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BlackBerry Curve Outsells iPhone in First Quarter

According to the NPD Group, Verizon's aggressive pricing on the BlackBerry Curve made it the best-selling smartphone in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2009.

European Xbox Exec Leaves Microsoft for Apple

Microsoft's head of video game strategy in Europe has resigned...and will apparently be taking up an education-related position with Apple.

HP and RIM Partner on BlackBerry Printing and Management

Hewlett-Packard and Research in Motion plan to add Internet-based printing and improved enterprise-level management to BlackBerry devices.

Gala-Net Bringing Free-to-Play Korean MMORPG Aika to North America

Gala-Net is bringing the free-to-play Korean MMORPG Aika to North America - complete with player-versus player combat that can number in the thousands.

Ditch the Earbuds And Party On The Podio

The Podio is an 88mm long cylinder a Taiwanese company claims pumps hi-fidelity audio into the air, perfect for bicyclists, casual listening, and a million other uses.

Archos 2 MP3 Player Finally Coming to U.S.

Archos's diminutive - and inexpensive - Archos II music player is finally coming to the U.S., at prices that put the screen-less iPod shuffle to shame.

Google, Handset Makers Sued Over Android Name

It might be a sign of the coming Robot Apocalypse: Google, T-Mobile, Samsung, Motorola, and a host of other companies have all been sued over using the name "Android."

Windows 7 RC Ready, May Launch In October

Microsoft has pushed its release candidate of Windows 7 to Technet and MSDN subscribers, with the public getting a crack next week. And reports say Windows 7 may hit PCs by October.

Dell Cranks Up the Style for Studio Notebooks

Does your notebook need to express your personality? Dell has vastly expanded the range of stylized lids available for its Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebooks.

Apple Ramping Up to Design Its Own Chips?

Industry darling Apple looks to be building its own chip design team, perhaps in an effort to develop unique product features...and hold its secrets closer.

Motorola Reports Deeper Losses, Bets Phone Business on Android

Motorola's quarterly earnings report shows widening losses and a sharp drop in handset deliveries...but the company is going to bet heady on Android.

Sony Launches Free Realms Virtual World

Sony has launched Free Realms, a virtual world tied to its Free Realms trading card game...and promises to bring it to the PlayStation 3.

Disney Buys Into Hulu

The Walt Disney Company has reached a deal to bring its content to online video site Hulu...and it's taking an equity stake in the NBC/Fox venture, as well.

Pure Video Flips Out new Ultra and Ultra HD Camcorders

Pure Digital is rolling out new versions of its Ultra and Ultra HD video recorders, featuring bigger screens, more memory, and AA battery packs.

Amimon’s Second-Gen Wireless Chipset Promised 1080p Video

For folks looking to unwire their home entertainment, Amimon is now shipping its second-generation chipset for WHDI - and it promises uncompressed 1080p video.

Apple Getting iTunes Ready for Blu-ray?

Apple may not even be offering Blu-ray as an option on its computers, but it's apparently getting iTunes ready to handle Blu-ray playback.

Tap Into Your SD and microSD Cards with LaCie DataShare

LaCie's diminutive DataShare enables users to tap into their SD and microSD media by popping them into a USB storage key.

Samsung Debuts Two New Ergonomic Camcorders

Samsung's stylish new SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 offer a 10x optical zoom, hyper-stabilization, and a 2.7-inch swivel-out LCD display.

India Orders 250,000 OLPC Laptops

Although India was working on its own $10 computer, two Indian government organizations have placed an order for a quarter million OLPC notebooks.

Cablevision Planning 101 Mbps Broadband

This May, Cablevision is planning to offer 101 Mbps broadband to its customers for $100 a month as it tries to compete with the likes of FiOS and Uverse.

ATI Radeon HD 4770 Graphics Card Features 40nm Technology

The latest member of ATI's Radeon HD 4000 series video cards features 40nm process technology...and price tags as low as $99.

Seagate Replica Tries to Make Complete Backups Easy

Seagate's new Replica backup system offers complete, automatic backups for Windows PCs...just plug it in, and Replica does the rest.

Adding Kindling to the Fire: Amazon Buys iPhone Ebook App Maker Stanza

Amazon has bought up Lexcycle, makers of the Stanza ebook reader for iPhone, increasing the retailers presence in both the ebook and iPhone market.

HP Woos Business Faithful with ProBook Notebooks

HP's new ProBook notebooks are going after small and medium-sized businesses with an understated, chic design, appealing price tags...and a Linux option.

GE Micro-holographic Discs Offer Up to 500 GB Storage

General Electric's holographic storage efforts are giving rise to an optical disc that can store up to 500 GB of data.

I’ll Take Supercomputers for $2,000, Alex

IBM has taken on chess grandmasters: now, it's taking on the trivia geeks with Watson, a question-answering system that will compete on Jeopardy.

Qualcomm Settles Patent Battle with Broadcom for $891 MIllion

Qualcomm has agreed to pay rival Broadcom some $891 million over four years to settle a long-running (and hostile) patent infringement fight.

Samsung Unveils Its First Android Phone…is Bound for Europe

Samsung's new I7500 handset runs Google's Android platform and sports a 3.2-inch OLED screen and 7.2 Mbps HSDPA service...and it's going to Europe.

Former Facebook Exec to Take Over as MySpace CEO

Will everything old be new again? Former Facebook COO and chief revenue officer Owen Van Natta is taking over the CEO role at MySpace.

Nintendo Video Service for Wii Coming to Japan May 1

Last year, Nintendo announced plans to bring a video distribution service to the Wii: looks like it will be going live in Japan on May 1.

Australian Gov’t Agency Settles Wi-Fi Patent Disputes

Australia's CSIRO has reached settlements with all the companies it sued over infringing on its WiFi-related patents...although the terms are secret.

China Goes Forward with Its Own High-Def Disc: CBHD

Chinese electronics manufacturers have unveiled their alternative to Blu-ray: CBHD, with players considerably cheaper than Blu-ray.

Apple’s App Store: More Than 1 Billion Served

iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded over a billion applications from Apple's App Store...and a 13-year-old Connecticut boy won Apple's prizes for the 1 billionth download.

Yahoo Decides to Shutter GeoCities, Other Services

Yahoo is engaging in its own version of urban renewal, shutting down pioneering Web hosting service GeoCities along with other under-performing services.

Nokia’s Comes With Music Off to a Slow Start?

Media consultancy Music Ally has reported that Nokia's Comes With Music service has only tallied up about 23,000 users in the UK market.

Seagate Barracuda LP Hard Drives Offer Capacity, Lower Power Consumption

Seagate's new Barracuda LP 3.5-inch desktop hard drives offer capacities up to 2 TB and claim to consume as little has half the power of typical desktop hard drives.

Wikipedia Signs Revenue-Sharing Deal with Mobile Operator Orange

Wikipedia has signed its first major corporate partnership, a revenue sharing deal with mobile operator Orange that will put branded Wikipedia content on Orange phones.

PixelQi’s Three-in-One 3Qi Display Due Next Month

Display startup PixelQi's first display - the 3Qi - combines black-and-white, e-paper, and full-color modes...and it's due next month.