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Feb 11 2009 9:52am EDT

First Bytes: Facebook, RIM, Broadband, Yahoo

Facebook's future resides in the mobile sphere, as more and more users are checking their pages via their phones. [GigaOm]

Saul Hansell explores why spending $350 million on rural broadband may not be the best allocation of funds. [New York Times]

Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the ubiquitous and addictive BlackBerry, raised its forecast on subscriber growth by 20% for its fiscal fourth quarter but said it still expects earnings to come in on the low end of its prior forecast. [Wall Street Journal]

Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz will hold her first major gathering of the company's top execs, where she's expected to continue asking very pointed questions. [AllThings D]

By Joan R. Magee


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