Today in Tech: 5 mistakes tablet makers make at launch

April 3, 2012: 12:06 PM ET

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* As All Things D first reported, expect Yahoo (YHOOto lay off thousands of employees tomorrow, largely from from the company's international division. (All Things D via PandoDaily)

* Oracle (ORCL) and Google (GOOG) are going to trial in two weeks. The former is suing the latter over Java-related patents and technology that appear in Google's popular Android operating system. (CNET)

* 5 mistakes companies usually make when launching a tablet, from rolling out devices without a strategy in place to believing that tablets are always cheaper alternatives to laptops. (The Wall Street Journal)

* Expect that Angry Birds TV show to arrive some time this fall. (The Guardian)

* ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES: Hot mobile payments startup Square hired away Google Wallet co-founding engineer Rob van Behren. The news comes weeks after the departures of other Google Wallet employees, including co-founding engineer Marc Freed-Finnegan. Meanwhile, Pinterest co-founder Paul Sciarra has left the popular start-up and joined Andreessen Horowitz as its entrepreneur-in-residence. (NFC Times)

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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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