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Windows Phone Mango preview Top
Microsoft previewed its upcoming Mango update for Windows Phone at a special event in New York today. The update brings more than 500 new features. CNET brings you some of the main highlights in our First Look video here.
 
Estimates peg App Store at 500,000 apps Top
Apple's App Store has hit half a million applications, a milestone that's been reached in just under three years.
 
Japan eyes solar panels on all new buildings Top
Grappling with strained power supplies, Japan may require all new buildings, including homes, to come equipped with rooftop solar panels by 2030, the Nikkei newspaper reports.
 
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace app count bests BlackBerry? Top
If you don't count themes or e-books, Windows Phone 7 has bypassed RIM's BlackBerry App World catalog in its number of apps.
 
Microsoft opening two more retail stores Top
The company is launching a new store in Atlanta this Friday and one in Houston next month. Early store visitors will get access to one of two concerts featuring American Idol stars.
 
B&N launches 'simple' touch-screen Nook (live blog) Top
Barnes & Noble shows off the new Nook e-reader priced at $139. Get the full skinny in our live blog of the unveiling.
 
Samsung boosts Explore 3D app for LEDs, plasmas Top
The application, which formerly streamed 3D movie trailers, now offers full-length TV shows, educational programming, and other content. Paid content is also on the way.
 
Ford develops heart-monitoring seat Top
The technology, developed at the carmaker's European R&D center, is still a long way from making it into vehicles but could potentially be used to warn of heart attacks.
 
Twitter tweezes TweetDeck Top
Two major announcements come from events for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 and for Barnes & Noble's Nook, T-Mobile and Verizon have more 4G offerings, and Twitter buys popular client TweetDeck.
 
Square vies with NFC for mobile payments Top
Through its revamped mobile apps for iOS and Android, Square is looking to offer an alternative beyond NFC to pay for items via a mobile device without the need for cash or credit card.
 
Sony takes PSN offline for account maintenance Top
Amid Sony's efforts to rebuild security for its game services, the company says it is taking PlayStation Network offline today.
 
Study: Meter data's impact depends on collective use Top
Consumers who receive data on home-energy consumption reduce their usage incrementally, a study shows, but there is potential for a huge impact in the U.S. collectively.
 
Microsoft shows off new Windows Phone 7 features Top
The software giant demonstrates new features for its lagging phone operating system, including smoother social-networking and multitasking services.
 
Compact new Nook gets touch screen, lower price Top
Barnes & Noble unveils a compact new $139 Nook, cutting the price on earlier models. The new Nook won't run apps, but the company says it's got several improvements for the core job of reading books.
 
Microsoft blasts EU antitrust fine in appeals hearing Top
In criticizing the 899 million euro fine, Microsoft's attorney argues that the EU should have been clearer about the rates it expected the company to charge.
 
Apple gadgets gobble 80 percent of mobile video Top
Up against entrenched iPods and iPhones and the surging iPad, Android devices nabbed just 20 percent of all wireless video views in the first quarter, says video service provider FreeWheel.
 
Ballmer: Windows 8 will debut in 2012 Top
Speaking yesterday in Japan, Microsoft's CEO reveals that the next-generation OS will launch next year along with "Windows 8 slates, tablets, PCs." But did he jump the gun?
 
Report: 20,000 users added to 'Hurt Locker' suit Top
The studio behind last year's Oscar-winning film has added 20,000 IP addresses to the 5,000 already listed in its piracy lawsuit, according to TorrentFreak.
 
Scientists reach a record 26Tbps by laser Top
The transmission is biggest volume of data ever carried by a laser beam, according to scientists led by Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
 
Schmidt: Want to get rich? Build a platform Top
Google has two platforms to promote--Android and the Web--but the company's executive chairman gave props to Apple's iOS.
 

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