Yahoo and turmoil are now as synonymous as Google is with web searches.

Today, as reflected by global headlines, prominent hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb says Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has to go.

Loeb wants to see an immediate resignation and asks for Yahoo’s CFO or global head of media to serve as interim CEO until a permanent replacement can wisely be selected.

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Today, only half of all iPads sold are those with a corresponding radio that now only lends users a new connectivity option, but also requires more cash up front for the hardware.

But in a new interview with Macworld, Glenn Lurie – president of emerging devices at AT&T – says that cell radios should – and probably will – soon be standard features on a tablet that won’t require users to pay more up front.

All devices should have all capabilities built in from the beginning,” he says.

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The Federal Trade Commission is coming for Google.

That’s the latest insight from sources close to the matter, who say that the agency may fine Google upwards of ten million for allegedly skirting Safari privacy controls.

The source, who spoke with Bloomberg, wants to remain anonymous because he is not authorized to speak on the record about the matter.

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If you’re shopping for a new iPhone 4S and can make it down to Edmond, Oklahoma soon, you may want to swing by Walmart. Because that’s where you’re going to find the cheapest price for Apple’s new iPhone.

The Walmart in Edmond is presently offering a $74 discount on the 16-gigabyte AT&T iPhone 4S, which can be yours for just $114 and a new 2-year AT&T contract.

From Cult of Mac:

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For months, the blogosphere has buzzed about Apple entering the consumer’s living room to an entirely new degree through the release of an iOS-powered connected HDTV at some point soon.

But the “soon” part has been subjected to much debate and controversy for all of 2012.

Despite claims by prominent industry watchers like Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who still maintains that Apple could release its own branded flatscreen HDTV later this year or early in 2013, investment bank JP Morgan today presented a different perspective.

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Since the first iPhone was released in 2007, rumors have swirled that Apple is entertaining the idea and technology behind creating a liquid metal-based future generation iPhone.

Although we have no way to confirm or deny the company’s purported exploration of that possibility, it finally appears that the liquid metal iPhone won’t become a reality at least in the near future.

Dr. Atakan Peker, the so-called inventor of Liquidmetal, says the technology behind a liquid metal iPhone isn’t ripe enough to be a viable and cost-effective material alternative for iPhone design and construction.

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Square’s valuation could easily top $4 billion after its next infusion of investor capital.

According to a report published Wednesday in All Things D, the mobile payments juggernaut will have quadrupled its worth in just ten months if that lofty valuation is attained.

While that would be astonishing for a three-year-old company, it’s important to note that negotiations continue, and that investors could ultimately value the company at a slightly more modest number.

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