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Nook e-reader software ready for iPhone, iPod touch

Barnes & Noble also adds rating feature to Nook for iPod

Amazon.com offers new BlackBerry Torch for $100, well below AT&T

Some analysts worry half price offer is a sign of weak acceptance; others say the future of RIM device is still bright

Apple won’t change antenna for Verizon iPhone, says expert

Dismisses talk of coating or change in design for possible CDMA iPhone

Amazon.com price for BlackBerry Torch is no cut

RIM says Amazon.com has offered the new smartphone at half the AT&T price since its unveiling

Mobile sign language being developed at UW

Initial field trial involved deaf students making compressed video chats

Lycos acquired by India’s Ybrant Digital

Ybrant plans to strengthen its search advertising business through the acquisition

H-1B, L-1 Visa Fee Hike Could Lead to More Offshoring

North Korea jumps onto Twitter

The secretive nation has started tweeting news

Two sentenced in kickback scheme at DC CTO’s office

Two former employees receive prison sentences for steering work to a Washington IT firm

Google/Verizon: Will a parallel non-Internet help the ‘Net?

Wondering if Google and Verizon together will spell net neutrality