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1 - Verizon Wins $678.5 Million Homeland Security Contract
2 - Florida Seeks to Fine Verizon for Bad Service
3 - RIM Will Launch Touch-Screen BlackBerry in Q3: Report
4 - Bogus Grand Theft Auto IV Contains Trojan
5 - Apple Dismisses Safari Download Issue
6 - NASA Moves to Save Computers From Swarming Ants
7 - Online Maps Reveal Noise Levels Across England
8 - Konami to Release Rock Revolution This October
9 - Sega Announces Trio of Games for Wii, DS, 360 and PS3
10 - Wii Outsells All Non-Nintendo Systems Combined in April
11 - Former Tech Executive Found Guilty of Securities Fraud
12 - Vodafone Acquires Social-networking Platform Company
13 - Apple's IPhone May Face Uphill Battle in Some Regions
14 - Seeing Is Believing With High-definition Train Simulator
15 - Samsung to Unveil 'Blue Phase' 240Hz LCD Panel
16 - Panasonic's Car Navi Reaches Home While Away From Home
17 - Hearts Turn to Rainbows in Quake's Wake
18 - Sony Names New Head of Worldwide Games Studios
19 - Fujitsu Tackles E-paper's Slow Screen Speed
20 - Windows Coming on Dual-boot OLPC
1 - Verizon Wins $678.5 Million Homeland Security Contract

Verizon will provide Internet protocol and security services, as well as emergency communications services to help the department respond quickly to disasters.

2 - Florida Seeks to Fine Verizon for Bad Service

Florida's attorney general said on Thursday the state was seeking to fine Verizon for violating service standards.

3 - RIM Will Launch Touch-Screen BlackBerry in Q3: Report

The device, known as the Thunder, is to be sold exclusively through Verizon Wireless in the U.S. and Vodafone abroad.

4 - Bogus Grand Theft Auto IV Contains Trojan

Hundreds of Grand Theft Auto IV fans eager to get their hands on a free copy of the game have been targeted by a Trojan virus.

5 - Apple Dismisses Safari Download Issue

A security researcher has published a demonstration exploit that takes advantage of the download mechanism in Apple's Safari.

6 - NASA Moves to Save Computers From Swarming Ants

A flood of voracious ants is heading straight for Houston, taking out computers, radios and even vehicles in their path.

7 - Online Maps Reveal Noise Levels Across England

Maps showing noise levels in towns across England were published on Friday in an attempt to reduce the disruption caused by factories, planes, trains and cars.

8 - Konami to Release Rock Revolution This October

Unveiled at the Konami Gamer's Night on Wednesday, Rock Revolution was confirmed for release on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and DS.

9 - Sega Announces Trio of Games for Wii, DS, 360 and PS3

A fourth unannounced game, being developed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, is also in the works.

10 - Wii Outsells All Non-Nintendo Systems Combined in April

According to NPD data released Thursday, Nintendo sold an incredible 714,000 Wiis last month.

11 - Former Tech Executive Found Guilty of Securities Fraud

The former chairman and CEO of PurchasePro.com, a business-to-business software broker that died during the dot-com bust, has...

12 - Vodafone Acquires Social-networking Platform Company

Vodafone is acquiring ZYB, a Danish company that has developed a social networking and online management tool for backing-up...

13 - Apple's IPhone May Face Uphill Battle in Some Regions

The iPhone's reach expanded again Friday, with Orange announcing plans to sell the phone in Europe, the Middle East and...

14 - Seeing Is Believing With High-definition Train Simulator

A new train simulator codeveloped by Fujitsu offers unparalleled realism thanks to high-definition video shot on actual train...

15 - Samsung to Unveil 'Blue Phase' 240Hz LCD Panel

Samsung Electronics will unveil this weekend the first prototype of a new LCD (liquid crystal display) technology that won't...

16 - Panasonic's Car Navi Reaches Home While Away From Home

With all the time spent on the road, most drivers consider their cars to be their second homes. Reaching their primary home...

17 - Hearts Turn to Rainbows in Quake's Wake

Internet users in China have begun expressing solidarity with the victims of Monday's earthquake via their instant messaging...

18 - Sony Names New Head of Worldwide Games Studios

Sony has promoted a senior executive at its U.S. games studio to lead its global studios, it said Friday.

19 - Fujitsu Tackles E-paper's Slow Screen Speed

Fujitsu has developed a prototype electronic paper screen that tackles one of the technology's biggest weaknesses: the amount...

20 - Windows Coming on Dual-boot OLPC

The One Laptop Per Child Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO...