Why I spent the morning learning about something called Magnum Ice Cream. (Hint: William, Kate + Twitter).

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Apple has indeed acquired the domain name iCloud.com from Sweden-based hybrid cloud computing outfit Xcerion. Sources in position to know confirm that Apple bought the domain, as GigaOm first reported Thursday.

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The surprising thing in RIM’s earnings warning wasn’t the fact that current BlackBerry sales are weak, but rather that the company is so convinced things will rebound in the second half of the year. It will be interesting to see if anyone walks away from next week’s BlackBerry World equally convinced that things will quickly turn around.

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Things are looking up for firms Down Under.Accel Partners, an early investor in Facebook Inc., Groupon Inc. and other white-hot companies, has led a $35 million Series A investment in graphic design marketplace 99designs Pty. Ltd., marking the firm’s third deal in an Australian tech company in the past nine months.

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Yesterday, Microsoft reported third-quarter earnings, which beat expectations, but still had some warnings signs (PC non-growth!).Here the the software giants results, all duded up with pretty charts and bullet points to pencil out.

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I assume you’ve been hearing all about how sites like the Huffington Post are exploiting workers like a slave master by having them work for free.

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In previous posts I made a big deal about a pretty simple distinction between known and unknown problems.

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As part of our continuing series of talks with Media Vanguard Award winners, today we present an in-depth conversation with David Plotz, the editor of Slate, one of the pioneers of web journalism.

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U.S. lawmakers called for closer scrutiny of developers that make software for mobile phones, after wireless carriers highlighted them as a weak spot in keeping smartphone users’ locations private.

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eBay-owned PayPal said in February it will conduct several pilot programs over the next year to enable consumers to use their PayPal accounts–at the register. Today, it announced an acquisition that may help them get there.

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Angie’s List is considering filing for an IPO as early as this year, CEO Bill Oesterle told Bloomberg. Indianapolis-based Angie’s List, which provides consumer reviews to 1.5 million members, has hired advisors to investigate its options, which could also include a sale. The site charges members between $40 and $70 a year to belong. In preparation for the company’s next stage, it has appointed Keith Krach as chairman and Robert Millard as CFO. Oesterle said revenues jumped 40 percent in 2010 and the company expects to end the year with 1.8 million members. Last month, it reportedly raised more than $50 million.

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The BlackBerry maker said that its sales and earnings won’t meet the forecast laid out just one month ago as it has seen weaker than expected smartphone sales.

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Expedia reported mixed first-quarter earnings today, following the announcement earlier this month that the online travel agency was going to spin-off TripAdvisor, its fastest growing division. In the first quarter, profits sank 12 percent to $52 million, or 19 cents a share, on revenues of $822 million, which increased 15 percent compared to the year-ago period. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company said higher revenues were attributable to a jump in hotel room bookings and strong growth from its advertising and media business, including TripAdvisor. The company’s stock is down 78 cents, or 3.2 percent in after-hours trading.

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It didn’t take long for Sony to be served with its first lawsuit following the disclosure that its PlayStation Network was hacked. Meanwhile, the number of investigating regulators and outraged U.S. lawmakers is multiplying. Sony’s lawyers are going to be busy.

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You’d think there would be a party in Redmond, Wash. today, as software giant Microsoft soundly beat Wall Street expectations in its third-quarter earnings released today. But there are shadows too, as results were dragged down by weaker revenues for its flagship Windows unit.The report comes as Microsoft’s stock continues to lag, declining 14 percent for the year.Buzz kill!

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