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  • Google's YouTube now receives more than 100 hours of video uploads every minute. That's a lot of growth since it started in May 2005.

  • There's always more you can do using Google Maps. Here's a new eWEEK collection for your exploration.

  • Paul Otellini said Apple approached Intel about making the chip for the first iPhone, but that it didn't make financial sense at the time.

  • The company’s share price dropped to $13.40, below the $13.65 price Michael Dell is offering in his $24.4 billion bid to take it private.

  • Samsung is in the midst of one of the most exciting periods in its history. When the company was founded, it was hoping its consumer electronics would help it establish a foothold in the United States. Now years later, Samsung has not only established a foothold in a number of markets, but the company has found a way to uproot some of the key players in those markets and become a dominant force. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the mobile market, where Samsung has been able to ship more smartphones than any other company. It is even the world leader in feature phone shipments. All of that success is bad news for Apple—and its iPhone—to whom Samsung is its chief competitor. While Apple is the company that is often viewed as the leader in the mobile space, the truth is, it hasn't truly cemented itself in that position. And now Samsung is making moves that are making the iPhone maker sweat. Apple could very well be in real trouble in the mobile space. And it's all Samsung's fault. Flip through the following slides to learn more about the ways Samsung is making Apple sweat in the mobile marketplace.

  • Dell's profits were down a whopping 51 percent compared to $761 million (43 cents per share) reported in the year-ago quarter.

  • Reportedly facing disappointing numbers, Dell moves up its earnings release, while Carl Icahn outlines his own slate of director candidates.

  • HP executives approached SAP about buying the controversial software business, SAP Co-CEO William McDermott told The Times of London.

  • Dell’s directors want more clarity on the finances and strategy involved in a bid by Carl Icahn and Southeastern to buy the company.

  • The investors have submitted a competing bid for Dell, and have threatened a proxy fight if the offers isn't put before shareholders for a vote.

  • YouTube is starting a pilot program in which select video content will cost 99 cents per month and up to view.

  • Two technology titans, Hewlett-Packard and Sony, made a big splash this week with the announcement of notebook families that boast touch-screen technology. Sony's Fit 14 and Fit 15 models feature either a15-inch full-high-definition display (1920 by 1080) or 14-inch HD+ display (1600 by 900), optional Nvidia graphics with up to 2GB of memory, faster boot-up and data access with hybrid hard-disk drive and solid-state drive (SSD) options for Fit 14 and Fit 15 models, and optical drives (including Blu-ray Disc writing options as well). HP's ProBook Series notebooks are aimed at small and midsize businesses. The ProBook 400 Series notebooks are offered in 17.3-, 15.6-, 14- and 13.3-inch flat-panel screen sizes, and include a hybrid hard drive option that HP claims offers the responsiveness of a SSD with the capacity of a traditional hard drive. It also features connectivity options that include 4G wireless wide-area network and HP Client Security. On the lower end, HP's 200 Series business notebooks are available in 15.6- and 14-inch screen sizes and offer a range of wireless capabilities. Take a look at these new notebooks.

  • Cards and flowers on Mother's Day are so old-fashioned. Today's mothers are much more likely to want a tech gadget, like a tablet small enough to carry around in a pocketbook. Or, since many of our moms already have an iPhone, Android device or some form of tablet, they may need handy accessories for their mobile devices—perhaps a case to help keep their new toys protected from the wear and tear of everyday life. More than anything, Mother's Day gives us all the opportunity to tell our moms how much we appreciate, respect and admire them, and while a phone call, home-cooked meal or night out on the town are all lovely gifts, if your particular mom is a technology nerd at heart, then she'll also appreciate a clever gadget, gizmo or geek culture reference to add to the collection—just make sure you're getting something for her, and not the latest device that YOU just have to have, OK? With an ever-expanding universe of consumer technology available, and with many devices that are becoming more affordable than ever, we're sure that this list will help you find something that will please your mom—after all, moms really do deserve the best.

  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Bill Gates said recently that iPad owners really just want the Surface tablet, and are "frustrated" by the lack of features in the iPad. His claims are hard to believe.

  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Intel might own the desktop PC market, but when it comes to mobile, the company is still lagging far behind.

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