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Next iPad Already in Production Will Be Lighter, Thinner and Have Front-Facing Camera

Apple already has its next version of the iPad in production with foreign manufacturers, and the device will be thinner, lighter and have a front-facing camera, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog, which cites an article in the Wall…

Disney Earnings Helped by Television, as Cable and Broadcasting Both Gain

Growth at Walt Disney Co.’s television networks helped boost the company’s first-quarter earnings, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. Net income was $1.3 billion, or 68 cents a share, up 54% from $844 million, or 44 cents a share, a year…

eBay to Pay $200 for Certain Smartphones–It’s a Two-Week Promotion Tied to the Release of Apple’s iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless

"To help defray the cost of a Verizon iPhone, Internet auctioneer eBay has joined a handful of companies trying to help people sell their old smartphones," reports PCWorld. The article continues, "eBay has set up a special section of its…

Is Apple Planning on Making TV Sets?

"Apple’s recent investment of $3.9 billion in components is likely for device displays ranging from the iPhone to the 27-inch iMac, and could signal Apple’s intention to build a television set up to 50 inches in size, investment firm Piper…

Jeff Zucker Says NBC Universal Tried to Buy Huffington Post–Here’s Why It Never Happened

Jeff Zucker today said today that NBC Universal tried to acquire the Huffington Post, according to an article by Bill Kirtz at Poynter.org. According to the article, Zucker, "said NBC had tried for 18 months to buy the popular blog…

Forget .com, .net or .org–Coming Soon Is .love, .sport, .vegas, .web, .gay and Maybe Even .nazi. This Piece Is Today’s Must-Read

"The pillar of the basic Web address – the trusty .com domain – is about to face vast new competition that will dramatically transform the Web as we know it. New Web sites, with more subject-specific, sometimes controversial suffixes, will…

Huffington Post to Be Purchased by AOL for $315 Million, with Founder Keeping Role

The Huffington Post has agreed to be purchased by AOL for $315 million, with co-founder Arianna Huffington to be named president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group,reports Bloomberg News. According to the article, "AOL is struggling with declining…

Report: Verizon Halts Online Orders for the iPhone After a Record First Day

"Verizon said it ceased iPhone sales at 8:10 p.m. EST on Thursday after inventory it had set aside for existing customers ran out, " Reuters reports, continuing, "It had starting taking pre-orders for the device at 3 a.m. that morning…

Report: A Senior News Corp. Executive Says Hulu CEO’s Job Is in Jeopardy Because of Blog the CEO Wrote Knocking Traditional TV

A senior, unnamed executive at News Corp–which co-owns Hulu–says Hulu’s CEO job is in jeopardy due to a blog the CEO has written that knocks traditional TV, according to the respected Business Insider website. According to the article, "A top…

ABC News Crew Threatened With Beheading; Fox News Crew Beaten. Attacks on Media Escalate in Cairo

An ABC News crew was carjacked Thursday in Cairo by a group of angry men who threatened to behead them, as attacks against foreign reporters escalated in the strife-riddled Egyptian capital, ABC News reported. The team was later released. In…