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Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... In hopes of increasing hardcover sales of Sarah Palin's upcoming book, 'Going Rogue: An American Life,' (available November 17th), News Corp announced Tuesday that the e-reader version won't be available until December 26th. Buckling to revenue pressure from a corporate behemoth? That doesn't sound very 'Maverick' or 'Rogue,' at all. ...

Famous Korean Blogger Faces Prison Time Democracy takes a low blow as South Korean financial blogger Park Dae-sung (known online as "Minerva") faces 18 months in prison after being falsely critical about the Korean government. Famous for predicting the fall of Lehman Brothers and the resulting global economic crisis, the blogger was arrested after publishing an incorrect story that prosecutors ...

'Sims' Creator Will Wright to Leave EA Citing creative differences, legendary game developer Will Wright ('Sim City,' 'The Sims,' 'Spore') announced yesterday that he is leaving Electronic Arts (EA), where he has spent the past 12 years. Wright will focus full time on Stupid Fun Club, a company he founded back in 2001, where he will help create titles for devices beyond the video game console ...

Match.com Launches iPhone App As with 'Hot or Not' and other cell phone versions of dating services, Match.com's new iPhone app uses GPS to let you search for potential dates that are literally in your area. You can also, of course, search all 15 million-plus of the service's members. You can send messages, 'wink,' peruse pictures, and update your profile right from your iPhone. [From: ...

Howard Stern Picks BlackBerry Bold Over Palm Pre Stern stated he was finally ready to update his Treo phone, so Palm brought him a Pre in order to see if the Sirius shock jock would bite and then talk about the device on his satellite radio show. Unfortunately, according to ZDNet, it looks as though Stern picked the BlackBerry Bold over the Pre, saying it's because the former works with Lotus ...

Okay, so it's not quite morning on the East Coast anymore, but we're on West Coast time in Las Vegas, so we'll still call this the 'Morning Xtra.' As we mentioned yesterday, this week we're at CTIA, a bi-annual wireless convention where many of the latest cell phones and mobile apps are unveiled and shown. Keep checking Switched for the skinny on what your new phone (or the services on your old ...

This week, we're at CTIA, a bi-annual wireless convention where many of the latest cell phones and mobile apps are unveiled and shown. Keep checking Switched for the skinny on what your new phone (or the services on your old phone) may look like. Also, check Engadget Mobile for up-to-date hands-on reviews and news from the show. Here are some of the latest stories in wireless this week, with ...

Twitter Hiring a Celebrity Concierge Is Twitter too hard for some celebs to figure out? That very well may be why the microblogging service is hiring a concierge to cater to celebrities, making sure that they know how to use the service and that they keep tweeting. As more and more layers get added to the Twitter celeb tweeting process (from ghostwriters to this new concierge), you can bet that ...

Because we can't always cover all the great news in depth, we here at Switched are starting a new AM feature, which recaps other important stories we may not have hit earlier in morning. Welcome to our sixth edition of the Switched Morning Extra. Free College Education at YouTube! Well, sort of. YouTube today launched YouTube Edu, an online hub for the various free videos offered by more than ...

Because we can't always cover all the great news in depth, we here at Switched have started a new A.M. feature, which recaps important stories that we may not have hit earlier in the morning. Welcome to our fifth edition of the Switched Morning Extra. Picador Launches 140-Character Book Club on Twitter The book publisher is offering a once-a-week discussion via tweets on a different title each ...

Because we can't always cover all the great news in depth, we here at Switched have started a new A.M. feature, which recaps important stories that we may not have hit earlier in the morning. Welcome to our fourth edition of the Switched Morning Extra. Doubts About the Much-Hyped Palm Pre on the Rise Considering last week's significant announcements about the upcoming iPhone 3.0 upgrade (and ...

Because we can't always cover all the great news in depth, we here at Switched have started a new AM feature, which recaps other important stories we may not have hit earlier in morning. Welcome to our third edition of the Switched Morning Extra. Folks Downgrading from Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to IE7 Released last week, Microsoft's much ballyhooed Web browser update saw a drop in users over the ...

Because we can't always cover all the great news in depth, we here at Switched are starting a new AM feature, which recaps other important stories we may not have hit earlier in morning. Welcome to our second edition of the Switched Morning Extra. Samsung NC10 Update, the NC110, Gets Reviewed Our favorite netbook just got a style update, along with a bigger battery and more usable touchpad. ...

Because we can't always cover all the great news in depth, we here at Switched are starting a new AM feature, which recaps other important stories we may not have hit earlier in morning. Welcome to our inaugural edition of the Switched Morning Extra. Cadillac Adds In-Car Wi-Fi Starting in April, America's premier luxury car maker will offer high-speed 3G mobile Wi-Fi in its cars as a ...