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????——對于Twitter在私募市場上高達70多億美元的估值，一位Twitter投資者如是說(Silicon Alley Insider)

????美國一家上訴法院近日裁定，卡梅隆和泰勒?文克萊沃斯必須接受2008年與Facebook達成的6500萬美元和解協議。審判長亞歷克斯?克茲恩斯基寫道：“當事人被競爭對手打敗之后，力圖通過起訴獲得自己在市場上無法取得的收益，在這方面文克萊沃斯兄弟不是第一人?！辈贿^，從其進行反駁的博文來看，文克萊沃斯兄弟不會善罷甘休。泰勒回應道：“在我看來，上述觀點涉及了聯邦法非常重要的問題，值得整個第九巡迴上訴法院（Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals）進行復審。因此，我和我的同事將在15天內提起全體法官共同復審申請（Petition For Rehearing En Banc）?！盵VentureBeat援引路透社（Reuters）]

????? 高德納公司（Gartner）的調研預測到2015年，iPad 將占據平板電腦市場的大部分份額。該公司預計截至2011年底，iPad 將坐擁平板電腦市場69%的份額，不過，4年之后，這一比例最終將下降至47%。（高德納）

????? 光纖公司Level 3 Communications計劃斥資19億美元收購其競爭對手Global Crossing。這筆交易將使得兩大網絡連接供應商合并，合并后的公司的光纖線總長達130,000英尺。[華爾街日報（Wall Street Journal）]

????? 日前，索尼（Sony）和喬治?霍茲達成和解。后者現年21歲，是一名來自美國新澤西州的黑客，他此前曾解鎖過索尼的PlayStation 3游戲機。作為和解協議的一部分，霍茲表示，他不會再散布用來屏蔽PS3安全系統的代碼。（華爾街日報）

????? 又有一個關于蘋果（Apple）的傳言，Avian Securities 表示，iPhone 5有望在9月投產，這可能意味著iPhone 5的發布日期將在今年底甚至明年初。一款售價稍低，同時硬件配置更精簡的iPhone也有可能發布。如果這一切是真的話，那么iPhone 5將成為蘋果首款不在夏季發布的智能手機。（Silicon Alley Insider）

????? 你想買一部便宜的新Kindle？現在有機會了，不過這還得看你對廣告的態度，也許你覺得這樣得不償失。“特別版Kindle”將于5月3日開始發貨，原價139美元的Wi-Fi版Kindle價格將下調25美元，其代價是在Kindle中嵌入了廣告。這些廣告將顯示在Kindle的屏保上，以及主界面的最下方。（CNNMoney）

????? 上月，微軟（Microsoft）的必應（Bing）搜索引擎占據了美國搜索市場30%的份額，與2月份的28.48%相比有所上升。與此同時，谷歌（Google）的市場份額從66.69%下滑至64.42%。（The Next Web）

????? 我們此前曾提到過，Facebook也許將會和中國最大的搜索引擎百度達成協議。兩家公司可能合作創建一家新的、與Facebook .com沒有關聯的社交網絡。（Silicon Alley Insider）

????? 上網本也許真的不行了，至少從宏碁（Acer）和谷歌最近的行動來看是如此。（MocoNews）

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????"It's ridiculous."

????-- a Twitter investor on the social network's $7 billion-plus private-market valuation (Silicon Alley Insider)

????A U.S. appeals court ruled today that Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, must accept the $65 million settlement reached with Facebook in 2008. Wrote Chief Judge Alex Kozinski: "The Winklevosses are not the first parties bested by a competitor who then seek to gain through litigation what they were unable to achieve in the marketplace." But from the sound of a rebuttal blog post, the Winklevii aren't having it. "In my judgment, the opinion raises extremely significant questions of federal law that merit review by the entire Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals," responded Tyler. "For that reason, my colleagues and I will file a Petition For Rehearing En Banc within the next fifteen days." (Reuters via VentureBeat)

????? Gartner research predicts the iPad will own the majority of tablet market share until 2015. The firm estimates that the popular tablet will have a 69% majority through 2011, but that figure will eventually fall to 47% four years from now. (Gartner)

????? Fiber optic company Level 3 Communications plans to buy its rival, Global Crossing, for $1.9 billion. The deal would result in a merger combining two major providers of Internet connections accounting for more than 130,000 feet of fiber optic lines. (Wall Street Journal)

????? Sony settled with George Hotz, a 21-year-old New Jersey hacker who unlocked the company's PlayStation 3 console. As part of the settlement, Hotz says he will not spread the code he used to disable the PS3's security system. (Wall Street Journal)

????? As far as the Apple rumor mill goes, Avian Securities reports the iPhone 5 will go into production in September, which would place a likely launch date towards the end of this year or even early next. A lower-priced version with lesser hardware specifications might also be in the cards. If all that's true, the iPhone 5 would be the Apple smartphone not to launch some time during the summer. (Silicon Alley Insider)

????? Want a new Kindle on the cheap? Now there's a way, but depending on how you feel about ads, it may not be worth the hassle. The "Kindle with Special Offers," which starts shipping May 3, knocks $25 off the standard $139 price of the Kindle Wi-Fi in exchange for ad placements in the e-reader's screensaver and at the bottom of the homescreen. (CNNMoney)

????? Microsoft's Bing search engine accounted for 30% of all U.S. searches last month, up from 28.48% in February. Meanwhile, Google's market share dropped from 66.69% to 64.42% during the same period. (The Next Web)

????? Did we call it, or did we call it? Facebook may be on the verge of striking a deal with China's largest search engine, Baidu. The agreement would make way for a new, jointly-owned social network unrelated to Facebook.com. (Silicon Alley Insider)

????? The netbook, finally, truly could be on its way out the door, at least if recent moves by Acer and Google are any indication. (MocoNews)