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Today's Technology News: US says China's Baidu, Taobao markets for piracy Comcast, NBC deal opens door for online video Suspect in iPad data theft released on bail in NJ The iPad 2: What we know, what we don’t know, and what we think we know Video: BlackBerry PlayBook will “support Android apps,” rep says One in Three Mobile Phone Owners Is a Regular Mobile Gamer [STUDY] Japan camera prettifies subjects, even adds "makeup" Will Amazon's Kindle Be Free By November? AT&T to market Amazon Kindle Bing Twitter Account Goes Oscar-crazy More Mobile Spyware Hits Android Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers: report RIM rep says PlayBook will support Android apps Verizon to Offer Cloud-based Unified Communications Motorola Mobility sues TiVo over DVR patents Last Minute iPad 2 Rumor Roundup Intel Completes McAfee Acquisition SeaMicro Ships Low-Power Servers with 64-Bit Atom Chips US says China's Baidu, Taobao markets for piracy Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:50 pm PST AP - The U.S. government has labeled China's top search engine, Baidu, and a popular e-commerce platform "notorious markets" linked to sales of pirated and fake goods. Full Story Top Comcast, NBC deal opens door for online video Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:15 am PST AP - New Internet video services from companies such as Netflix and Apple are offering a glimpse of a home entertainment future that doesn't include a pricey monthly cable bill. Full Story Top Suspect in iPad data theft released on bail in NJ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:18 pm PST AP - An Arkansas man accused of stealing more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users last year was released on bail Monday and will be prohibited from using the Internet except for work — which in his case means a job as a computer consultant. Full Story Top The iPad 2: What we know, what we don’t know, and what we think we know Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:54 am PST Ben Patterson - We're just 48 hours away from getting our first look at the long-awaited, next-generation iPad—or that's what we're expecting, at least. Indeed, with all the leaks, rumors, and wild guesses we've been hearing in the past months about the next … Full Story Top Video: BlackBerry PlayBook will “support Android apps,” rep says Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:39 am PST Ben Patterson - Hold on a second—did the Research in Motion representative in this video just say what I think he said? Chatter has been slowly building over the past few weeks that the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet might arrive with (or eventually … Full Story Top One in Three Mobile Phone Owners Is a Regular Mobile Gamer [STUDY] Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:52 pm PST Mashable - A new survey from casual gaming company PopCap shows that an incredibly high percentage of adults in the UK and U.S. is into mobile gaming. Full Story Top Japan camera prettifies subjects, even adds "makeup" Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:41 pm PST Reuters - Photos are everything for Yuka Obara, a well-known Japanese blogger who insists anything showing her online be picture-perfect -- especially because it's hard these days to delete poor-quality photos once on the web. Full Story Top Will Amazon's Kindle Be Free By November? Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:45 pm PST PC World - The price of the popular Kindle e-reader has plummeted dramatically over the past two years, as growing competition from Apple's iPad and competing e-readers like Barnes & Noble's Nook has inspired some impressive price-cutting on Amazon's part. The Kindle, which cost $350 in February 2009, is now as low as $139 for the Wi-Fi-only version. Full Story Top AT&T to market Amazon Kindle Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:02 pm PST Investor's Business Daily - The online e-commerce giant's Kindle 3G-connected e-reader will be available in AT&T (NYSE:T - News) stores starting Sun. Unlike many 3G devices, the $189 version of the Kindle doesn't require a monthly data plan. Instead, Amazon (NMS:AMZN) will cover the data fees, allowing readers to download as much as they want. The Kindle is already on sale at Staples (NMS:SPLS), Target (NYSE:TGT - News) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY - News), as part of Amazon's push to put the device in more stores and let shoppers tinker with it to generate more sales. AT&T rose 0.9% to 28.38. Full Story Top Bing Twitter Account Goes Oscar-crazy Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:00 pm PST PC World - The Twitter account used to promote Microsoft's Bing search engine went slightly bonkers Monday afternoon, posting a deluge of pre-Oscar party photos. Full Story Top More Mobile Spyware Hits Android Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:24 pm PST PC World - NetQin Mobile has captured 2 new spyware programs that have been infecting Android phones. The two programs, "SW.SecurePhone" and "SW.Qieting", can release an unsettling amount of personal information from an infected phone. Full Story Top Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers: report Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:25 pm PST Reuters - Morgan Stanley experienced a "very sensitive" break-in to its network by the same China-based hackers who attacked Google Inc's computers more than a year ago, Bloomberg reported, citing leaked emails from an Internet security company. Full Story Top RIM rep says PlayBook will support Android apps Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:05 pm PST Appolicious - Rumors have been floating around about Research in Motion’s (RIMM) big entry into the tablet race, the BlackBerry PlayBook, might support Android apps at some point, but a possible slip-up by a RIM rep at Mobile World Congress earlier this month suggests that rumor is confirmed. Full Story Top Verizon to Offer Cloud-based Unified Communications Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:10 pm PST PC World - Verizon is getting set to offer its customers unified communications services that can include presence information, instant messaging, videoconferencing and fixed-mobile call handoffs through a Cisco Systems-based cloud infrastructure. Full Story Top Motorola Mobility sues TiVo over DVR patents Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:42 pm PST AP - Motorola Mobility Inc. is suing TiVo Inc., alleging that TiVo's signature digital video recorder set-top boxes use technology patented by Motorola. Full Story Top Last Minute iPad 2 Rumor Roundup Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:17 pm PST PC World - With Apple's iPad 2 event less than 48 hours away, the rumor mill is spinning faster than ever. What's the wisdom of the Web predicting? A thinner, lighter iPad with at least one camera and beefier hardware. Full Story Top Intel Completes McAfee Acquisition Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:30 pm PST PC World - Intel has completed its US$7.68 billion acquisition of security vendor McAfee, the chip maker announced on Monday. Full Story Top SeaMicro Ships Low-Power Servers with 64-Bit Atom Chips Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:58 pm PST NewsFactor - SeaMicro is shipping what it bills as the world's most energy-efficient 64-bit x86 server -- and it's not hype. The SM10000-64 features 256 Intel Atom N570 dual-core processors. Full Story Top

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