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Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... At last night's Games Announcement, Facebook detailed an updated sidebar that will push your most commonly used apps to the top. For non-gamers, Facebook will be cutting down the amount of gaming updates hitting your feed, which means you won't have to keep track of every cow your friends purchase on FarmVille. Meanwhile, social gamers will ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... Microsot's next generation Internet Explorer Beta 9 browser pulled off a very respectable two million downloads in its first two days. [From: The Next Web] Ez Texting is suing T-Mobile after the cell phone provider blocked text messages from Ez Texting's WeedMaps, an online listing of marijuana retailers. [From: New York Times] A ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... The Peek 9 device drops the line's unitasking roots to add Facebook, Twitter, weather and Exhange e-mail support. [From: Engadget] TechCrunch speculated that Facebook is building its own phone, lighting up the Web this weekend with rumors and a quick denial from Facebook. [From: Reuters and TechCrunch] Sloppy typists can continue ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... Sony's motion gaming system, the PlayStation Move, is now available on Amazon for about a hundred bones. [From: Engadget] The Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet is coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. The 7-inch device should land sometime this October or November. [From: Engadget] Toys "R" Us is getting into ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... 'Halo: Reach' is shaping up to be another mammoth Microsoft title, with yesterday's launch pulling in over $200 million -- $30 million more than the first day of 'Halo 3.' [From: TechFlash] Billboard.biz reports Google is preparing a new music service that will offer both digital downloads and a $25-a-year, cloud-based streaming feature ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... At yesterday's Zeitgeist event, Google's Eric Schmidt said the search company plans to add social networking "layers" to its products this fall. [From: Reuters] New numbers from Nielsen indicate that Bing has passed Yahoo! to become the second largest search engine in the U.S. [From: Bits Blog] Buried among yesterday's Twitter ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... Nokia's sleek E7 QWERTY slider phone finally got an official announcement this morning at the Nokia World event. [From: Engadget and mocoNews.net] Microsoft's Bill Puxton claims that Surface, the multi-touch tabletop that has largely been confined to hotels and casinos, will be in homes within three years. [From: Engadget] Last night, ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... Sunday, a hacker known as 'Iraq Resistance' posted a YouTube video taking credit for the 'Here You Have' e-mail virus that flooded global e-mail systems last week. [From: YouTube, via: PC World] According to the Wall Street Journal, GoDaddy.com, the Web hosting and domain registration site known for its classy Super Bowl commercials, is ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... According to Fast Company, a new report from Asymco claims that running iTunes costs Apple $1 billion a year. [From: Fast Company] Despite what must be a critical mass of cat videos (and an even higher viewing rate), YouTube still isn't in the black, Google says. [Form: All Things D] Space shuttle Discovery was wheeled out of its ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... Just hours after the release of iOS 4.1, hackers claim they've been able to jailbreak Apple's latest mobile OS. [From: VentureBeat] New numbers reveal that, despite the growth of netbooks, 15-inches still reigns as the most popular laptop size. [From: Engadget] The popular, cross-platform, multi-format video player VLC may be landing on ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... The Google logo has been updated yet again, possibly hinting at a new, live-search feature in advance of today's Google press conference. [From: Engadget] Beware of false rumors that Facebook Places will inform everyone of where you are at all times. On top of lying, the scammy posts give inaccurate directions for disabling Places; check ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... Not even Apple is immune to Photoshop failure of embarrassing proportions. Documentation for the new iPod touch showed the iPhone interface, complete with Phone app, clearly 'shopped onto the the touch. Whoops! [From: TUAW] While the tech sector has proven strong through the recession, hiring is starting to slow. [From: New York Times] ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... The new Skype 5.0 beta for Windows introduces 10-way video calling, for awkward and impromptu digital family reunions. [From: Engadget] A new study reveals that adults are finally catching on to this whole texting thing, with over 72-percent reporting that they're texting daily. [From: Pew Internet & American Life Project] ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines The Ping social network-infused iTunes 10 finally landed last night, and it's available for download. [From: Apple] The ever popular 'Angry Birds' game has been confirmed as being released to Android phones this Friday. [From: TalkAndroid] Also late last night, Twitter launched its official free app for iPad, bringing multiple account ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines New Apple TV? A revised iPod touch? iPod Guitars? Today's Apple Event, where a new online video announcement is expected to take place, will be streamed live (for Mac users only). Expect productivity and Web speeds to dip around 1 p.m. EST when the event kicks off. [From: Apple and Engadget] Regardless of whether or not Apple unveils the ...