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  1. Verizon preps four LTE Android phones for international travel
    Three handsets from Motorola and one from HTC will soon become global-ready, says Verizon. [Read more]
  2. Motorola rolls out a next-gen TV interface, but will Google keep it?
    A new TV interface by Motorola Mobility cuts out the dreaded set-top-box search -- but comes just as Google is about to buy the company. [Read more]
  3. Too much hubbub over Supreme Court declining Tenenbaum case
    The high court decides not to hear an appeal from Joel Tenenbaum, a man penalized $675,000 for illegally downloading 31 songs online. But the case is far from over. [Read more]
  4. God seems fine with Babel-like Lego tower
    Danes and Koreans erect a towering mass of plastic bricks at more than 104 feet tall to beat a world record -- and to mark Lego's founding. [Read more]
  5. HandAble: Avoid a smartphone death grip
    A 78-year-old inventor hatches an accessory concept to keep his phone from slipping out of his hands and takes it from failed Kickstarter project to actual market launch. [Read more]
  6. T-Mobile won't join the shared data party
    The nation's fourth largest carrier is in no hurry to follow Verizon or AT&T by announcing shared date plans. [Read more]
  7. World's first 'Wikipedia town' covered in QR codes
    The small Welsh town of Monmouth is on track to install 1,000 real-world QR code plaques linking back to Wikipedia articles. [Read more]
  8. Virgin Mobile unveils $40 unlimited talk and text plan
    Talk and text all you want with Virgin Mobile's PayLo feature phones. [Read more]
  9. App Store changes on June 1 should have minimal impact
    Even though sandboxing restrictions means more work for developers, users should notice little change to most applications. [Read more]
  10. Rutgers student gets 30 days for spying on gay roommate with Webcam
    Judge chastises plaintiff for showing no remorse after roommate apparently kills himself following the spying. [Read more]