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* Apple's (AAPL) Tim Cook visited Foxconn's new iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou Technology Park during his trip to China. (Fortune)
* New Research in Motion (RIMM) CEO Thorsten Heins will give a progress report on the company's turnaround later today when RIM reports its latest earnings. (The Wall Street Journal)
* Mark Zuckerberg was in Shanghai earlier this week, vacationing with girlfriend Priscilla Chan. The visit reignited speculation about Facebook entering the Chinese market. (The New York Times)
* Nokia (NOK) promises the premiere of the Lumia 900 smartphone, with Windows Phone 7, will be the company's largest, splashiest launch ever. (CNET)
* The New York Times' David Pogue reviews several Ultrabooks, PC-makers' answer to the MacBook Air. (The New York Times)
* Rumors about Sony's (SNE) next PlayStation console, codenamed "Orbis." (Kotaku)
* Dell (DELL) stopped selling smartphones in the U.S., which includes its Venue and Venue Pro handsets. (PC World)
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-- Apple Senior VP Phil Schiller supposed response to reports that the white iPhone 4 is thicker (9 to 5 Mac)
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JP Mangalindan, Writer - May 2, 2011 6:30 AM ET
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JP Mangalindan, Writer - Apr 28, 2011 6:30 AM ET
Jack Tretton on why Nintendo and Microsoft's most recent gaming efforts are already irrelevant, and the real future of 3-D gaming.
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JP Mangalindan, Writer - Apr 8, 2011 11:15 AM ET
Poor Andy Android gets some back alley surgery. For the hardcore only.
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Seth Weintraub - Feb 3, 2011 1:55 PM ET
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JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 27, 2011 8:36 AM ET
Online games such as Age of Conan and Farmville are hot. Now industry leader Activision Blizzard is jumping into the fray with a new Internet strategy.
When videogame publisher Activision announced its merger with Vivendi Games in late 2007, analysts predicted that Vivendi's Blizzard unit, maker of the hugely popular Internet-based fantasy game World of Warcraft, would help Activision migrate to the online world.
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JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 17, 2010 8:27 AM ET
The Playstation app doesn't yet play games.
Sony (SNE) today announced that they'd be launching a PlayStation app for Android and iOS. Sony's upcoming Playstation phone has been leaked on numerous occasions but app brings the possibility that Sony will be virtualizing its gaming platforms for today's two biggest mobile platforms (by mindshare) would be an interesting play. Sony says it will be available for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and iPod with MORE
Seth Weintraub - Dec 16, 2010 5:13 PM ET
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