Today in Tech: Big Yahoo layoffs today, Instagram hits Android

April 4, 2012: 3:30 AM ET

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* Facebook countered Yahoo's (YHOO) lawsuit with a lawsuit of its own, spanning 10 patents covering areas like homepage, photos, and ads. (Friending Facebook Blog)

* Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app with over 30 million users, just officially arrived on Google's Android operating system. (TechCrunch)

* Up to 2,000 Yahoo employees could be laid off later today in nearly every unit, with the products division expected to be the worst hit. (All Things D)

* Amazon (AMZN) is reportedly testing a service that will let Kindle Fire users buy items and subscriptions via mobile apps. In return, the company will take a 30% commission. Such a move would help Amazon remain competitive with Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG), which already have similar services in place. (Bloomberg)

* How Apple could become the first $1 trillion company. (Fortune)

* Meet the iBrain, a small device that could allow people like physicist Stephen Hawking to communicate simply by thinking. (The New York 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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