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March 30, 2013, 7:15 AM

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New Android Smartphone Is Said to Favor Facebook  —  Facebook will introduce a special version of Google's Android software system next week that is modified to put the social network front and center on a smartphone.  The software will debut on a handset made by HTC, said a Facebook employee who was briefed on the product.
MG Siegler / ParisLemon:
The “Facebook Phone” Lives  —  Nice scoop by Josh Constine of TechCrunch: … Others have since backed this up as well.  —  I was a few months off, but this is basically what I had heard back in January as well.  —  There seems to be some disagreement over whether or not this would constitute a “fork” of Android.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook's Home On Android Could Give You A Sixth Sense For Your Social Life  —  Constant, close contact with your friends.  That's the promise of a “Facebook phone.”  The modified Android OS and mobile homescreen replacement that sources tell us Facebook will unveil April 4th pushes …
Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
Biting the hand that feeds you: why are record labels fighting Pandora?  —  Labels want streaming and web radio to grow the pie, but want their share too  —  A few years ago, leaders from the major record companies planted the seeds from which they hoped would spring the next generation of music distributors.
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Actually, Amazon Paid About $150 Million for Goodreads  —  According to sources, Amazon paid about $150 million for Goodreads, the popular books recommendation service.  But that number could close in on $200 million, if certain performance metrics are met.
Don Clark / Wall Street Journal:
Demand Surges for Supercomputers  —  Demand is suddenly surging for the largest scientific computers, driven by technology changes seen in two powerful systems unveiled this week.  —  The supercomputers, installed in Illinois and Texas—each requiring about the space of a basketball court …
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Frustrated with iCloud, Apple's developer community speaks up en masse  —  Apple's iCloud is marketed to us end users as a convenient and centralized way to manage data on all of our Macs and iOS devices: sync contacts and bookmarks, re-download music and apps, back up iOS devices …
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Marissa Mayer Tells The Story Of Why She Became Yahoo CEO, Even Though She Was About To Have A Kid  —  Marissa Mayer told the story today of how she became Yahoo's CEO, even though she was pregnant.  —  It was part of Sheryl Sandberg's “Lean In” series, which promotes women talking about succeeding in life and business.
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
2020 Census will be done by Internet  —  Add paper census questionnaires to the long list of everyday items becoming quaint vestiges of tired technology, like landline phones, television armoires and butterfly ballots.  —  The Census Bureau already has started offering an Internet option …

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