- Fueling speculation that Google Android-powered netbooks could be coming soon, a Bloomberg report says Austek Computer, a netbook pioneer, has a dedicated team of engineers working on getting an Android netbook out as early as this year.
- Days after Take-Two’s new Grand Theft Auto episode hit the streets to positive reviews, a federal appeals court struck down a California law that sought to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
- Netscape co-founder and Ning chairman Marc Andreessen is launching a venture capital fund, despite the generally abysmal returns for VCs of late. Mr Andreesen will collaborate with Ben Horowitz, formerly of Opsware. The two have been co-investing as angels for the past two years. Union Square Ventures partner Fred Wilson welcomed Mr Andreesen to the dark side.
- Famously reclusive Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar is being sued by a former bodyguard who claims Mr Omidyar has links to terrorists. Mr Omidyar, who mentioned the lawsuit on his Twitter account, is at least finding some humour in the situation.
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