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Google patents ‘Google Doodles’

Better stick with your logo, Bing: Google has cornered the market on its customized homepage emblems.

Microsoft finally begins the Windows Phone 7 update

After more than a few bumps along the way, the "NoDo" upgrade has begun rolling out to Windows Phone 7 devices.

Next round of iPad 2 releases spurn India

Apple has no current plans to release the iPad 2 in India, and consumers aren't happy about it.

Amazon cuts e-book sharer, Lendle; UPDATE: Lendle is back

The application allowing Kindle users to share their books has been pulled, and even Lendle doesn't know why.
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Will we see the Xbox 720 in 2015?

A designer's portfolio samples hint at what might be the successor to the Xbox 360, but what else can we we expect from the so-called Xbox 720?

Nokia making a tablet without Microsoft?

When it comes to smartphones, Nokia is committed to Microsoft. But on other devices, like tablets? Apparently only time will tell.
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Burma bans Skype, severing global communication

Burma restricts communications even more, and in a country where a cell phone is a luxury, this means reaching out to the world is nearly impossible.

Senators ask Apple to pull DUI-evasion apps

Apple faces criticism for items in its App Store yet again, but this time, its apps that aid drunk drivers that are catching attention.

Vodafone starts pre-orders for Xperia Play

We will have to wait a little longer, but Vodafone is offering up the first glimpse of a for-sale Xperia Play.
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Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble over patent infringement

Microsoft finds more fault with an Android device: The company will take Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, and Inventec to court for infringing on its technology with the Nook.

NPD: Consumers flock to supersized smartphones

Remember the Razr? Yeah, we barely do either - and there's a reason. Consumers wants big screens on their smartphones.

4G BlackBerry PlayBook coming to Sprint this summer

The first officially publicized release date for the PlayBook is here, and Sprint will be adding the 4G tablet to its lineup this summer.

Zynga RewardVille will deepen social gaming addictions

There's a new "ville" to add to the Zynga family. RewardVille will connect the developer's various social games and give players more incentives.

Will Digg founder Kevin Rose jump off his sinking ship?

In more bad news for the beleaguered Digg, founder Kevin Rose is rumored to be ditching his own startup.

It’s official: ICANN approves .xxx

ICANN has voted, and now .com and .org will be joined by it's more...adult-theme colleague, .xxx.

Amazon will undercut Google Marketplace prices with Android AppStore

A few leaked images reveal Amazon may challenge the Android Marketplace with discounted app pricing.

Controversial ‘gay-cure’ app sparks calls for Apple removal

A new app from a defamatory religious group gets Apple's approval and users' scorn.

Nintendo 3DS could help diagnose children with eye disorders

Don't be too quick to label the 3DS a visual nuisance: Some optometrists believe it can help catch eyesight problems early on.

Galaxy Player vs. iPod Touch: Specs compared

With two different versions of Samsung's Android-based music player headed to the US soon, we compare the Galaxy Player vs. the iPod Touch to see whether Samsung has a shot of ousting Apple.

Relax: Japanese radiation isn’t coming to eat you

Potassium iodine tablets are flying off shelves as frenzied consumers stateside worry about the effects of the Japanese crisis, but radiation experts say the dangers are far overblown.
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Best St. Patrick’s Day iPhone apps

Find the nearest happy hour, play some drinking games, and even look up Irish recipes with our best St. Patty's Day iPhone apps.

Two new Samsung Galaxy Player models coming to US

Samsung's Galaxy Player looks to be an impressive media player. Will it be able to take on the iPod Touch?

One in four college textbooks will be digital in five years

Behemoth backpacks be damned! One report says that textbooks are becoming a thing of the past and e-textbooks are on their way.
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Turning to tech: How to aid Japan relief efforts

Ordinary services like iTunes, Groupon and Facebook are making it easier to help make your contribution to post-tsunami relief efforts.

Game over Guitar Hero: Rocksmith is the real guitar video game

Child-sized guitars and button mashing not quite doing it? Upgrade to Ubisoft's Rocksmith and learn how to actually play an instrument.

Web news officially passes newspapers in popularity

Print continues its long-suffering slump as Pew finds more people officially prefer to get their info via some screen time.

Jon Bon Jovi says Steve Jobs killed the music industry

Jon Bon Jovi is disillusioned with the state of the music industry -- and it's Steve Jobs fault.

Flickr exec bails, renews concern for the site

One of Yahoo's most popular properties continues to draw concern over its future as its day to day leader quits.

Farewell, Zune: Microsoft will discontinue its iPod rival

After defending the questioned longevity of its media player, a Microsoft source admits the Zune is on its way out.

Canon brings Thunderbolt technology to cameras

Canon will be the next major company to introduce Thunderbolt technology.

iPhones still can’t handle daylight savings time

Once again, the iPhone proves itself incapable of jumping forward and falling back.

Google all out of Cr-48 models, official device coming ‘later this year’

The wait is over: If you had your hopes set on a test run with the Cr-48, consider them dashed. Google has stopped shipments of the model.

4chan founder says Mark Zuckerberg is ‘totally wrong’ about online anonymity

The 4chan founder's new site Canvas still holds the principles of anonymity close to its heart, but at the same time will implement Facebook integration.

Google, Comcast-NBC merger could face antitrust hearings from US Senate

The US Senate will investigate Google's role in the e-commerce world, as well as take a look into whether or not the Comcast-NBC merger will stifle competition.