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Judge Orders Apple and HTC to Talk It Out

With their patent war raging on, Apple and HTC have been ordered into face-to-face mediation talks to settle their legal differences. Issued by the U.S. District Court of Delaware on Thursday, the order requires counsel and key decision makers from both companies to attend a session on August 28, 2012. It follows by a single day the enforcement of an International Trade Commission import ban on two HTC smartphones won by Apple in December of 2011.

The Verdict Is In: Facebook Share Price Set at $38

The social network’s share price is finally revealed.
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T-Mobile Expands No-Contract Mobile Broadband Plans

Starting on May 20, T-Mobile will offer four additional no-contract data plans for its 4G tablets and mobile broadband devices, including laptop sticks and mobile hotspots. The new Mobile Broadband Service Passes expand on the carrier’s current offerings, starting at $15 per week for 300 megabytes of data, and $50 for five gigabytes per month. To take advantage of the no-contract plans, you will, however, have to pay full price for a mobile broadband device, which run between $175 and $650.

Plastic Logic Exits E-Reader Business It Never Really Managed to Enter

Wait. Wasn’t Plastic Logic out of the e-reader business already?
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Facebook Close to $38 IPO Price

Facebook Inc. is close to pricing its initial public offering at $38 a share, said a person familiar with the matter, a move that would value the Internet company at more than $100 billion.

HP’s Whitman to Announce Restructuring Plan Wednesday; 30,000 Jobs Targeted

The plan is simple: Cut here, reinvest there.
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Comcast Turns the Broadband Meter On, and Moves to Usage-Based Billing

Important for people who stream a whole lot of Internet video, or think they might one day.
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Twitter Enables “Do Not Track” Feature Across Supporting Browsers

Twitter users on Mozilla’s Firefox browser can now opt out of being tracked by third-party sites and cookies by enabling the “Do Not Track” feature, Mozilla announced via tweet on Thursday morning. Since Mozilla first introduced the feature for Firefox last year, the company claims nearly 10 percent desktop-user adoption of DNT, and almost 20 percent on Firefox for mobile.

Hey Mickey, You’re So Fine: Meet the Man Who Landed Silicon Valley’s Hottest Funding Deal in Pinterest

The $1.5 billion valuation can still blow your mind.

Mobile Gaming Is Hot, but Pocket Gems Won’t Sell Out

Pocket Gems says it is not for sale, even though other mobile gaming companies like OMGPOP and Funzio are cashing out at big valuations.
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First White House Cyber-Security Coordinator to Retire

Howard Schmidt, the first-ever White House cyber-security coordinator, is leaving the post he’s held since 2009. Schmidt, who has spent the past two-and-a-half years working on protections for the country’s critical infrastructure, will step down at the end of this month; he’ll be succeeded by Michael Daniel, chief of the White House budget office’s intelligence branch.

Verizon Unlimited Users’ Plans Not Going Away, but Options Likely to Narrow

Those who have an unlimited data plan and want to move to a 4G LTE phone might want to get a move on it.
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Can Tumblr Turn a Profit?

David Karp has focused on expanding Tumblr Inc.’s network of free bloggers for the past five years. Now, both he and his company are heading into a risky new phase: Making the site profitable.

Battle of the Boom Boxes

The Jawbone Big Jambox and Bose SoundLink Wireless Speaker: Lots of sound for their size.
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How Will Facebook’s Zuckerberg Adapt to Working in the Public Eye?

Brandee Barker, Anil Dash, Jason Hirschhorn and Robert Scoble reflect on how Facebook’s shy wunderkind will perform as the head of a publicly traded company.
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