Why Google Buying Motorola Doesn't Protect Android


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Google says Android is open. And for now, the mobile operating system is open-source. But for how long? With this morning's announcement that Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, Android's future may be up in the air. Read more...
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2011 at the Box Office

With the 2011 movie season kicking into high gear for the Summer, I thought it'd be a good time to take a look at my box office predictions. I'll check back in at the end of the year to see how I did. All estimates are for worldwide grosses.

Top Ten
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - $1.06 billion
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $940 million
3. Transfomers: Dark of the Moon - $820 million
4. Cars 2 - $760 million
5. Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom $720 million
6. Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn $620 million
7. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 - $580 million
8. Captain America $560 million
9. Fast Five $550 million
10. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $540 million

Honorable Mentions
11. The Hangover: Part II $470 million
12. The Muppets $460 million
13. Rio $450 million
14. Super 8 $440 million
15. X-Men: First Class $430 million

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Apple Kills the iHub


The short-lived iHub was available for $9.90 from MIC Gadget
















In what is one of the quickest turnarounds for Apple's legal team, MIC Gadget's iHub was discontinued today due to reported legal pressure from the consumer electronics giant. Luckily for me, I purchased one of these as soon as I saw it, knowing it would be dead soon. Read more...
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