2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online (AP)

AP - NBC says that the first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers.

Halliburton to abandon BlackBerry, turn to iPhone (Reuters)

Reuters - Oil field services company Halliburton plans to stop issuing BlackBerry smartphones to employees and switch over to Apple's iPhone, which it said was better suited to its needs, marking another setback for Research In Motion.

IMDB "Jane Doe" case gets a court date (Reuters)

Reuters - Junie Hoang, the actress suing the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) for revealing her age, will see her day -- and perhaps two days -- in court next year.

Path iPhone app shown to be uploading iOS address books to its servers (Appolicious)

Appolicious - One of the most popular social networking apps available for iOS and Android devices is in a bit of hot water.

Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up (AP)

AP - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for not fixing the problems dragging down the Internet company's revenue and stock price.

RIM tells European developers it's "ready to compete" (Reuters)

Reuters - Next-generation software for BlackBerry's smartphones is "ready to compete", Research In Motion's new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, told more than 2,000 technical developers on Tuesday, expressing confidence in RIM's long-term future.

Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.

Google Android Mascot Merchandise -- Own Your Own Tiny Robot (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Say what you will about the relative merits of Android smartphones vs. the iPhone, but the Android mascot wins against the iPhone's hands-down. This is largely because the iPhone doesn't have a mascot, but that's not the point. The point is that the cute little green robot seen all over Android phone commercials (and depicted in Google branding) can be yours, and can sit on your desk or even do useful things for you. And yes, he comes in more colors than just green.

Court rules that it’s legal to sell used MP3s (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News - What do you do when you no longer want an MP3 you paid to download fromÂ iTunes? Do you simply delete it? That may be a huge missed opportunity â a federal judge in New York ruled today that it is …

Adorable bird-shaped smoke detector saves lives by chirping (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News - Who says smoke detectors can't be as fun as they are functional? This adorableÂ bird-shaped product called Chick-a-Dee adds a bit of charm to your home while keeping you safe at the same time. Modeled after theÂ American black-capped chickadee, it mimics …

Disney 1Q revenue misses estimates but profits up (AP)

AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its net income rose 12 percent in the final quarter of 2011, as cost cutting helped the company top earnings forecasts even while revenue gains were less than expected.

Formspring Android app offers an easy forum for asking questions (Appolicious)

Appolicious - The free Formspring app seems to be aimed at that annoying friend or family member that asks a million questions. You know the one…where did you get that sweater? What did you eat for lunch? What do you think of my new Android phone? Should I have gotten a Blackberry? NO!

Don’t stress tax time with these helpful iPhone apps (Appolicious)

Appolicious - It’s tax time! What, it isn’t a happy time for you? Well maybe you should spend more time prepping throughout the year with your iPhone apps so you don’t get so stressed out come the beginning of next year. Tax time shouldn’t be stressful, it should be routine. Here are some helpful tax apps to get you started on a road to financial stability.

Summary Box: Jobs flow from mobile, Facebook apps (AP)

AP - CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released Tuesday by the technology trade group TechNet estimates apps are responsible for creating about 466,000 U.S. jobs since 2007.

Google Chrome comes to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Google’s entry into the desktop web browser market, Chrome, has rocketed in popularity since its release back in 2008, but it has never quite made the logical leap to Google’s Android operating system – until now, that is.

Renesas Electronics Opens Office in Brazil to Enhance Services in South America

Renesas Electronics Corporation , a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today celebrated the opening of Renesas Electronics Brasil-Servicos Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics America located in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store (AP)

AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012:

Benchmark Electronics Outruns Estimates Again

Just the facts, Fool.

Winland Electronics Announces Receipt of Extension to Regain Compliance with NYSE Amex Continued Listing Standards

Winland Electronics, Inc. announced that it received a letter from NYSE Regulation informing Winland that it made a reasonable demonstration of its ability to regain compliance with Section 1003 of the NYSE Amex LLC’s Company Guide by May 29, 2013.

