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BBC News reports here: Las Vegas gambling movie 21 has opened at the top of the North American box office chart, with ticket returns worth $23.7m (£11.9m).
US BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE
1. 21 – $23.7m
2. Horton Hears A Who! – $17.4m
3. Superhero Movie – $9.5m
4. Meet The Browns – $7.8m
5. Drillbit Taylor – $5.8m
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: NEW YORK – Apple Inc is expected to launch a high-speed wireless version of iPhone in the second quarter and produce as many as 8 million of the devices in the third quarter, according to Bank of America.
Top 10 April Fools’ Day Joke Web Sites: Normally staid sites and individuals celebrate April 1 with weird, silly, and elaborate hoax pages. PC World presents here their favorite pranks of years past.
In this SPIEGEL interview, one of the art world’s biggest globalizing forces, Guggenheim mastermind Thomas Krens, discusses his affinity for massive projects, including the organization’s biggest undertaking ever — an outpost in Abu Dhabi he hopes to establish as the world’s first museum for global contemporary art.
TechWeb reports here at Yahoo News: We’ve tested the Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, the iMac, the Mac Mini, and the XServe. There’s not a bad Apple among the bunch, and some are truly superb. We’ll help you choose one that’s right for you.
The Top Ten most sold HDTV Flat-Panel LCD TVs in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten HDTV Flat-Panel LCD TVs here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
The Top Ten HDTV Flat-Panel LCD TVs:
• Samsung LNT4061F 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV
• Samsung LNT4661F 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV
• Samsung LNT1953H 19-inch LCD HDTV
• Sony Bravia KDL-26S3000 26-inch 720p LCD HDTV
• Samsung LNT4065F 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV
• Samsung LNT4671F 46-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
• Sony Bravia XBR KDL-46XBR4 46" 1080p LCD HDTV
• Samsung LNT4665F 46" 1080p LCD HDTV
• Samsung LNT2353H 23-inch LCD HDTV
• Sony Bravia KDL-40V3000 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV
NewsFactor reports here at Yahoo News: Windows users perfectly happy with their Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers have been surprised to find a new Web browser on their hard drives — Apple’s Safari 3.1. The browser was originally only for Apple’s Macintosh computer.
AP reports here at CNN: SAN FRANCISCO, California – Apple Inc. is mulling a plan to upend its iTunes business by giving people unlimited free access to the music library if they’re willing to pay more for the iPod and iPhone devices they use for playing and storing the digital media, according to a report published Wednesday.