Morning Xtra: Goodbye Shark Week, Hello, Shark Repellent

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
- Farewell, Shark Week. You terrified us for seven days straight. But cheer up, everybody, in honor of the fin-and-fun of the week, we bring you alloy-based shark repellent, which is almost cooler than Batman's 'Shark Repellent Batspray.' [From: Discovery.com]
- The recession makes home-buying a scary process. So try the new (and free) Zillow iPhone app, which lets users check into Google Maps to compare the price of a new pad. [From: Mashable]
- Android-users should be thrilled; images of the new Facebook for the Google-run phone have surfaced, with widgets bundled into the application. [From: AndroidGuys.com]
- Nervous about letting the XBox have credit card information? XBox Live accounts are now Paypal-ready, meaning that you can buy points without swiping your plastic. [From: MajorNelson]
- Vonage, the Web-based phone service, has finally posted a net-gain for the first time in the company's history, with an increase of $.01 per share. Glad to see someone is making money. [From: PCMag.com]
- Earlier this week, we gabbed about Samsung's 64-gigabyte SD card, but that's nothing compared to Sony's 2-terabyte (2,000-gig) memory stick. Data-porn overload. [From: Newlaunches]
- Lamborghini owners might be showy sufferers of mid-life crises, but that doesn't mean they aren't environmentally friendly; the Italian 'luxe manufacturer has now entered the hybrid game. [From: Newlaunches]





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