Roundup: bitter Twitter battle, developers ditch Wii for iPhone

Google Earth tapped to view Bay Bridge in 3-D — Google’s mapping software proves useful in visualizing what the remade San Francisco iconic bridge will look like. [photo credit: CNET]

A bitter Twitter battle rattle — Sounds like Dr. Seuss. David Carr of the New York Times sings the praises of Twitter, while George Packer of the New Yorker pans it.

Game developers flock to iPhone – And that appears to be coming at the expense of the Nintendo Wii, reports Gamasutra.

eBay stops PayPal in India – Discussions with business partners causes the company to suspend operations in India.

FBI wants your records – The agency asks Internet service providers to keep data related to the sites their customers surf for two years.

Microsoft’s Xbox Live generates $103 million in 2009 — An external report estimates that Microsoft generated 34 percent more revenue from its online game service compared to a year earlier.

House passes cybersecurity bill — By a 422-5 vote, the House of Representatives voted to require the Obama administration to conduct an agency-by-agency assessment of cybersecurity workforce skills. It also set up a scholarship program to encourage students to work in cybersecurity. Michael Arcuri, a Democrat from New York, said that “investing in cybersecurity is the Manhattan Project for our generation.”

DoJ objects to Google books settlement — The Department of Justice voiced its concerns about a settlement between Google and publishers and authors. The latter contend that Google’s scanning of all of the world’s books violates copyright laws.

Canonical recruits Matt Asay — Canonical, the parent company of the Ubuntu version of the Linux operating system, recruited open source guru Asay, who will serve as chief operating officer.

Mozilla pulls infected add-ons — The company had to scramble to delete malware-infected add-ons from its Firefox browser.

Retrevo claims iPad announcement didn’t win over consumers — A survey by the online shopping firm found that 52 percent of those interviewed said they were interested in the iPad but didn’t want to buy one. That compared to just 26 percent before the announcement on Jan. 27.

Yahoo kicks off the Yahoo Mobile Blog – The new blog promises to cover the mobile industry closely. It predicts 2010 will be the year of powerful browsers, the operating system as a launchpad for services, and a deluge of local content.

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