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Morning Tech Crawl: Tivo's new owner and HTC on the Nexus train

Will HTC be making phones for Google? Did Amazon crush its Q1 earnings?
FILE - In this file photo taken March 1, 2010, a TiVo Wireless N Adapter is displayed in New York. Digital TV listing company Rovi is buying TiVo in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.1 billion. Rovi Corp. said Friday, April 29, 2016 that it will pay $10.70 in cash and stock for each TiVo Inc. share. Rovi will pay $2.75 per share in cash, or about $277 million. The rest, $7.95 per share, will be paid in stock.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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FILE - In this file photo taken March 1, 2010, a TiVo Wireless N Adapter is displayed in New York. Digital TV listing company Rovi is buying TiVo in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.1 billion. Rovi Corp. said Friday, April 29, 2016 that it will pay $10.70 in cash and stock for each TiVo Inc. share. Rovi will pay $2.75 per share in cash, or about $277 million. The rest, $7.95 per share, will be paid in stock.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
By Omar L. Gallaga
April 29, 2016

Good morning, Austin! You made it to Friday despite weird weather and traffic. Congrats! Here's what tech blogs are buzzing about this morning:

California licensing and and patent company Rovi has purchased DVR pioneer Tivo for about $1.1 billion. Unfortunately, I thought at first it was "Rovio" and that somehow the house that made "Angry Birds" had stepped up its corporate game. Not so much.

Android blogs are buzzing about two new devices that HTC is reportedly making for Google's Nexus Android line. Are "Marlin" and "Sailfish" real?

Like Elon Musk? Like heavy metal? You might want to check out Raptor Command's new song, "Elon: Champion For Humanity."

"Alexa, how were Amazon's earning?"
Amazon crushed its earnings yesterday on soaring Q1 profits.

In case you missed it yesterday, Mayor Steve Adler wants Austinites to work from home on May 11 to alleviate traffic. Got your PJs picked out?

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