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These are the first photos of Microsoft’s Project Pink phones, snatched from deep within the bowels of the Microsoft/Verizon industrio-complex —not the Turtle , but the larger, Sidekick-like Pure . This doesn’t look like Windows Phone 7, so what is it?

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With HTC’s upcoming crop of Androids, you’ll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire , and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend . The Desire (or Nexus One ) is the final word in the Androidsphere—it’s a mark of someone who knows what they’re doing, who wants to show people they NEED that extra computing power.

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After the Windows Phone 7 launch passed without so much as a mention of Project Pink , Microsoft’s other new phone project started to fade into memory. Today, we can confirm: Pink’s coming, and Verizon’s the carrier.

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These fresh images and details of Microsoft’s Courier paint a slightly different device than the one uncovered a few months ago —tinier seeming, perhaps less genre-busting, and a more direct iPad fighter. This take is built on the same mobile OS core as Windows Phone 7 and Zune HD, powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 hardware .

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People rarely talk about iPhone app piracy, but when they do, it sounds devastating: 90% piracy rates, $450 million in lost sales, etc. Here’s the truth: App Store piracy isn’t a big deal—and it never will be.

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sony’s gearing up to take on Apple this year, with the long-awaited PSP phone and a netbook/eBook reader/PSP hybrid to fight the iPad. There aren’t extensive details available yet—including any info about pricing and specs—but we can expect to see the both the PSP phone and the PSPad sometime this year.

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In his first time speaking at University of Washington —the giant Microsoft-endowed school in the company’s backyard— Steve Ballmer explained “the cloud.” First, there was a goofy video showing how stoned most UW students are, conducted by a gal with shockingly platinum hair and bronze skin. Then Ballmer says it’s something he’s betting his company on, and that every company is betting their companies on, and that it’s a $3.3 trillion industry.

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Whoa, Apple just sued HTC for infringing on 20 patents “related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware.” UPDATE: The patents Apple’s claiming are incredible. We’ve got both full filings below.

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TiVo may have invented time-shifting, but the past few years haven’t been kind to this company unsure how to cut a profit. Then, someone inside TiVo HQ must have realized, oh right, INNOVATION! That’s the ticket! What You Need to Know • The TiVo Premiere (320GB, $300) and Premiere XL (1TB, THX certified, $500) are the new Series 4 TiVos • They have completely new widescreen HD software built on Flash • This software will not come to Series 3 models (or earlier) • The Premiere is less a DVR than a completely integrated video machine • Available in early April Why I’m Excited The TiVo Premiere is the smallest TiVo yet, a thin and diminutive box that holds only one CableCard and still lacks Wi-Fi (a $90 802.11n adapter will be available this May, plus you can pick up a $30 TiVo powerline adapter).

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Each month, the best new iPhone apps -and some older ones-are considered for Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps Directory . Who will join?

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