The Verge reports that Google will unveil its new subscription music services tomorrow at the Google I/O conference, according to sources close to the company. In preparation for the announcement, Google has signed separate licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment for both YouTube and Google Play. Read More
Mashable reports that Nokia has launched Lumia 925, a lighter, metal model, which replaces polycarbonate in a few places on the phone for aluminum, in an attempt to grab the attention of buyers to reduce the massive market lead of rivals Samsung and Apple Inc. in the profitable smartphone market. Read More
CNET reports that Amazon has purchased Samsung's color e-ink company Liquavista, suggesting that it may plan to provide full color e-ink to its series of Kindle tablets. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More
Google has launched version 1.1 of its open-source Go programming language, which was launched in March of last year. Google had released three minor "point releases", which were meant to resolve only critical issues. Read More
VentureBeat reports that Cloudant, Boston-based database-as-a-service startup has raised $12 million in its second round of funding, led by Devonshire Investors, Rackspace Hosting, and Toba Capital, along with participation by existing investors Avalon Ventures, In-Q-Tel, and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation. Read More
TechCrunch reports that Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, the Oregon-based data visualization startup with the navigation engine TopicWatch that helps find patterns in live data streams. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Read More
Bloomberg reports that AT&T Inc., the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said it’s considering whether or not to discontinue selling the HTC phone that incorporates Facebook Inc. social-networking features after reducing the cost by roughly $100. Read More