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• iPad ad goes viral
  
  Apple's launch ad for its "magical and revolutionary" product succeeds in attracting 2.4 million views online, making it the second-most-watched online ad.
  
  
• GameStop: PS3, Wii shortages to continue
  
  If you're looking to buy a PlayStation 3 or a Nintendo Wii, you might need to wait a few more months--at least, if retailer GameStop's predictions are correct.
  
  
• Apple patent and trademark skirmishes through the years
  
  Its cases against phone maker HTC and clone maker Psystar are hardly the only times that Apple has used the law to try to get its way.
  
  
• Report: iPad preorders numbering in 'hundreds of thousands'
  
  The Wall Street Journal says sales of Apple's newest device on pace to beat original iPhone in first three months.
  
  
• The future of in-car computing technology
  
  At the South by Southwest Interactive festival, a Ford systems engineer opines on what consumers may be able to expect in terms of hardware/software platforms in their cars five years from now.
  
  
• Apple to join the geolocation craze?
  
  A patent filed for a social-networking service called iGroups would allow iPhone and other mobile-device users to stay in touch and share location updates.
  
  
• Report: USB mass storage coming to Xbox 360
  
  The Xbox 360 memory card may soon be a thing of the past. Screenshots of what's said to be an upcoming software update show that users will be able to use USB sticks and hard drives to save system files.
  
  
• Apple director Jerry York, 71, dies
  
  The former CFO of IBM and Chrysler was hospitalized Tuesday night after collapsing at his home. He sat on Apple's board for 13 years.
  
  
• Nintendo touts social gaming for DSi XL
  
  The soon-to-be-launched portable game device, its maker says, will help you play well with others.
  
  
• One pair of 3D glasses to rule them all
  
  A drawback of the nascent 3D technology for the home is competing brands of proprietary 3D glasses, but industry leaders are working on a solution.
  
  
• Amazon releases Kindle app beta for Mac
  
  Mac OS X users now can read their Amazon e-books with the new reader application. Kindle now spans several phones, computers, and e-reader devices.
  
  
• Apple yanking protective screen film from stores?
  
  According to iLounge, the ban is going to cover both film-only products and cases that incorporate protective screens. It applies to products both decorative and protective across all Apple product lines.
  
  
• Xbox 360 Slim coming?
  
  A recent post on the A9VG forums has led many to believe that what you see above is the new "Valhalla" motherboard for the Xbox 360 console. Underneath that fan heatsink is supposedly a CPU/GPU combo chip that will allow for the overall size reduction of the board.
  
  
• Devo on the fate of the world--and Chatroulette (Q&A)
  
  At SXSWi, two band members tell CNET that Chatroulette is a natural home for Devo and note that the Net is a lot cheaper than TV for promoting a big project.
  
  
• Devo 2.0, the Internet start-up--take it seriously
  
  Devo's presentation at SXSWi was a no-doubt-about it business pitch, yet it was so silly that people were nearly falling out of their seats.
  
  
• XpanD working on universal 3D glasses
  
  The active-shutter glasses will work on any major manufacturer's TV when they arrive in June, according to the company.
  
  
• William Shatner takes on Facebook
  
  The "Star Trek" actor has created his own social network, MyOuterSpace.com, a "sci-fi social network for those with a passion for the arts."
  
  
• Microsoft: Blu-ray costs holding PS3 back
  
  As a company that doesn't offer Blu-ray, it's easy for Microsoft to take the high-def format to task. But whether it's holding the PS3 back is up for debate.
  
  
• At SXSWi, Twitter may finally have met its match
  
  No question Twitter is still huge here, but Foursquare and Gowalla have to be considered a major part of people's organizing principle.
  
  
• Apple delays shipment of some iPad accessories
  
  Apple's iPad will ship on April 3, but some of the accessories made for the device won't.