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February video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
Twitter unveils tool to share tweeting locations (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities.
FCC releases Internet speed test tool (Reuters)
March 12, 2010Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.
Xbox 360 Outsold Wii in February, Says NPD (PC World)
March 12, 2010PC World - Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo's Wii in February to claim the top spot in the U.S. monthly sales ranking for the first time in more than two years, analyst group NPD said Thursday. Overall the industry had a poor month with total sales down 15 percent from February last year.
Verizon Expects a 4G Smartphone Earlier Than Planned (NewsFactor)
March 12, 2010NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal.
Appeal filed in Phil Spector case (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.
A look at February's top-selling video games (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - The top-selling video games in the U.S. in February, by number of copies sold, according to NPD Group:
iPad available for pre-order at 5:30 Pacific, 8:30 Eastern (Macworld.com)
March 12, 2010Macworld.com - If you're looking to be first in line to pre-order Apple's new iPad, then set your alarm, because Steve Jobs's latest creation is available for pre-order in the U.S. early on Friday, March 12: 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time or 8:30 a.m. for those of us on the East coast.
Opera Mini 5 Beta Released for Android Phones (PC World)
March 12, 2010PC World - Do you want to try a different browser on your Android phone? The folks at Opera Software announced a beta version of the Opera Mini 5 browser that provides a PC-like browsing experience on smartphones and other handheld devices that run on the Android platform.
RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - RadiSys Corp., a maker of servers that support wireless phone networks, said Thursday it acquired privately held Pactolus Communications Software Co. Terms were not disclosed.
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