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New In Last Half Hour Motorola, Google's New Smartphone Company, Is Having A Huge Problem Upgrading Android Phones (MMI, GOOG) Alley Insider (Today) - Motorola announced in a brief blog post that some of its smartphones won't be eligible for upgrades to the newest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich.That's because Motorola says the... New In Last 40 minutes FINALLY: Yahoo Officially Announces Plan To Monetize Alibaba Stake Alley Insider (Today) - At long last, Yahoo has announced a plan to monetize its stake in Chinese internet company Alibaba.It's complicated, and it will be in stages, but the process has begun, and... TomTom Seeks New Direction (Archibald Preuschat/Wall Street Journal) Tech Meme (Today) - Archibald Preuschat / Wall Street Journal:TomTom Seeks New Direction — Navigation-Tool Maker is Trying to Reposition Itself as a Mapping-Software and Services Provider — Many drivers have used satellite-navigation devices... New In Last Hour iinet poaches Internode CTO theregister.co.uk (Today) - John Lindsay gets top technologist role High profile internet industry CTO John Lindsay is moving from his role as chief technologist at Internode to running the CTO function at parent... Has Facebook Lost Its Way? Social Media Today (Today) - The news everyone seems to be talking about these days is the Facebook IPO. How much is Facebook worth? How much will Facebook’s IPO make the company? These are questions... In the last 2 hours Don't Write Windows Phone's Obituary Just Yet, Samsung's New Focus 2 Is A Winner [REVIEW] (T, MSFT) Alley Insider (Today) - The Samsung Focus 2 4G LTE pleasantly surprised me. I've had it for about a week now and I don't want to give it back. That's how much I like... Noise can improve quantum computing, says ANU scientist theregister.co.uk (Today) - It’s quantum computing: of course there’s a paradox Here’s a nice paradox: since noise gets in the way of quantum computing, cure it by adding more noise.…... “Because We May” Promotion Promises “Deeply Discounted” Indie Games geeky-gadgets.com (Today) - Indie developers are always up for a celebratory game sale and if it’s not banding together in bundles (humble or otherwise), it might as well be in service to pricing... IBM’s first tape drive turns 60 theregister.co.uk (Today) - Model 726 Magnetic tape reader/recorder replaced punch cards IBM’s first tape drive turns 60 today, May 21st 2012.…... Inhabitat's Week in Green: NY Design Week, a hybrid Porsche and recycled sportswear engadget.com/ (Today) - Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Want a sneak peek into... Older News Disruptions: DIY, a Site for Children, Is Instructive for Start-Ups (Nick Bilton/Bits) Tech Meme (Today) - Nick Bilton / Bits:Disruptions: DIY, a Site for Children, Is Instructive for Start-Ups — I am flooded daily with pitches from Silicon Valley start-ups that boast they are the next... The Story Behind Payment Disruptor Stripe.com And Its Founder Patrick Collison Tech Crunch (Today) - Paypal created a cost effective way to safely accept payments 10 years ago, but the web has changed dramatically and accepting payments has not. Enter Stripe, a company that in my... Motorola skipping Ice Cream Sandwich for some devices, worries it'll make them fat engadget.com/ (Yesterday) - Despite Motorola's Android 4.0 rollout schedule, not every one of the manufacturer's devices are ready for dessert -- some, the outfit says, will be put on a diet. "Obviously we... Refresh Roundup: week of May 14th, 2012 engadget.com/ (Yesterday) - Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything... Yahoo and Alibaba Set to Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal (Kara Swisher/AllThingsD) Tech Meme (Yesterday) - Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:Yahoo and Alibaba Set to Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal — As AllThingsD.com reported several days ago they would, Yahoo and Alibaba Group have finally...