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Today's Technology News: Nintendo nine-month net profit tumbles 74 percent Netflix's star shines in 4Q, adds 3.1M subscribers Facebook to let advertisers republish user posts PlayStation Phone—er, the Xperia Play—gets hands-on treatment What’s on your PSP2 wish list? Special Report: Can Samsung change with the tech times? Speck CandyShell Wrap iPad case folks, serves as stand Panasonic stacks new Lumix cams with 1080p, 3D, social networking features Motorola's Xoom Prepares To Challenge Apple's iPad Nintendo Q3 profit down 46 percent, keeps outlook New Company Crowdsources Location-Based Talk Radio [INVITES] PlayStation Phone analyzed on U.S. soil Sony unveils NGP handheld to take on DS, smartphones Will Facebook battle Skype, Google Voice with VoIP calling? Netflix profit up, adds subscribers; shares jump Microsoft set to report lower profit on stale PC growth Microsoft sells 2 million phone software units IBM to Build Asia's Largest Cloud Computing Center Nintendo nine-month net profit tumbles 74 percent Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:44 pm PST AP - Nintendo's nine-month profit tumbled 74 percent as weaker sales of the Wii console and a strong yen battered its bottomline. Full Story Top Netflix's star shines in 4Q, adds 3.1M subscribers Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:12 pm PST AP - Netflix Inc.'s video subscription service topped 20 million customers during the fourth quarter to help push its earnings beyond analyst expectations and burnish its reputation as a stock-market star. Its shares surged 10 percent on the news. Full Story Top Facebook to let advertisers republish user posts Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:59 pm PST AP - Facebook users who check in to a store or click the "like" button for a brand may soon find those actions retransmitted on their friends' pages as a "Sponsored Story" paid for by advertisers. Full Story Top PlayStation Phone—er, the Xperia Play—gets hands-on treatment Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:51 am PST Ben Patterson - We're barely 12 hours away from what's expected to be the PSP2 unveiling in Tokyo, and now comes a big, juicy video preview of yet another new PlayStation handheld: the long-rumored, Android-powered Xperia Play, a.k.a. the PlayStation phone. Leaked photos … Full Story Top What’s on your PSP2 wish list? Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:34 am PST Ben Patterson - In just a few hours—and barring any unwelcome surprises—we should be getting our first glimpse at a spiffy new PlayStation Portable. What are you hoping to see in the next-generation PSP? The widely-rumored PSP2 is expected to be unveiled early … Full Story Top Special Report: Can Samsung change with the tech times? Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:40 pm PST Reuters - Only a handful of reporters were at Samsung's booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month when Jay Y. Lee dropped by. Full Story Top Speck CandyShell Wrap iPad case folks, serves as stand Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:12 am PST Digital Trends - Speck just got back from showing off iPhone cases and covers at CES, and now the company has debuted its CandyShell Wrap case for the Apple iPad, just in time for this week’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco. In addition to protecting an iPad from bumps, scratches, and dirt, the CandyShell Wrap case features a removable cover that can fold up to serve as a viewing and/or typing stand. Full Story Top Panasonic stacks new Lumix cams with 1080p, 3D, social networking features Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:01 pm PST Digital Trends - Panasonic may have just dropped a slew of new cams just weeks ago at CES 2011, but it wasn’t the entire payload. On Tuesday, Panasonic offered a little more variety with expansions to its point-and-shoot series. Full Story Top Motorola's Xoom Prepares To Challenge Apple's iPad Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:02 pm PST NewsFactor - As the post-Consumer Electronics Show jockeying for competitive positioning against Apple's iPad tablet shapes up, Motorola's new Xoom tablet is being eyed as a possible contender. New reports indicate that the Xoom will launch Feb. 17 at a price between $700 and $800 for a 32GB model. This compares to the $729 price for the iPad 3G 32GB. Motorola has indicated that Xoom tablets will have 3G connectivity. Full Story Top Nintendo Q3 profit down 46 percent, keeps outlook Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:23 pm PST Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd reported a 46 percent fall in quarterly profit, as sales of its aging DS handheld device tumbled ahead of the launch of a new, 3D-capable model next month. Full Story Top New Company Crowdsources Location-Based Talk Radio [INVITES] Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:59 pm PST Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Full Story Top PlayStation Phone analyzed on U.S. soil Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:05 pm PST Appolicious - There’s so much information available about the Xperia Play, Sony Ericcson’s (SNE) forever-rumored PlayStation Phone, that one would almost expect to find one in the U.S. Oh wait -- tech blog Engadget did, and they’ve pretty much dissected the phone for our benefit. Full Story Top Sony unveils NGP handheld to take on DS, smartphones Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:37 pm PST Reuters - Sony Corp showcased a new handheld gaming device, the first to feature 3G wireless connectivity, as it battles with Nintendo's best-selling DS and tries to fend off rising competition from smartphones and tablets. Full Story Top Will Facebook battle Skype, Google Voice with VoIP calling? Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:00 pm PST Digital Trends - Facebook has remained mum on the subject of the alleged Facebook phone, but a photo has surfaced revealing the website’s interest in other areas of communication. Multiple sources have spotted what looks like a calling function on the site. Full Story Top Netflix profit up, adds subscribers; shares jump Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:39 pm PST Reuters - Netflix Inc., the movie rental service, reported a sharp rise in quarterly profit and added subscribers to its online video streaming and mail order business, and its shares jumped 7 percent. Full Story Top Microsoft set to report lower profit on stale PC growth Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:51 pm PST Reuters - Microsoft Corp is set to report a dip in earnings on Thursday, a year after the launch of its Windows 7 operating system blew away Wall Street estimates, as sales of personal computers lag expectations and Apple Inc's iPad eats away at the fringes of its core market. Full Story Top Microsoft sells 2 million phone software units Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:15 pm PST Reuters - Microsoft Corp sold more than 2 million units of its new Windows Phone 7 software to handset makers last quarter, a strong start for the new software launched in October, but still far behind Apple Inc's iPhone and Google Inc's Android system. Full Story Top IBM to Build Asia's Largest Cloud Computing Center Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:00 am PST PC World - IBM and the China-based Range Technology will build a cloud computing data center near Beijing that the companies claim will be Asia's largest by floor space. 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