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Our Top Stories Apple's iPad Launch: 10 Questions We still are missing some key information about the iPad, its connectivity options, and its apps. TiVo's Patent Win: What It Means For You Echostar scrambles to find a workaround for the "multimedia time warping system" that the courts say is TiVo's property. Apple iPad Goes On Sale April 3 Apple quashes rumors of delay, announces Wi-Fi iPads will ship in early April and 3G models by the end of the month. Opera Mini Comes to Windows Mobile Handsets The mobile browser doesn't require Java. CeBIT 2010: Mega Tech Show, Day Two With an exhibition area of roughly 5 million square feet, CeBIT is Europes biggest tech show. Here are some gadget highlights from Day 2. Google Should Take Its Broadband to Failing Cities, Not Happy Ones Forget pandering by cities like Topeka, and Duluth, Google should select places that would really benefit from its gigabit Internet experiment. Microsoft 'Pink' Phone Photos and Details Leaked New blurry shots of the purported iPhone killers Turtle and Pure surface . iPad's US Debut Set for April 3 Apple's iPad will be available in the US starting April 3, with other countries to follow that month. Sony Gadgets Aim at Apple iPhone, iPad, and iTunes Sony's mobile initiative includes a smartphone that plays PlayStation games and a device to compete with the iPad. Sony Phone and Tablet Will Take on Microsoft, Too Apple is not the only target of Sony's gadget crusade. Researchers Chase 3D Without the Glasses At this week's Cebit IT fair, engineers are showing a new breed of screen that projects a 3D image towards the viewer's eyes so glasses aren't required. Password Application Gives Wrong Info to Fraudsters Germany's Fraunhofer Institute is selling a mobile phone application that offers a unique feature over other password-storage applications. Intel to Launch Eight-core Nehalem-EX This Month Intel will announce the eight-core Nehalem-EX chips this month, an Intel official said. Android Gains Market Share, Apple iPhone Slips Android's growth has been pretty spectacular over the past few quarters according to Quantcast, a web analytics firm. Microsoft's Ballmer Aims for Clouds The Microsoft CEO discusses the company's cloud computing strategy and tells why it's not just for techies. Microsoft Predicts Tame Patch Tuesday for March Microsoft predicts only two security bulletins for the March Patch Tuesday--a welcome break following a nearly record-breaking barrage of patches in February. Google Supports HTC in Apple Lawsuit Google is defending its phone manufacturing partner against Apple's accusations of patent infringement. FBI Director: Hackers Have Corrupted Valuable Data Hackers have corrupted data in the course of spear-phishing attacks, the head of the FBI said Thursday at RSA. FCC Wants Existing Phone Subsidies to Go to Broadband The FCC will shift telephone subsidies to broadband deployment in a national broadband plan due out this month. Business Benefits of Google Disaster Recovery Google revealed that Google Apps customers also get disaster recovery as a result of the real-time copying of data to geographically diverse data centers. Read PC World Blogs and Windows 7 Updates Full Windows 7 Coverage Start here for an in-depth look at the strengths and weaknesses of Microsoft's new operating system. Today @ PCWorld For the latest in news and trends from PC World's editors and staff Game On The hottest info on PC gaming, hardware, and news from Matt Peckham Print Without a PC See the world's first Web-connected home printer with web apps. Learn more and watch the demo. Top Selling Acer Laptops Power and control never looked so good. See the stylish and efficient laptops from Acer. Advertisement Does your PC come with its own Virtual IT department? 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