According to a recent FCC filing, an AT&T-compatible Google Nexus One has been approved, and could be available for the GSM-based provider within a few months.

Currently, the Nexus One works for T-Mobile and AT&T, but 3G only works on T-Mobile's network. A Verizon version has been promised for the "Spring."

The filing shows an HTC smartphone being approved with model number 99110. The current Nexus One has model number 99100. The new device has support for AT&T 3G, a different band then that used in Europe, where Vodafone will have a version in the Spring as well.

The phone currently sells at www.google.com/phone for $180 with T-Mobile contract or $530 unlocked.

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Rockstar Games has announced that they will be bringing two downloadable Grand Theft Auto IV episodes to the PlayStation 3 and to PCs, months after they debuted, exclusively on the Xbox 360.

The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony will cost $20 each, and become available on March 30th.

Buyers can purchase the episodes individually, or buy both together as the Episodes From Liberty City bundle.

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Matthew Delorey of Massachusetts has been arrested this week, accused of selling hacked Comcast cable modems that would allow buyers to have free Internet access.

Delorey has also been charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud, each of which has a maximum sentence of 20 years and a fine of $250,000 USD.

The alleged hacker sold the modems via Massmodz.com, which has since been taken down. The modems were modified to have the MAC addresses spoofed, technically stealing Internet access from paying customers.

Delorey was caught when FBI agents purchased two of the modems. The hacker also posted videos on YouTube
titled "Massmodz.com How to Get Free Internet Free Cable Internet Comcast or any Cable ISP - 100% works" and "Massmodz.com How to bypass Comcast registration page with premod cable modem SB5100, SB 5101."

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T-Mobile is set to add a new "flagship" Android device to their lineup of smartphones, one that likely signals the end of the T-Mobile G1, the original Android-based device.

It is still unknown what the phone will be called, but it is either the MyTouch 2 or the MyTouch Slide, with either name possible given that it is a sequel to the MyTouch 3G and, you guessed it, it includes a slide-out full QWERTY keypad.

The new device will have an HVGA touchscreen, a trackpad, and a four-row physical keypad. It will run Android 2.0, but will also use the HTC Sense interface. The camera is likely 5MP, with LED flash. As with past devices, the MyTouch 2 will include a microSD memory card slot.

The device will launch at under $200 with contract.

Prototype:

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Google has written a blog post today that officially ends wider Google support for Internet Explorer 6.

Reads the full post:

The web has evolved in the last ten years, from simple text pages to rich, interactive applications including video and voice. Unfortunately, very old browsers cannot run many of these new features effectively. So to help ensure your business can use the latest, most advanced web apps, we encourage you to update your browsers as soon as possible. There are many choices:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0+

Mozilla Firefox 3.0+

Google Chrome 4.0+

Safari 3.0+

Many other companies have already stopped supporting older browsers like Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers. We're also going to begin phasing out our support, starting with Google Docs and Google Sites. As a result you may find that from March 1 key functionality within these products -- as well as new Docs and Sites features -- won't work properly in older browsers.

2010 is going to be a great year for Google Apps and we want to ensure that everyone can make the most of what we are developing. Please take the time to switch your organization to the most up-to-date browsers available.

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As of December 31st, 2009, Nintendo has sold 67.4 million Wii consoles, with 32 million in the U.S., 9.7 million in Japan and 25.7 million in Europe and other regions.

Additionally, 510 million software titles have been sold, with 275.8 million of those coming from the U.S.

The popular handheld console, the DS/DSi, has reached 125 million, with 45 million sales coming from the U.S., 30 million in Japan and 50 million from Europe and other regions.

Despite the strong sales, Nintendo reported that overall net profits were down 9.4 percent for the fiscal year ended December 31st, 2009, most likely due to slightly weaker sales of the Wii, alongside Nintendo's price cut on the console.

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