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    France's Orange signs new iPhone deal with Apple (AP)

    In this Sept. 6, 2007 file photo, the Apple iPhone shown on display at an Apple Store in Los Gatos, Calif.. Apple Inc. says its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation that will feature faster Internet surfing speeds. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries.


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    Fri, 16 May 2008 11:23:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    'GTA IV' needs just 5 days to run over competition in April (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - In making Grand Theft Auto IV the top selling game of April, despite its only being in stores five days, consumers opted for the Microsoft Xbox 360 version at a rate of almost two-to-one. The Xbox 360 version of GTA IV sold 1.85 million copies, according to market tracking firm The NPD Group. The Sony PlayStation 3 version sold 1 million copies, taking the month's No. 3 spot. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 12:22:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    One Laptop Per Child Embraces Windows XP (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has entered into an agreement with Microsoft governing the installation of Windows XP on the nonprofit organization's low-cost XO laptops for use by impoverished children around the world. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 15:44:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    OLPC Adds Windows XP To XO Laptop (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft will charge OLPC a highly reduced Windows XP licensing fee of $3 per unit under a program it calls Unlimited Potential. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 17:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Apple Sues Maker Of iPod Accessories (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Apple accuses Atico International USA of patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition by selling unauthorized iPod accessories. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Laptop Bags From the Scrap Heap (PC World)
    PC World - After hurting the environment by drinking coffee from plastic cups for many years, buying an eco-friendly laptop bag seems... -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Nintendo's latest game wants you off the couch (AP)

    Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Wii Fit, does a yoga pose as he demonstrates the game Thursday, April 17, 2008 in New York. 'Our main premise in creating Wii Fit was (to) create a game that allows you to check your weight,' said Miyamoto. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo's latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.


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    Fri, 16 May 2008 19:56:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Bender Forms Group to Promote OLPC's Sugar UI (PC World)
    PC World - Former One Laptop Per Child President of software and content Walter Bender has launched Sugar Labs, an organization that will... -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 20:00:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Apple Signs More Nonexclusive iPhone Deals (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Apple has signed iPhone deals that show it is willing to deviate from its insistence on having only one service provider sell its cell phone in each country. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 20:07:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Apple's iPhone Continues its Worldwide March (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - The iPhone's reach is expanding. Orange, France Telecom's flagship brand, announced that it will sell Apple's phone in additional countries in Europe, as well as the Middle East and Africa. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 20:35:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    GhostReader assistive software adds new voices (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - ConvenienceWare/AssistiveWare on Wednesday announced the release of GhostReader 1.5, a significant update to their text-to-speech software for Mac OS X. It costs US$39.95, and the update is free for registered users. -- read full article
    Thu, 15 May 2008 11:30:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Xbox 360 sales surpass Wii, PS3 (Reuters)

    Visitors play with Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game consoles during the opening day of Madrid's International Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications SIMO Fair November 7, 2006. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.


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    Thu, 15 May 2008 12:15:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Asus pins future on small but mighty laptop (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - FREMONT, Calif. - The company has helped create a new type of computer - a laptop that's both small and inexpensive, says tech analyst Bob O'Donnell at researcher IDC. -- read full article
    Thu, 15 May 2008 12:21:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Designer Miyamoto makes video games pulse with life (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of iconic Nintendo mascot Mario, among many others, doesn't just bring characters to life in his video games. He injects his life into his creations. That's why his latest project, Wii Fit, which arrives in stores Wednesday, is not really a game at all. It's a $90 software-and-gadget fitness package for Nintendo's revolutionary Wii, reflecting Miyamoto's interest in his own physical health. Wii Fit, which comes with a balance board, has a built-in virtual trainer that helps players with yoga, aerobics and muscle toning. -- read full article
    Thu, 15 May 2008 12:21:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Phone-wallets still years away (Reuters)

    A model shows Vodafone KK's 3G handsets 703SHf, the company's first model mobile phone embedded with a Mobile FeliCa smartcard, over a card reader, demonstrating how the handset can be used at a reader-equipped cash register to make payments, during an unveiling in Tokyo September 20, 2005. (Issei Kato/Reuters)Reuters - The new technology which enables small payments from mobile phones by just flashing the handset is likely to reach masses only around 2012, when one phone from five sold will be equipped with the technology.


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    Thu, 15 May 2008 12:54:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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