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Today in Tech: Sprint betting billions on next iPhone
October 4, 2011: 3:30 AM ETFortune's curated selection of newsworthy tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to you every day.
* Sprint (S) is betting billions that the next Apple smartphone will boost its business. The number 3 mobile network in the U.S. reportedly committed to buy more than 30 million iPhones and doesn't expect to make money off the deal until 2014. (The Wall Street Journal)
* Speaking of, Apple (AAPL) finally reveals the newest, spiffiest iPhone (or iPhones) later today. Check back with Fortune throughout the morning for the latest updates on what CEO Tim Cook and crew have brewing.
* Prolific TechCrunch writer MG Siegler is changing gears and becoming the newest partner over at Mike Arrington's CrunchFund. He'll still be contributing to TechCrunch as an Apple-focused columnist. (TechCrunch)
* Rhapsody is buying Napster. (CNET)
* Google (GOOG) could be ponying up $100 million for new, original YouTube content, which includes a deal with retired skateboarder Tony Hawk. (The Next Web)
* Why Google VP Marissa Mayer thought the company only had a 2% chance of success. (Fortune)
* One market research and intel firm reports that 95,000 Kindle Fire units have already been pre-ordered. (Boy Genius Report)
* Adobe (ADBE) acquired cloud-based font-subscription service TypeKit for an unspecified amount. (BetaNews)
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Today in Tech: How much did Leo Apotheker walk away with?
Fortune's curated selection of newsworthy tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to you every day.
* Thanks to an 8K HP (HPQ) filed, we now know ousted CEO Leo Apotheker walked away with almost $10 million in payouts and bonuses. Meanwhile, new company head Meg Whitman will earn $1 -- yes, $1 -- a year, joining former Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Google execs Larry Page, MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 30, 2011 3:30 AM ETPosted in: Amazon, AOL, Eric Schmidt, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Léo Apotheker, Meg Whitman, Mike Arrington, Twitter -
Angel collusion: It's not necessarily a bad thing
Would the start-up world be a better place if some of Silicon Valley's biggest investors worked together?
In the wake of "AngelGate," a lot of heated words, emails and tweets have been exchanged. Did 10 tech super angels convene for dinner in San Francisco last week to discuss how they could band together to fix prices and keep other entrepreneurs out, as Techcrunch reported? Which early-stage investors attended and what did MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 29, 2010 1:40 PM ET -
Today in Tech: News around the Web
A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
It's official: AOL (AOL) is acquiring TechCrunch, video distribution start-up 5Min media, and Brizzly web-app maker, Thing Labs. (Terms were not disclosed.) (All Things Digital) In a lengthy, MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 29, 2010 6:30 AM ETPosted in: Amazon, AOL, Credit Sesame, Facebook, FCC, Financial, HP, India, Michael Arrington, Mike Arrington, mint.com, Net neutrality, Tablet, TechCrunch, Twitter -
Today in Tech: News around the Web
A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set the record straight about that potential "Facebook phone" during a MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 23, 2010 7:30 AM ETPosted in: Adobe, AOL, Better Place, cloud computing, Dell, Facebook, Financial, Flipboard, GE, GigaOm, Halo, Mark Zuckeberg, Michael Dell, Mike Arrington, Mobile, Netflix, Nintendo, Samsung, T-Mobile, Tablets, Tim Armstrong, Twitter
