AP – Apple is shutting down Lala.com, the online music retailer it bought last year. The move comes amid speculation that Apple will soon offer a way for people to access songs from distant computers.
AP – The number of cell phones sold worldwide rose 22 percent in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, as both the economic recovery and an appetite for smart phones drove a rebound in sales, according to research firm IDC.
AP – Samsung Electronics said net profit surged more than six-fold in the first quarter to a record high on strong demand and higher prices for memory chips as well as increased sales of mobile phones and flat screen televisions.
Christopher Null – Itrsquo;s the hottest thing to come along in the tech world since blogging: The app store. And soon you might just have an app store for every gadget in your arsenal.
Ben Patterson – Been waiting patiently to snap up an iPad with built-in support for 3G? Then today’s your lucky day. If you’re a newcomer to all the iPad hoopla, however, make sure to check out these basic tips before heading out to the Apple Store.
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AP – Apple CEO Steve Jobs is going on the offensive against Adobe’s Flash technology. He says it has too many bugs, drains batteries too quickly and is too oriented to personal computers to work on the iPhone and iPad.
AP – Motorola Inc. posted an unexpected profit in the first quarter, as sales of its new phones outdid its own forecasts. It also gave an outlook that was brighter than Wall Street was predicting, and its shares jumped in premarket trading.
AP – Palm Inc. a pioneer in the smart phone business that couldn’t quite make the comeback it needed, has agreed to be bought out by Hewlett-Packard Co. for about $1.4 billion in cash.
Ben Patterson – He loves his MacBook, he treasures his iPhone, and he even likes the new bigger iPhone that doesn’t make calls, but as far as Jon Stewart’s concerned, the case of the missing iPhone is making Apple and Steve Jobs look like … well, Appholes. Ouch.