BlackBerry Co-CEO's step down

Co-CEO's Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down and will be replaced with Thorsten Heins. This is after Blackberry has struggled to compete with iOS iphones and Android Phones. In my opinion this maybe the nail in the coffin for Blackberry as they will eventually go down or get acquired by someone else.

via USA Today

MegaUpload shut down for piracy by Feds

MegaUpload the popular file host has now been downed by the Feds. The Department of Justice has shut down the popular site. Seven of the key players for MegaUpload operations were arrested.

via Gizmodo

M-Edge suing Amazon

M-Edge has filed suit against Amazon for extorted higher-than-negotiated commissions. If the company did not comply that Amazon would D-List the company in searches.

M-Edge said in the lawsuit that in November 2009, it signed a three-year agreement to pay Amazon a roughly 15% commission for product sales. The company said that two months later, Amazon then demanded that it sign a new contract in which it would pay roughly 32% commission instead. The suit alleged that an Amazon executive threatened to “de-list” M-Edge from the Amazon website if it refused to do so.

According to the lawsuit, M-Edge said it refused, but Amazon kept pressing the company. In May 2010, M-Edge said another Amazon executive demanded that it sign the new contract again. The suit alleged that the executive said Amazon would “play” with M-Edge lists on Amazon’s website in a way that “no one will be able to find you.”

M-Edge said in the lawsuit that it couldn’t afford such consequences, since it got 90% of its revenue from Amazon, and signed a new contract in July 2010. M-Edge said the contract cost it $6.5 million in commissions and fees it wouldn’t have otherwise had to pay.

via GearDiary

frameshift iPad 2 Stand

DARWINmachine known for their custom desktops has created a new product. The DARWINmachine Frameshift iPad Stand presents a sleek designed stand that is hand crafted out of CNC aircraft grade aluminum. The Frameshift iPad Stand is available now for $99 for a limited time.

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Man changes name to Mark Zuckerberg and gets sued by Facebook

Rotem Guez has changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg and created a site called Like Store which sells "Likes" on Facebook. Facebook terms of service bans this practice and has threatened to sue mister Zuckerberg. With the name change some may think Facebook is suing it's founder.

via Mashable

Free College Textbook Rental - $7.99 Shipping

One free rental per person. Due back 5/25. Return shipping is free. There are a lot of books listed but I do not believe it is their entire inventory. You must to like them on Facebook to get the deal.

http://freerental.neebo.com/

via Slickdeals

Apple fails to ban Samsung phones and Tablets in U.S.

Apple has won an injuction in Germany against Samsung but here in the U.S. they have no such luck. A California court ruled against Apple to ban Samsung products here in the U.S.

via Liliputing