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• PC Modern Warfare 2 Locked in Steam Time Vault If you bought Modern Warfare 2 at retail, you can play it today, but if you bought it online through Steam, you're locked out until Thursday.
• Intel Makes an E-reader for the Visually Impaired Intel has created a mobile device called Intel Reader. It scans print and then reads it out loud.
• First iPhone Worm Rick Rolls the Land Down Under An Australian, Rick-rolling iPhone worm is now spreading internationally. Bloggers admire their new Rick Astley wallpaper, complete with "ikee is never gonna give you up" macro.
• Google Gets Gizmo5, Strengthens Its VoIP Stance Today, if the rumors are true, Google becomes a full point to point VoIP provider — here's how.
• China's SMIC Appoints New CEO as Chang Resigns SMIC, China's biggest chip maker, replaced its longtime CEO just one day after settling a major intellectual property lawsuit with Taiwanese rival TSMC.
• Fox News Considers Google Snub Rupert Murdoch says he may make his sites invisible to Google and other news aggregators. Good luck with that, Sir Rupe.
• New BlackBerry Developer Tools Will Benefit Users RIM’S enhancements to the BlackBerry SDK kit will help developers produce richer apps and provide some useful new services to consumers.
• Verizon Ad Sticks It to AT&T, Talks Up iPhone Verizon's latest ad talks up the iPhone's strengths. Can it be that the rumors of a Verizon iPhone in the works are true?
• Nokia's Charger Recall Just the Latest Tech Do-Over Analysis: Here's a recent brief history of electronics recalls and official oops experiences.
• Motorola Droid: Updates Coming Soon? The Motorola Droid may only be a few days old, but Verizon is said to already be cooking up updates for the Android-based device.
• Google Gobbles AdMob as Latest Expansion Analysis: AdMob buyout is Google's third this year, and its acquisitions offer clues to future products and strategy.
• Google, Plaintiffs Blow Book Search Settlement Deadline UPDATE: Judge grants Google, Authors Guild, and publishers more time to revise their Book Search lawsuit settlement deal.
• Apple Releases Security Update 2009-006 for Leopard Monday was a busy day for Apple updates. Along with the release of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 comes a security update for users of OS X 10.5.8 and OS X Server 10.5.8.
• Google's Purchase of Skype Rival Gizmo5 Could Benefit You Google tends to shake up markets, so acquiring a VoIP vendor may mean cheaper and more accessible telecommunications.
• Brain Train Unotan for IPhone SoftBank Selection makes a brainteasing game that's extremely popular in Japan, so it figures the company would see if it can capture some of that same success...