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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 03:35 PM PDT

EA Buys PopCap for $750 Million in Digital Shift
PC Magazine
Electronic Arts said Tuesday that it will acquire PopCap Games, the maker of such hits as "Peggle" and "Plants vs. Zombies," for a total of $750 million in cash and stock. EA's purchase confirms an an earlier report by TechCrunch, ...
Confirmed: EA Buys PopCap Games For $750 Million Plus EarnoutWashington Post
Electronic Arts buys casual gaming giant PopCap for $750mThe Guardian
EA Acquires Casual Gaming Company PopCap GamesPCWorld
Gamasutra -ABC News -New York Times
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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:46 PM PDT

Astronauts Train For Space Walk in Virtual Reality Lab
Fox News
NASA astronauts Michael Fossum and Ron Garan were busy Tuesday at the International Space Station, spending six-and-a-half hours retrieving a failed ammonia pump and deploying a new science experiment -- a unique robot gas attendant. ...
The Last Space Shuttle Mission: Flight Day 5The Atlantic
Last shuttle era spacewalk overBBC News
Space Shuttle and Beyond: Q & A with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Prez Jim MaserSpace.com
State Journal -The Weekender -Washington Post
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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Revamped Android Market for Mobile Adds Movies, E-Books
PC Magazine
Google on Tuesday unveiled a revamped Android Market for mobile that includes movie rentals and e-books in the US, as well as a more streamlined interface. In the US, users can rent movies starting at $1.99 directly from the Android ...
Google Revamps Android Market for PhonesWired News
Google updates Android Market client to better showcase appsInfoWorld
Android Market gets a smart new lookBetaNews
SlashGear -Washington Post -Vision 2 Mobile
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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:13 PM PDT

VMware Strengthens Cloud Support With vSphere 5
InformationWeek
VMware's pricing problem: As Microsoft and Citrix build functionality, customers may choose cheaper products that are "good enough." By Art Wittmann InformationWeek Virtualization has reached the half way point, so said VMware CEO Paul Maritz in his ...
VMware Upgrades Virtualization Platform, Adds Cloud Infrastructure SuiteVirtualization Review
VMware Expands Cloud Suite, Boosts Storage AbilitiesWall Street Journal
VMware Shows Its Cloud StrategyNew York Times (blog)
Register -PCWorld -ReadWriteWeb
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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:47 PM PDT

AT&T Unveils First Major 4G LTE Products
International Business Times
AT&T released its first two major forays into the 4G LTE market at a showcase on Tuesday. Although AT&T's 4G LTE network isn't up and functional yet, that hasn't stopped them from trying to gain some momentum by releasing the two new LTE products. ...
AT&T's new LTE devices support T-Mobile's spectrumBetaNews
AT&T finally taps into LTE with Momentum 4G and Elevate 4GMobile Magazine
AT&T LTE USB Momentum & Mobile Hotspot Elevate Summer Release DateWireless and Mobile News
This Is My Next -PC Magazine -Light Reading
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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:45 AM PDT

In Search of a Robot More Like Us
New York Times
MENLO PARK, Calif. — The robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks often begins speeches by reaching into his pocket, fiddling with some loose change, finding a quarter, pulling it out and twirling it in his fingers. ...
Artificial Intelligence: Robots Advance, But Still Can't Imitate HumansInternational Business Times
Do Robots Take People's Jobs?IEEE Spectrum
In search of a robot more like usTehran Times
ParamusPost.com -New Scientist (blog) -Big Think (blog)
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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 03:18 PM PDT

Hands On With The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play for AT&T
PC Magazine
AT&T today unveiled a version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play gaming phone for its network, saying the "PlayStation Phone" would arrive by the end of the year. By Sascha Segan AT&T on Tuesday unveiled a version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play gaming ...
AT&T Announces Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play 4G With Android 2.3 GingerbreadSlashGear
AT&T launches Sony Ericsson Xperia Play with Gingerbread, blue color optionEngadget
Xperia Play coming to AT&T before the end of the yearThis Is My Next
IGN -Unwired View -Phandroid.com
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Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Avaya Integrates Social Media, Contact Center Products
InformationWeek
Want to track a social complaint just as if it came in via the phone or any other channel your business uses? Avaya is breaking down the walls between social media and other customer contact channels with products and services announced Tuesday. ...
Avaya Adds a New Multimedia Dimension to the PictureCRM Buyer
Avaya offers help addressing social-media blowbackNetwork World
Avaya Adds Collaboration, Social Media to AuraChannel Partners
BtoB Magazine -TMC Net -Marketwire (press release)
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