Avnet Electronics Marketing Opens Registration for X-fest 2012 Technical Seminars

Continuing a 15-year legacy of innovation, Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. , and Xilinx, Inc. today announce that registration is now open for X-fest 2012.

The Way to a Woman's Heart: Electronics

Guys, forget about roses and chocolates. If you really want to win the heart of the woman in your life you should think about buying her electronics instead of traditional gifts for Valentine's Day, according to a new study from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Arrow Electronics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced that Paul J. Reilly, Arrow’s executive vice president, finance and operations and chief financial officer, will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2012 Small & Mid Cap Conference, to be held at The Ritz Carlton, South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida on February 14, 2012; Michael J.

Online gaming firm 888's full-year revenue up 26 percent (Reuters)

Reuters - British online gaming company 888 Holdings saw its full-year revenue grow 26 percent as the number of customers gambling on its websites grew, and the company said strong current trading continues into the first quarter.

Cisco seen reporting solid second quarter (Reuters)

Reuters - A year after network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc unnerved investors with yet another weak quarterly outlook the company looks set to report a stable quarter buoyed in part by improving enterprise demand in the United States.

EE Times and EDN Announce the Finalists of the 2012 UBM Electronics ACE Awards Program

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics , the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry 's decision makers, today announced the finalists ...

Mouser Electronics to Support New U.S. Anti-Counterfeit Law

DALLAS and FT. WORTH, Texas, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mouser Electronics , Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, ...

Tip for Valentine’s Day: Women Want Electronics

As sweethearts make plans for their sweeties this Valentine’s Day, they would be wise to think about buying electronics instead of traditional gifts for the women in their lives. A

Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 6: Vanity Fair Hollywood, Game Your Video, Tank Battalion Blitz, Order Up!! To Go (Appolicious)

Appolicious - It’s almost time for this year’s Academy Awards, so get primed up for your Oscar ballot with Vanity Fair Hollywood, an app full of information about the nominees so you can make informed picks. After you’re done thinking about the best in Hollywood, you can make videos of your own with effects app Game your Video. In games, we’ve got Tank Battalion Blitz, a top-down tank battling game that includes offline and online multiplayer play. After that, there’s Order Up!! To Go, a time-management restaurant game that uses gesture controls for your cooking.

THQ misses Street on weak game sales, cuts forecast (Reuters)

Reuters - THQ Inc's cut its annual earnings forecast on Thursday and told investors it would become a much smaller video game company with half the volume of sales next year.

Take-Two quarterly revenue falls on NBA video game (Reuters)

Reuters - Take-Two Interactive's third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street expectations after the video game maker sold fewer copies of its basketball video game, "NBA 2K12", than expected.

Review: Square gets 'Final Fantasy' back on track (AP)

AP - The "Final Fantasy" franchise, now in its 25th year, has one of the most enthusiastic fan bases in all of video games. And those fans made their voices heard after the 2009 release of "Final Fantasy XIII," which jettisoned some of the series' long-standing features in exchange for a more streamlined, action-packed narrative.

Methode Electronics, Inc. and SBE, Inc. Announce Marketing and Technology Partnership

Methode Electronics, Inc. and SBE, Inc. announced today a marketing and technology partnership. As part of this agreement, SBE, Inc. will provide leading edge film capacitors with the highest performance for electric vehicle and energy conversion inverters and systems.

Viacom 1Q earnings shredded by 'Rock Band' (AP)

AP - Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Comedy Central, on Thursday posted a 65 percent drop in net income for the latest quarter, as it took a charge related to the "Rock Band" series of video games.

Zynga shares soar on Facebook connection (Reuters)

Reuters - Zynga shares jumped as much as 22 percent on Thursday in the first trading session after Facebook revealed it made 12 percent of its revenue last year from the video game publisher.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 2: Spice Invaders, Ghost Trick, Awesome Land, Reckless Racing 2 (Appolicious)

Appolicious - It’s the week’s big day for games, and we’ve got quite a few great ones on offer today. Spice Invaders is a robust tower defense title with tons of content and an eight-player multiplayer mode, while Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective puts players in the role of a ghost trying to solve his own murder by manipulating objects. Awesome Land is a side-scrolling platformer that puts a leather jacket and an attitude on Mario, while Reckless Racing 2 brings some quality top-down racing action to the App Store.

