10 Things In Tech You Need To Know, July 26, 2011

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Advertisement Good morning! Here's what you need to know: Netflix reported numbers yesterday, and they were good but underwhelming, sending the stock plunging. Here's what you need to know → AOL CEO Tim Armstrong fires ad sales boss Jeff Levick, and replaces him with Ned Brody. Armstrong had been doing Levick's job, going on a bunch of sales calls. Facebook's secret iPad app was leaked. Click here to check it out → Yesterday Apple broke through $400. Amazon is going to India. Zynga creates a new version of CityVille for China, which will run on the huge social services of Tencent. Startup LegalZoom is profitable on over $100 million in revenue, but is holding off on an IPO. Badoo is another startup we don't hear much about but is profitable on over $100 million in revenue. The Mozilla Foundation, which makes Firefox, is going after Google with its own mobile OS. BONUS: RIP Minitel. Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook. Share this: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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