We’re looking ahead to Facebook’s F8 conference, where we’re expecting all new buttons, tons of data porn, and ever more personalized advertising. Google is also looking ahead to Facebook’s F8 conference, by opening Google+ to everyone and making hangouts even more awesome. Plus, we imagine a world in which AT&T’s ongoing efforts to push through the T-Mobile acquisition could actually result in increased competition and a smaller, less terrifying incarnation of AT&T itself. And then we crack ourselves up. Also, yeah, Fordo’s still going.

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