journalist trained to reject alterations in words and pictures, I didn't get the concept of a social network built around ... |
 Computerworld | Lumia 900 materials cost $209, point to low-cost approach by Nokia, Microsoft Computerworld By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - The materials used to build the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone cost $209 -- well above AT&T's price for the phone of $100 with a two-year contract, but just 46% of Lumia's $450 retail price with no contract. IHS reveals Lumia 900′s iPhone roots Analyst: Nokia's Lumia 900 Uses the Same Playbook as the iPhone Nokia plunges to 14-year low after another profit warning |
 Globe and Mail | How Instagram's Acquisition Helps Apple Sell More iPhones Forbes A gray version of an emblem used by iOS app developers to indicate that something is available for download from the App Store. It has a image of an iPhone and reads "Available on the iPhone - App Store". (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The recent ... Alternative Camera Apps to Instagram Facebook paying $1 billion for the Instagram app teens love Targeting the mobile market |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Facebook paying $1 billion for the Instagram app teens love Los Angeles Times By Jessica Guynn Instagram isn't your mother's or your grandmother's mobile app. Its users trend far younger than Facebook's, according to a study from Experian Hitwise. More than half of the visitors to Instagram's website are under the age of 35, ... It's not just Instagram. The 'app economy' is taking off. Facebook is scared of the internet Jon Stewart On Facebook's Billion Dollar Instagram Purchase: 'Really Lame' |
 CBC.ca | Nokia lowers profit outlook, shares nosedive The Associated Press By MATTI HUUHTANEN, AP â€" 1 minute ago HELSINKI (AP) â€" Nokia Corp. saw its share price plummet 14 percent on Wednesday after it warned that heavy competition will hit its first-quarter earnings, especially in developing markets, and that it expected no ... Nokia Lowers Estimate for 1st Quarter Profit Nokia's US Re-entry Marred By Software Glitch Warnings and glitches dent Nokia stock |
 CBC.ca | DOJ sues Apple, publishers over e-book price-fixing Computerworld By Grant Gross IDG News Service - The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five large publishers, accusing the companies of working together to raise prices of e-books. Defendants in the lawsuit, filed Wednesday, ... US sues Apple, publishers over electronic books DOJ Sues Apple, Publishers Over 'Illegal' E-Book Pricing Scheme US Targets Apple, Publishers On E-Book Price Fixing |
Telegraph.co.uk | Facebook Still Has Enough Cash Laying Around To Buy Four More Instagrams San Francisco Chronicle A source who deals with a lot of tech M&As made a good point on the phone yesterday. Even after spending $1 billion in cash and stock to buy Instagram earlier this week, Facebook STILL has at least $4 billion in cash to spend right now. Jon Stewart on Google's glasses: Like people peeing in your eye Instagram tops App Store Instagram gives Facebook 5 million reasons to love recent acquisition |
 Globe and Mail | US Sues Apple, Publishers Over E-Book Pricing Wall Street Journal By CHAD BRAY And BRENT KENDALL The US filed an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Apple Inc. and five of the nation's largest publishers, alleging they conspired to limit competition for the pricing of e-books. Ashby Jones joins Markets Hub with ... US files suit against Apple, publishers over e-book price-fixing DOJ files suit against Apple, book publishers on collusion over e-book pricing. DOJ sues Apple over price-fixing scheme |
 Globe and Mail | Instagram soars to #1 on App store, is instant hit on Google Play Washington Post On the news that Facebook will buy Instagram, smartphone users have flocked to online stores to check out what, exactly, was worth a cool billion dollars to the world's largest social network. On Tuesday, a message from the Instagram Twitter account ... Top of the charts: Instagram may have lost a few iOS users, but it's gained a ... Local Instagram Founder Worth $400M After Facebook Buy A Billion-Dollar Turning Point for Mobile Apps |
 Globe and Mail | Nokia revving up NFC-enabled Lumia 610 CNET Set to debut in Europe next quarter, the next flavor of the Lumia 610 will be the first Windows Phone handset to let people pay for items via their cell phone. by Lance Whitney April 11, 2012 6:37 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit Nokia's Lumia 610 will getting ... Bug hits new Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone Nokia's US smartphone comeback hits snag as Lumia 900 bug found Nokia: 2m Lumia sales in Q1 but finances still underwhelming |
Telegraph.co.uk | Jon Stewart Tackles Google Project Glass And Facebook Buying Instagram [Video] TechCrunch Bubble or not, the tech world is operating at a level of craziness right now. Google announced they're working on connected augmented reality glasses that might just everything. Then, just a few days later, Mark Zuckerberg actually did change ... How Instagram founder Kevin Systrom became insta-rich A Billion-Dollar Turning Point for Mobile Apps Are Photos Apps a Business? |
 ZDNet UK | Is AT&T's sales force prepared to sell the Nokia Lumia 900? CNET AT&T is spending a bundle to promote the Nokia Lumia 900, but its own retail sales associates may be the weak link in promoting its flagship Windows Phone. AT&T stores in Manhattan promoted the release of the new Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone, ... Nokia unveils first NFC-enabled Windows Phone Nokia's US ambitions hit by smartphone bug Nokia Lumia 610 NFC official |
 Irish Times | Nokia brings NFC to Nokia Lumia 610 smartphone with operator Orange Reuters Nokia Lumia 610 NFC with OrangeMonaco - Nokia today announced an NFC version of the recently-launched Nokia Lumia 610, the most affordable smartphone in the Lumia range and the perfect introduction to Windows Phone for a younger audience. Nokia Lumia 610 NFC official Nokia's Lumia 900 suffers software bug Nokia Launches Its First Windows-Based NFC Phone, the 610, With Orange |
Telegraph.co.uk | Tech Weekly podcast: Facebook buys Instagram for $1bn The Guardian On this week's podcast with Aleks Krotoski, we look at Facebook's astounding acquisition of the 551-day-old Instagram photo app for a cool $1bn and ask if this means that we're in the middle of a new technology bubble? Also on the podcast, ... How an app helps beat traffic jams in Singapore A Billion-Dollar Turning Point for Mobile Apps The Knock-On Effect Of Facebook Purchasing Instagram |
 BBC News | How an app helps beat traffic jams in Singapore BBC News Apps are never far from the news these days and this week has been no exception. Facebook made its biggest acquisition so far. The popular social networking site is buying the photo-sharing tool Instagram for $1bn. Apps of that value are rare, ... The Knock-On Effect Of Facebook Purchasing Instagram Instagram users jumping ship over Facebook acquistion A Billion-Dollar Turning Point for Mobile Apps |
 CNBC.com | Facebook Fueling the Tech Bubble: Analyst CNBC.com Facebook $1 billion acquisition of photo app company Instagram will add more fuel to the much talked-about social media bubble, Michael Pachter, Managing Director for Equity Research at Wedbush Securities told CNBC. The deal is set to complete by the ... A Billion-Dollar Turning Point for Mobile Apps How Instagram founder Kevin Systrom became insta-rich Philly Inc: 'B' is for billions and bubbles |
