Technology Update

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

April 30, 2009 -- 3:00 p.m.

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Walt Disney reached a deal to buy a nearly 30% stake in Hulu, the Web-video site, and will put full episodes of ABC TV shows on it.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124110275139073305.html#mod=djemTECH

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Aggressive costs cuts helped Motorola blunt a widening first-quarter loss, but handset sales continued to decline.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124109071922972829.html#mod=djemTECH

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Apple is building a team to design its own semiconductors, in a strategy shift. - Digits: What Does Steve Jobs Want With All Those Chip Guys?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124104666426570729.html#mod=djemTECH

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Kodak suspended its dividend and announced salary cuts for several executives as its first-quarter loss widened on weak sales.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124109334889972929.html#mod=djemTECH

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Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit recruited Jeff Levick of Google Inc. as its new president of global advertising, replacing Gregory Coleman.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124109755812873121.html#mod=djemTECH

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Comcast's earnings rose 5.4%, demonstrating continued resilience from the cable industry despite economic turmoil.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124108766024672721.html#mod=djemTECH

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Europe's major semiconductor companies said the industry's woes may have reached a bottom, though conditions will remain challenging for the rest of the year.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124109305437972925.html#mod=djemTECH

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Time Warner gave the clearest sign yet that it plans to move beyond its disastrous 2001 merger with AOL, saying it expects to spin off of all or part of the ailing unit. - Time Warner Cable Posts 32% Drop in Net

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124100011975268097.html#mod=djemTECH

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DigitalGlobe aims to raise $250 million when it launches its IPO in mid-May, continuing a streak of technology-driven deals.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124104929909370983.html#mod=djemTECH

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Norway's Telenor won a victory in a long-running conflict with its Russian partners, but still faced the threat of losing its main Russian investment.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124111289952073785.html#mod=djemTECH

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IAC/InterActiveCorp said it is in talks to buy Yahoo's online-dating business, after posting a first-quarter loss due to advertising woes.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124100716278968323.html#mod=djemTECH

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The executive in charge of Google's global display-ad business is leaving the Internet company, the latest in a series of executives to depart in recent weeks.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124102966452769413.html#mod=djemTECH

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From the BizTech Blog

Has Twitter Made Us All Poets?
It's not uncommon to see haikus in Facebook status updates and Twitter feeds these days. You could call it the Twitter effect. We write in blurbs, and have, in a way, become armchair poets.

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/04/30/has-twitter-made-us-all-poets/#mod=djemTECH

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U.S.A. Maintains Spam Lead
We're No. 1! In sending spam, that is.

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/04/30/usa-maintains-spam-lead/#mod=djemTECH

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What Does Steve Jobs Want With All Those Chip Guys?
There's been buzz about Apple's interest in microprocessor designers ever since the company bought the Silicon Valley startup P.A. Semi last year. The question: what is Apple going to do with these guys?

See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/04/29/what-does-steve-jobs-want-with-all-those-chip-guys/#mod=djemTECH

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All Things Digital

Latest Posts

- Microsoft on the Hunt for a New Head of World-Wide Online Sales, Even as Yahoo Talks Continue
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090430/microsoft-on-the-hunt-for-a-new-head-of-worldwide-online-sales-even-as-yahoo-talks-continue/?reflink=ATD_wsj_quotes#mod=djemTECH

- Finally: Disney, Hulu Deal Announced
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090430/finally-disney-hulu-deal-announced/?reflink=ATD_wsj_quotes#mod=djemTECH

- Motorola: Do We Qualify for a TARP Bailout Yet
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090430/motorola-do-we-qualify-for-a-tarp-bailout-yet/?reflink=ATD_wsj_quotes#mod=djemTECH

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TECHNOLOGY VIDEOS

While the Dell Adamo and Studio One 19 computers are not ground-breaking, they may appeal to consumers based on their style and price points, Walt Mossberg says.

http://online.wsj.com/video/mossberg-reviews-two-new-pcs-from-dell/3A2DA2F2-493B-41A1-BA66-A3697E6D8A5C.html#mod=djemTECH

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