Sony cuts annual digital camera, PS3 hardware forecasts (Reuters)

Reuters - Sony Corp on Thursday kept its annual LCD TV sales forecast unchanged but cut its forecasts for digital camera and PlayStation 3 hardware sales.

NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge (Mashable)

Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?

Android gaming gets its own Humble Bundle with big savings on games (Appolicious)

Appolicious - The Humble Bundle, a charity offering pay-what-you-want video games, has made a pretty big splash in the indie PC games scene over the past few years. Now it’s making its way to Android.

Android gamer communities on the rise, attracting corporate attention (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Android game popularity may be decreasing in lieu of entertainment apps, but an emerging trend for mobile gaming communities may offer the best of both worlds. There’s growing expectations for Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE games and community to be made available on the Android platform, following in Sony’s footsteps with their cross-platform strategy for the PlayStation Network. Others are looking to Android as an extension for gaming communities, including Steam.

Gaming firms 888, Caesars extend licensing deal to U.S. (Reuters)

Reuters - 888 Holdings Plc said a unit of private equity-owned Caesars Entertainment Corp extended its UK software licensing agreement with the British online gaming company to the United States.

Triple Town developer files lawsuit against alleged App Store copycat (Appolicious)

Appolicious - When it comes to the video game world, it’s nearly impossible to discuss a game without talking about all the other titles that came before it. Every game on the market, be it store shelves or the iTunes App Store, has built off the foundations of games that have come before, and that creates a tough spot for many game developers. At what point does a game stop building off another title’s ideas or being “inspired” by another work, and start being theft of an idea?

IGT Is Betting Online Big-Time (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - Slot-machine maker International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT - News) looks poised to jump on the bandwagon of companies that are increasing their stake in online gaming. The company plans to acquire Double Down Interactive, one of the biggest virtual casino operators on Facebook.

Same Sex Romance Comes to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (Newsarama.com)

Newsarama.com - Same-sex relationships are coming to the "Star Wars" universe, courtesy of video game developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts' new massively multiplayer online role- playing game (or "MMORPGs" or "MMOs" for short), "Star Wars: The Old Republic," and the decision is getting people talking.

Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right (AP)

AP - Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Jan. 27: Frequency, Steam Mobile, RAGE HD update, Baseball Superstars 2012 (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Start your weekend with all the best videos the Internet has to offer with Frequency, an iPad app that makes finding and organizing great videos from all over the place a snap. It’s our top Fresh App today, followed by Steam Mobile, an iOS app that ties to the popular digital video game download portal and lets you impulse-buy during Steam’s crazy game sales no matter where you are. A big update with new levels to RAGE HD tops off our games picks for this weekend, followed by a new, free edition to the Baseball Superstars series from Gamevil.

Nintendo Announces Online Gaming Network (Mashable)

Mashable - Nintendo users will finally soon have an online experience on par with Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. At least that's the message from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who broke the news in a meeting with investors yesterday shortly after the company released its quarterly earnings. Iwata's presentation explained that the Nintendo Network would encompass the company's next generation of products, including the portable 3DS and the Wii U console, to be released later this year. The network won't just be a place where users can play games against each other online -- Iwata said it would also offer full downloads of game titles, some add-ons and access to other digital content. That would be a big upgrade from the limited network connectivity that currently exists on Nintendo's hardware.

Nintendo sees profit next year, but shares tumble (Reuters)

Reuters - Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dismissed the idea that the age of the dedicated handheld games device was over and said he aimed to return the company to substantial profit in 2012/13, after it warned of its first ever operating loss this year.

Nintendo sees first annual loss, cuts 3DS forecast (Reuters)

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss, its first at an operating level, as it battles a strong yen and its games devices lose ground to gadgets such as Apple's iPhone.