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Classic videogames like Street Fighter and Ms. Pac-Man inspired the artists whose works will be displayed in the Game Over 3 exhibition. Put on by geek magazine turned art, design and clothing purveyor Giant Robot, the group gallery show will feature pieces from dozens of illustrators, painters, cartoonists, artists and game designers. Full story

It's been a long time coming, but it looks like the wait for OnLive is finally coming to an end: the service is now officially slated to launch on June 17 in the 48 contiguous states. The game streaming service will run users $14.95 a month, though buying or renting games is an additional cost (it's unclear exactly what that cost might be). Luckily ... Full story

Vodafone is all set to announce what is arguably its first Android based phone. The phone, which just goes by the name 845, will be a cheap Android based smartphone with just the basic features you'd expect on an entry level Android device. Full story

With the iPad tablet release date approaching, Apple is actively ramping up its iPhone OS for the tablet. The new iPhone OS 3.2 SDK fourth beta for iPad has been seeded to developers, as reported by MacRumors Full story

Samsung has announced its E6 e-Book reader in U.S., almost two months after it was first showcased at the 2010 CES - along with its bigger brother, the E101. The latter is yet to be announced though. Full story

Ubisoft's much awaited real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. will finally arrive on June 8, reports Big Download. Full story

Simmtronics Semiconductors has announced the launch of its latest motherboard - an Intel G41 Chipset based model - SIMM INT G-41 E(J). The new, low-end motherboard packs in Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 for a decent multimedia experience. The G41 is designed for Intel's Core 2 Duo processors and according to the company, "it offers major advancements in Video, Graphics, responsiveness and scalability" Full story

Though the 3G-equipped version of the iPad will only be able to get data services from AT&T, Verizon apparently sees the introduction of Apple's tablet device as "an opportunity" for the company to sell data services. A supposed Full story

Identity theft prevention service LifeLock is not as pristine as its reputation claims after all. The company agreed to pay out $12 million to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission and 35 states, which had said that LifeLock's identity-theft-prevention claims were false and that the company actually made its own customer data available and unsecured from theft. Full story

Two Azerbaijani bloggers will remain in jail after using a donkey to represent their government in a satirical YouTube video. Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli lost an appeal Wednesday asking for them to be released from their respective 2 and and 2.5 year sentences Full story