Today in Tech: Would you buy Google's home entertainment system?

February 10, 2012: 7:48 AM ET

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* Google (GOOG) is developing a home entertainment system that will wirelessly stream music. The move is notable as Google will design and market the hardware itself. (The Wall Street Journal)

* Steve Jobs' 191-page FBI file was released yesterday. Among the random tidbits: the Apple co-founder and former CEO maintained a 2.65 high school GPA, avoided the gym, and once jogged a lot. (The Los Angeles Times)

Startup investor Ron Conway.

* Colleague Miguel Helft profiles prolific startup investor Ron Conway. (Fortune)

* LinkedIn's (LNKD) latest quarterly earnings beat expectations, with revenues climbing to nearly $168 million and a net income of almost $7 million. (TechCrunch)

* The use of streaming services like Spotify, Rhapsody and others, boosted Warner Music's bottom line by $15 million last quarter.  Not a huge amount per se, but expect that figure to jump by 36% next quarter. (All Things D)

* An inside look at dating site Zoosk, which reports 15 million monthly users. Up next for its cofounders? Expanding the site's dating services with LinkedIn-like features. (Bloomberg Businessweek)

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JP Mangalindan
JP Mangalindan
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With a background in consumer products and pop culture trends, JP Mangalindan has brought his ability to spot the next big things to his coverage of the tech industry for Fortune.com, writing on topics as diverse as the evolution of net neutrality and the influence of social media. A graduate of Fordham University, Mangalindan has written for GQ, Popular Science, Entertainment Weekly, and nymag.com. He lives in San Francisco.

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