Goldman Sachs clients in the United Sates will be excluded from a US$1.5 billion private share offer in the popular social network Facebook, according to the Wall Street Journal, after media attention may make its private share offer invalid under US law.
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Murdoch’s The Daily iPad newspaper images leaked
The supposed The Daily iPad newspaper is getting closer to reality after images of the app (albeit small) were discovered on the app’s new website after a bit of digging.
Damon Kiesow, from Poynter, went inside the CSS files of the paper’s site – thedaily.com – to find the image. And we can tell it will be in the traditional, Murdoch style with headlines such as “A Bridge to Farve” and “Oprah’s Biggest Gamble”.
WSJ: Verizon iPhone being announced Wednesday
Rumours don’t get much more solid than this. While having no importance to Australians, Verizon getting the iPhone is a huge step for Apple and the USA.
On Tuesday, (or Wednesday in Australia), Verizon is holding a mysterious event. And the Wall Street Journal says that “a source familiar with the matter” confirms that it’s for the iPhone.
TV maker to go into tablet, phone markets
While in Australia, we have never heard of them; in America, that’s a whole different story. Vizio, a low-cost TV maker, is now setting its sights on a brand new market, hoping their strategy translates into sales. However, those two markets are the tablets and mobile phone market – two of the most crowded markets to date.
Sony announces Playstation Move sold 4.1 million (to stores)
While both the Kinect and PlayStation Move try to outdo each other as the superior motion controller, the PlayStation Move has already sold more than the Kinect’s 2.5 million units, according to a press release by Sony.
AOL looking to buy Yahoo, talking to private equity firms
AOL is looking at a potential bid for rival Yahoo and is seeking assistance to fund the bid with several equity firms, according to the Wall Street Journal citing several people “familiar” with the talks.
ABC, Fox agree to iTunes 99c rentals for shows
RUMOUR MILL: Just hours before the September Apple event tomorrow, there are reports that US Television networks ABC and Fox are reported to have agreed on a deal with Apple on allowing 99-cent rentals of its television shows through the iTunes store.
WSJ: New iPhone on the way, one going to Verizon?
RUMOUR MILL: Apple is said to be developing two new iPhones to debut sometime in the Summer (Australia’s winter), including one that will be heading to Verizon Wireless, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Both rumours aren’t a shock. The first isn’t that surprising – mainly because Apple updates its iPhones almost every year (and it’s nearing the one year mark since the iPhone 3GS was released), while the second was rumoured for years.
Rumour: CBS and Disney consider subscription service with Apple
RUMOUR MILL: CBS Corporation, the owner of CBS and owns 50% of the CW, and Walt Disney, which owns such channels like ABC and ESPN, are considering a move with Apple that could take on the cable and satellite TV industry by offering a subscription service, according to the Wall Street Journal, talking to “people familiar with the matter”.
WSJ: Jobs had liver transplant, is set to return at end of June
Apple’s chief executive Steve Jobs is said to have had a liver transplant in Tennessee two months ago after leaving Apple in January for an undisclosed medical condition after recent photos showed him losing a lot of weight, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal.
Wall Street Journal to start “micropayments” model
The Wall Street Journal, one of News Corporation’s titular newspapers, is expected to announce a new way for non-subscribers to access individual articles without spending over US$100 to access WSJ.com, according to a report in The Financial Times on Sunday.
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