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Apple iPad To Come With 30k Free E-books, Report Says Apple will jumpstart interest in its iBook iPad app by offering 30,000 free public domain books, says report.
Gonzalez Sentenced to 20 Years for Multimillion-dollar Credit Card Scam Albert Gonzalez was sentenced to two consecutive 20 years in federal prison for stealing more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers in 2006.
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Apple May Have Leaked iPad Game Titles An iTunes menu offered a sneak peek at "HD" and "XL" games that may be intended for a tablet system.
Apple's iBooks Pricing May Match Amazon's A sneak peek at the iBook store reveals e-book prices on par with the current standards.
Pwn2Own Champ Tells Apple, Microsoft to Bug Off Pwn2Own hacking contest winner won't hand over 20 flaws he found by fuzzing Mac OS, Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader.
Chinese EBay Rival Taobao to Share Wide Transaction Data China's Taobao.com, a rival to eBay, plans to open up site-wide transaction data so users can learn about buying trends in the world's biggest market.
iPad Magazine Pricing: Some Answers Emerge Lots of magazines already sell digital versions for PC, Mac and iPhone through a company called Zinio  and the prices are a lot like current print magazines.
UK, French Newspapers to Charge for Content British newspapers The Times and the Sunday Times will charge for content on their Web sites, a move following other major papers.
Improve Your 3G Connection with an AT&T MicroCell AT&T is making its 3G MicroCell available nationwide to improve 3G voice and data networking.
Netflix Streaming Via Wii Coming Really Soon Netflix is sending Nintendo Wii instant-streaming discs to some members to test-drive the upcoming service.
Protecting Sensitive Business Data on the iPad Users want to use the iPad at work, so businesses need to protect sensitive data on the tablet device.
Nokia Acquires Mobile Browsing Company Nokia on Friday said it will acquire Novarra, a privately-held company based in Chicago, IL. that specializes in mobile browsing.
Is Your Mobile Phone Giving up Your Phone Number? Some mobile phone operators are sending customer phone numbers in proxy Web requests, a researcher says.
AT&T's New Spring Smartphones Looking to boost its device portfolio, AT&T has added several high-profile smartphones.
China's Great Firewall Spreads Overseas A networking error has caused computers in Chile and the U.S. to come under the control of the Great Firewall of China.
Kingdom Hearts III, It's Unofficially Official Final Fantasy series character designer reveals not one, but three new Kingdom Hearts titles in the works.
GSMA Launches SMS Spam Reporting Service The GSM Association is promoting a system that will let mobile operators "crowd-source" spam reports from customers, to help curb spam in text messages.
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