Tech Update: AOL to Acquire TechCrunch to Bolster Its News Coverage

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September 29, 2010 Tech Update

AOL to Acquire TechCrunch to Bolster Its News Coverage By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF The deal would help the company beef up its growing online editorial business. Nintendo 3-D Game Debut to Miss Holiday Season By HIROKO TABUCHI Nintendo cut its earnings forecast after disclosing that its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, would not be ready for the critical holiday season. ADVERTISEMENT In Study, Children Cite Appeal of Digital Reading By JULIE BOSMAN Many children want to read on digital devices, while parents worry technology will distract young bookworms. Advertising Financial Advice Made for the Internet Age By STUART ELLIOTT TD Ameritrade's campaign shows that marketers continue to be fond of original Web series. The Lede Blog Prison for Iranian Blogger By ROBERT MACKEY Hossein Derakhshan, an influential Iranian-Canadian blogger who was arrested two years ago when he returned from self-imposed exile to live in Iran, was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison. Technology Most E-Mailed Owner of Segway Company Dies in a Segway Accident Gadgetwise: An Easy, Painless Way to Keep a PC in Shape Maker of BlackBerry Introduces Tablet Get a Clue: What Do People Remember About Your Site? State of the Art: Sony Raises Camera Feats to New Level Expanding the Creative Horizons of Your Printer AOL to Acquire TechCrunch to Bolster Its News Coverage Pogue's Posts: Finally, Professional Dictation Software for the Mac Shifting Online, Netflix Faces New Competition Nokia's New Chief Faces Culture of Complacency ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Personal Tech Gadgetwise Blog iHome's First iPad Docking Station By ERIC A. TAUB IHome has launched its first iPad clock-radio dock; but a physical connection between the two devices may not be the best thing. Twitter Introduces New Types of Ads September 28, 2010, 7:06 PM Media Decoder: Google Predicts More Social Display Ads September 28, 2010, 6:27 PM By the Numbers: Apple, Microsoft, Dell, H.P. September 28, 2010, 4:05 PM Amazon Introduces Kindle for the Web September 28, 2010, 3:41 PM Go to the Bits Blog » Technology Headlines From Around the Web What's This? BoomTown Facebook and Skype Readying Wide-Ranging Integration Partnership TechCrunch Why We Sold TechCrunch To AOL, And Where We Go From Here The Unofficial Apple Weblog Office 2011 to ship October 26 Silicon Valley Blog AOL: You've Got Brizzly! (And They've Got Your AIM) TechCrunch Tim Armstrong: We Got TechCrunch! More at Blogrunner » ADVERTISEMENT

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