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Quora shuts gates to Facebookers — GigaOm reports that Facebook employees have had trouble signing onto question-answer site Quora while they are on the company’s network. Could it be a strategy to shut out a potential competitor?
The finer points of Google’s AdMob deal — According to a new SEC filing, the search giant sold $530 million in stock, with AdMob and its investors getting $220 million in cash.
Motorola to move millions to mobile spinoff — The handset maker has earmarked millions of dollars to go to its cell phone business branch when it spins off from the corporation proper next year.
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Intercepted Street View data included passwords, emails — The Wi-Fi traffic that was intercepted by Google’s Street View camera vans included passwords and emails. InfoWorld has more details.
MobileMe mail out of beta — The brand new MobileMe mail service me.com has emerged from beta and is now available to all MobileMe users, with several enhancements, including increased speed and more security measures.
Fousquare check-in stickers hit windows — In order to get more Foursquare users to check-in when they visit commercial locations, some stores will be posting official Foursquare stickers in front windows, reminding users to say they are there and generate activity.
Jon Stewart nails the U.S. presidency on energy incompetence — In the wake of the BP oil spill, and President Barack Obama’s generally panned speech responding to the crisis, Daily Show host Jon Stewart dug into each of the many past American presidents’ failure to successfully address the issue of energy independence.
Iberdrola picks Itron for Spanish smart meter roll out — Major Spanish utility Iberdrola has selected American electric meter maker Itron to churn out the 10 million smart meters for its ambitious deployment strategy. Greentech Media has more.
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