Techie news at the middle of the week...

• Microsoft launches Avatar Kinect by Sharon Pian Chan via The Seattle Times
• Microsoft gives manufacturers a taste of Mango by Josh Lowensohn via cnet.com
• Microsoft announces sleek new Xbox 360 media remote, headset by Ricardo Bilton via ZDNet.com
• Is RIM in "death spiral" or just being smart? by Josh Rubin via thestar.com
• RIM teases new Blackberry announcement as Verizon leaks its Bold 9330 variant by Alex Wagner via phonedog.com
• Mozilla's boot to Gecko: A Windows Phone OS competitor or something else? by Mary Jo Foley via ZDNet.com
• Android Legal Troubles Benefit Windows Phone by Ed Hansberry via InformationWeek.com
• Windows Phone "Mango" Released to EOMs by Mark Hachman via PCMAG.com
• SEO Peddlers See Value in Google's+1 by Ed Oswald via PCWorld.com
• Lexmark profit rises, shares surge by Roy Strom via Reuters.com
• Dell Streak and Dell Mini Discontinued by David via TmoNews.com
• Thermaltake Level 10 GT: Monument to Excess by Dustin Sklavos via anandtech.com
• New Blackberry 7 smartphones coming out today? by Athima Chansanchai via msn.com
• What the new Google Places means for Your Business... by Illie Mitaru via PCWorld.com

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Techie News This Morning...

• 10 best apps for Galaxy Tab 10.1, Xoom, and Android Honeycomb in general by Tim Conneally via BetaNews
• Research in Motion stock: the next PALM? by Angela Moon via Reuters
• Android vs. iOS: Developers face off by Paul Krill via InfoWorld
• Apple Needs to Rescue Developers from Patent Trolls by Tony Bradley via PCWorld
• Apple's fifth-gen iPhone rumored to have curved glass screen by Sam Oliver via Apple Insider
• Fresh iPhone Apps for May 23: Shine, Alice: Madness Returns, Candy Train, 7 Little Words by Phil Hornshaw via AppOlicious
• Foxconn explosion won't greatly affect iPad 2 production for Apple by Katie Marsal via Apple Insider
• How to childproof your iPad by J.D. Biersdorfer via MercuryNews
• Tablet computers now sized for many tastes by Jonathan Takiff via The Bellingham Herald
• End of World Averted by Mac Blackberry Sync Software by Timothy Goggin via prMac
• Jobs pitches Apple store concept in '01 (video) by Josh Lowenshon via CNET
• Hopeful Signals Emerge for RIM's PlayBook by Stuart Weinberg via The Wall Street Journal
• Apple updates retail experience with new in-store iPads by Kate Solomon via TechRadar
• Nine Smartphones to be Launched at 5/24 Windows Phone Event? by Anton D. Nagy via PocketNow
• Noon News: Apple Store 2.0 Launched, Windows Phone 7.5 Update Launch in New York, IBM more valuable than Microsoft by Ravi Mandalia via IT Pro Portal
• Google blocks Movie Rentals on Rooted Android Devices by Bharat Nagpal via iGyaan.in
• Mashable Weekend Recap: 18 Stories You Might Have Missed by Charlie White via Mashable
• How to: Set up a Facebook Page by Lauren Drell via Mashable
• After LimeWire, the RIAA Cracks Down on Box.Net Infringers by Brenna Ehrlich via Mashable
• How Well is the PlayBook Really Doing? by Jillian via PadGadget

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Recommended Stories at Noon... IT World

