Viral Video: Papa’s Got a Brand-New Apple iPad (And a Knife)

It also works well as a serving plate.
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SAP Reports 27 Percent Revenue Increase, Still Owes Oracle

German software vendor SAP reported a 27 percent increase in software sales and maintenance services revenue for its fourth quarter. For the first time, SAP’s numbers include its 2010 acquisition of Sybase, but the company didn’t report a net profit because it has yet to determine how the $1.3 billion dollars it owes Oracle from the rival’s 2010 copyright-infringement case will impact its bottom line.

Music Sharing Service SoundCloud Raises $10 Million From Index, Union Square

Music start-ups have been a money incinerator for a long time, but that doesn’t stop investors from trying again. Here’s the latest example, which I first wrote about back in October.

Nokia, Silicon Valley Giant?

When one thinks of Silicon Valley tech companies, Nokia is hardly a name that comes to mind. But the company has amassed a decent presence in the Valley, with about 500 people working on everything from research to inking deals with Web giants to building the features that the company hopes will someday soon return it to the forefront of the smartphone market.

Amazon's WikiLeaks Author Explains Why He Yanked His Book–And Why He's Selling It Again

You might think twice about publishing a WikiLeaks e-book if you got threatening emails, too. An odd chapter to a weird story.

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No, That's Not Really Someone Giving Birth on Google Street View

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and it could easily be a slow news day (unless you’re interested in armed conflict between North and South Korea). So: Yes, that photo of someone giving birth on a German street, supposedly captured by Google’s roving Street View camera, isn’t real. Just ask Google.

Oracle Co-President on SAP’s Damages Offer: “It’s Crazy”

Whatever points SAP managed to score in its high-stakes legal battle with Oracle Monday–by introducing an email from Oracle President Safra Catz suggesting the company had not lost any large customers to its German competitor after it bought TomorrowNow–dropped off the board when Catz finally took the stand herself.

Exclusive: Brandee "No Comment" Barker Finally Comments–Longtime PR Honcho Is Leaving Facebook

BoomTown usually does not get all weepy over the departure of public relations folks at Internet companies, in that cynical I’ve-seen-’em-come-and-I’ve-seen-’em-go kind of way. But the leaving of Brandee Barker from Facebook most certainly elicited a small single tear of sadness this morning, when she called into All Things Digital Global HQ to say she would no longer be tossing me her patented–and very endearing–hand-in-the-face “no comment” for the powerful social networking site. After four long and tumultuous years, she leaves Facebook Dec. 10.

SCVNGR Goes Global (Sort Of!)

BoomTown likes the sassiness of SCVNGR, the location-based service that’s not Foursquare, to do whatever it takes to stand out in the competitive space. Today, it is by “leveraging the most comprehensive places database in the world–the Google Places API,” which will essentially take the start-up global. It’s part of a lot of moves by the Cambridge, Mass.-based SCVNGR, which tries to go beyond simple check-ins by emphasizing the game aspect and posing real-world challenges for users to complete.

Pirate Bay Runs Aground, Again

The Pirate Bay, the world’s most notorious hub for illegal downloads, is down again, apparently due to a German court order. Decent odds it pops up fairly quickly. In the meantime, LimeWire is still up and running despite a devastating legal loss last week.

Sellaband Selling Bands, Again

A T-Mobile IPO?

FremantleMedia's Tony Cohen Speaks!