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President Obama Threatens to Veto Law to Repeal Net NeutralityThe White House has threatened to veto Republican-sponsored legislation that would overturn the net neutrality rules the FCC passed last December. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on S.J. Resolution 6 [PDF], “Disapproval of Federal Communications Commission Rule Regulating the Internet a... Yelp’s $2 Billion IPO to Hit in Early 2012 [REPORT]Yelp has hired Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to lead its $1.5 billion to $2 billion IPO in the first quarter of 2012, according to a report. Yelp is expected to file its prospectus by the end of this year, reports The New York Times, which cites “several people briefed on the situation.”... First Quad-Core Tablet Unveiled, Gmail App for BlackBerry Discontinued: Today’s Top StoriesWelcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on six particular stories of interest today. Asus Unveils First Quad-Core Tablet Further details about the next-generation... How Barnes & Noble Stores Help the Nook Tablet Take on AmazonAmazon’s recently refreshed range of ebook devices — the Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G and Kindle Fire tablet — is coming to more than 16,000 retail locations in the U.S., the company announced Tuesday afternoon. Beginning Nov. 15, Kindle devices will be available for pu... Two Schools of Thought: The Key Difference Between Apple and GoogleApple and Google may look similar on the surface, but the companies couldn’t be any more different. That much has become clear to me after reading both the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and Steven Levy’s In the Plex. Google and Apple are technology behemoths that bucked the... Groupon’s New Personalization Features Allow Businesses to Recycle Daily DealsGroupon is rolling out personalization features that will help pinpoint subscribers who are most likely to become a small business’s repeat customers. The features — including an option that allows some users to purchase deals after they’ve expired — will be live in all of... Kobo and Its Ereader Acquired for $315 MillionKobo, the creator of the Kobo ereader, has been bought by Japanese ecommerce firm Rakuten for $315 million. Toronto-based Kobo produces a series of affordable ereader devices. In May, it announced a touchscreen ereader. In September, the Borders-backed company unveiled a new mobile app that lets ... Facebook Users Shared Their Songs 1.5 Billion Times in 6 Weeks [STATS]Music discovery services such as Spotify, Rdio, Mog, Slacker and Earbits are attracting significantly more users since Facebook‘s f8 Developers Conference. Now that music apps are on the Open Graph — and appear in the ticker — Facebook users have shared their listening activity ... Reddit Turns One-Word Actor into Viral Star [VIDEO]An actor with a bit part in at AT&T ad became a celebrity thanks to a Reddit thread on Monday that prompted the ad to become a viral hit. Nate Dern, a writer and performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and known for being a finalist on Beauty and the Geek in 2007, posted on Reddi... Umami for iPad: The Ultimate TV Companion Knows What You’re WatchingUmami is a new iPad app that aims to bring an enhanced, second-screen experience to broadcast and cable TV programming. Second screen apps are becoming standard fare for networks. Using audio fingerprinting technology, these apps can tell what you’re watching — and provide an updated,... |