• Apple iOS 5 Could Deliver Over-the-Air Updates to iPhones by Nicholas Kolakowski via eWeek
• Printer Pro 1.5 Improves Printing From iOS Devices, Press Release via SFGate
• TUAW's Daily iOS App: Enduro by Mike Schramm via TUAW
• Apple planning easier upgrades for iOS, Mac OS X by Chris Foresman via ars technica
• RIM Names New Marketing Executive by Stuart Weinberg via The Wall Street Journal
• RIM downgraded... again by David Pett via Financial post
• RIM slayed by analyst, Android 'to surpass Apple App Store size this year', and more by Josh Halliday via guardian.co.uk
• IDC says smartphones grew 79.7%, Apple takes #2 spot behind Nokia by Daniel Eran Dilger via AppleInsider
• Google's Marissa Mayer Talks Location Strategy by E.B. Boyd via FastCompany
• Google Earth for Android Tailored for Honeycomb Tablets by Clint Boulton via eWeek
• Google-Skype Deal Could Create Communications Powerhouse by Robert Dutt via PCWorld
• Apple iPhone 5 Design: 10 Features That Absolutely Won't Make the Cut by Don Resinger via eWeek
• In iPhone 5 shadow, white iPhone 4 breathes life into stalled Verizon via Beatweek Magazine
• Apple's wireless-updates may herald a PC free iPhone via IBTimes
• Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Down, "NoDo" Related? by Sara Yin via PCMag
• Windows Phone Marketplace is shut to users by Chris Martin via the Inquirer
• Estimate: 2.5M Windows Phone 7 Shipments in Q1 by Kevin C. Tofel via GIGAOM
• AT&T Reveals Android, Windows Phone Plans by Sascha Segan via PCMag
• Motorola XPRT, Titanium Android Phones for Businesses: Sprint by Clint Bulton via eWeek
• Samsung Galaxy S II (unlocked) by Jessica Dolcourt via cnet
• Why Bing and BlackBerry make sense together by Mary Branscombe via ITPRO

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Recommended Stories tonight...

• Facebook Accidentally Turns On Email Notifications, Sparks Wave of Complaints by Ben Parr via Mashable
• HOW TO: Explore Content on Mashable by Todd Olmstead via Mashable
• eBay To Expand Mobile Commerce With Acquisition of WHERE Inc. by Sarah Kessler via Mashable
• T-Mobile Adds Free Calling Through Facebook by Jenna Wortham via The New York Times
• In Praise of Lesser Talents by Dennis McCafferty via Baseline
• 10 Hot Business Technologies by Edward Cone via Baseline
• Facebook's Latest Privacy Improvements Fail to Impress Sophos by Fahmida Y. Rashid via eWeek
• Why Social Media Falls Short of True Web Personalization by Hank Nothhaft via Mashable
• Microsoft, i4i Supreme Court Battle Could Mean Big Patent Law Changes by Nicholas Kolakowski via eWeek
• HP Releases High Power Mobile and Deskside Workstations by Cameron Sturdevant via eWeek
• Apple May Beat Google to Market With Cloud Music Service by Jolie O'Dell via Mashable
• IE10, Native HTML5, Windows Phone 7, Kinect SDK by Darryl K. Taft via eWeek
• CloudMagic Searches Gmail & Google Docs at Lightning Speed by Jennifer Van Grove via Mashable
• HOW TO: Optimize Your Content for the Cloud by PJ Gurumohan via Mashable
• Google's Next Wind Farm Spend Will Power Its Oklahoma Data Center by Jolie O'Dell via Mashable

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What to learn today from recent reports? Mobile...

• Apple to Start Shipping the Next iPhone in September by Stan Schroeder from Mashable
• How to write Windows Phone 7 apps -- using only your phone by Jonathan Angel from WindowsForDevices
• Dell Venue Pro: Microsoft's Answer to Blackberry's Business Lock by Nicholas Kolakowski from eWeek
• Motorola Droid Bionic Release Date Delay, Due to CES Feedback by Jamie Pert from Product Reviews
• Four Nokia models tipped as Microsoft announces new Windows Phone 7 hardware specs by Jonathan Angel from WindowsForDevices
• Microsoft Windows Phones Built By Nokia Due in 2012 by Charlie White from Mashable

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