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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP)

Sony's 3-D televisions are introduced as a model watches with its 3-D glasses included in the TV set in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000.


Google opens Web store for business applications (AP)
AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up (AP)

In this photo released Tuesday March 9,2010 by MySpace showing Jason Hirschhorn,38, left, and Mike Jones,34 right at the MySpace headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday March 8, 2010. The two new co-presidents of MySpace were announced this week following the abrupt departure of CEO Owen Van Natta in February after just 10 months on the job. (AP Photo/MySpace) NO SALESAP - Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.


Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature (AP)
AP - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.
On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (AP)

In this undated photo provided by Seven45 Studios, the Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, is shown. (AP Photo/Seven45 Studios)AP - An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.


`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer (AP)
AP - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.
Google CEO: mobile computing reshaping Internet (AP)
AP - Google's CEO says mobile smartphones are transforming the Internet, and defended his company's growing dominance over information on the Web.
TeamViewer brings its remote control offering to the App Store (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - TeamViewer already offers a remote control and desktop sharing program for desktops. Now the software maker wants to go mobile, with a similar offering for iPhone and iPod touch users that lets them access and control remote computers from their handheld mobile device.
China Mobile investing $5.8B in Chinese bank (AP)
AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said Wednesday it was investing $5.8 billion in a Chinese bank as part of a plan to develop mobile phone banking and business services.
Sony, Samsung Join Campaign To Push 3-D TV Sets (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On the heels of the big 3-D television presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Sony and Samsung are joining Panasonic, LG Electronics, and others in promoting the new technology. On Tuesday, Sony said it is aiming for 10 percent of its TV sales within the next year to be 3-D models, and Samsung announced a range of HDTV sets and Blu-ray players will ship later this month.
Review: `Final Fantasy XIII' falls flat (AP)

In this video game image released by Square Enix, a scene from 'Final Fantasy XIII,' is shown. (AP Photo/Square Enix)AP - During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like "Chrono Trigger," "The Secret of Mana" and, of course, the "Final Fantasy" series.


Street Fighter IV arrives in the App Store (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Students of the hadouken have a new venue to test their fighting mettle: Street Fighter IV launched Wednesday for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seminal arcade fighter brings high-end graphics, complex combos, and a memorable cast of characters to the mobile platform.
SAIC receives Navy contract worth up to $625M (AP)
AP - Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp., or SAIC Inc., on Wednesday said it received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and enhance command and control software.
IBM, universities target easy-to-use cellphones (Reuters)

A man speaks on the phone as he stands in front of a closed metro station during a 24 hour nationwide strike in Athens July 26, 2005. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.


Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole (AFP)

An attendee tries an interactive display at the Microsoft booth at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, in January 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.


Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot (PC World)
PC World - A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.
Arm Sees Over 50 New IPad-like Devices out This Year (PC World)
PC World - The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.

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TeamViewer brings its remote control offering to the App Store (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - TeamViewer already offers a remote control and desktop sharing program for desktops. Now the software maker wants to go mobile, with a similar offering for iPhone and iPod touch users that lets them access and control remote computers from their handheld mobile device.
Need an Extra Terabyte for Your TiVo? New App Lets You Link to an HP MediaSmart Server (PC World)
PC World - If you’re a TiVo aficionado, you know that there’s no such thing as too much storage. And now you can let your TV show and movie collection spill out of the box, across your home network and into an HP MediaSmart server.
China Mobile investing $5.8B in Chinese bank (AP)
AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said Wednesday it was investing $5.8 billion in a Chinese bank as part of a plan to develop mobile phone banking and business services.
Chinese group file complaint over faulty HP laptops (Reuters)

A logo of HP is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem, near Brussels, January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.


Street Fighter IV arrives in the App Store (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Students of the hadouken have a new venue to test their fighting mettle: Street Fighter IV launched Wednesday for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seminal arcade fighter brings high-end graphics, complex combos, and a memorable cast of characters to the mobile platform.
Arm Sees Over 50 New IPad-like Devices out This Year (PC World)
PC World - The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.
Samsung’s 3D TVs: Bold and Bright (PC World)
PC World - If you watched the Oscars on Sunday, you knew a new wave of Samsung 3D TVs were coming thanks to the commercial that aired, but you didn’t know what you’d have to pay for them. On Tuesday Samsung tore open the envelope and rolled out a raft of 3D-capable LCD, LED and plasma TVs.
LG Elec launches Android-based smartphone (Reuters)
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, on Wednesday launched a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system in South Korea, as it seeks to boost its relatively weak smartphone line-ups.
Sony, Samsung, Panasonic 3D TVs: So What's On? (PC World)
PC World - If you're the early-adopter type who doesn't mind paying top dollar for the latest tech gear, 3D TV may tickle your buying bone. But once you've shelled out thousands of dollars for 3D-enabled hardware, such as a Panasonic, Sony, or Samsung 3D TV, a 3D-capable Blu-ray player, and two or more pairs of 3D glasse, well, what's on 3D TV anyway? Here's your 3D programming guide for 2010.
Data Issue Hits BlackBerry Devices for Second Day (PC World)
PC World - Some BlackBerry users are complaining of an inability to use data services for the second day in a row.
Samsung’s 3D Glasses: Fast, Fitted, but only for Samsung TVs (PC World)
PC World - Samsung’s nifty new 3D glasses for its 3D LED, LCD and plasma TVs will cost you a pretty penny if bought alone and you won’t be able to use them with other TV brands, company representatives confirmed at a press event Tuesday.
As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
Maine gov cool to cell phone health warnings bill (AP)
AP - As a proposal to require health warnings on cellular phones got a fresh legislative review Tuesday, Gov. John Baldacci made clear his opposition but stopped short of threatening a veto.
Parallels Desktop update adds support for Chrome OS (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Parallels, whose Desktop offering lets you run a variety of operating systems without ever having to leave Mac OS X, has updated Parallels Desktop 5.0 to include support for Google’s Chrome OS.
Sony, Samsung Join Campaign To Push 3-D TV Sets (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On the heels of the big 3-D television presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Sony and Samsung are joining Panasonic, LG Electronics, and others in promoting the new technology. On Tuesday, Sony said it is aiming for 10 percent of its TV sales within the next year to be 3-D models, and Samsung announced a range of HDTV sets and Blu-ray players will ship later this month.
EFF publishes iPhone developer agreement (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - If you’ve followed the news of App Store rejections over the past couple years, you may have wondered what exactly is engraved upon the stone tablets that govern the terms of Apple's App Store and developing for the iPhone.
NFL signs mobile phone deal with Verizon Wireless (Reuters)
Reuters - The NFL has signed a four-year agreement with Verizon Wireless to show live games and highlights on mobile phones in a deal U.S. media reported was worth $720 million.
HP Flaunts Flash and AIR on Slate Tablet (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard has begun a marketing campaign against the iPad and for its Slate tablet PC, highlighting the fact its tablet runs Adobe and AIR software and the iPad doesn't. HP is still mum on the specifications, pricing, and the release date of its Windows 7-based Slate tablet. But that hasn't stopped HP from flaunting its tablet in the days leading up to Apple's release of the iPad. Pre-orders for the iPad will start on March 12.
Samsung Debuts Dazzling Range of 3D HDTVs (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The range of products Samsung announced on Tuesday is especially impressive with 17 TVs, Blu-ray players, and home theater products available with 3D features. But Samsung also scored a deal with Dreamworks for exclusive 3D content.
Sony Signs Major HD Deals for PlayStation Network (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - In the ongoing battle for content, Sony said Tuesday that it had locked in the five top studios to supply HD content to the PlayStation Network.

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