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TECHNOLOGY

iPhones sales numbers for the first fiscal quarter of 2009 (which ran from Oct. 1, 2008 to Dec. 31st, 2008) are already in. Over the past 3 months, Apple has sold over 4,363,000 iphones. (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/01/21/apple-pushed-44-million-iphones-in-the-last-quarter 1/21)

At the tail end of Apple’s quarterly earnings conference call today, COO Tim Cook (CEO Steve Jobs, who is taking a medical leave of absence, was not on the call) noted that 17 million iPhones have been sold to date. When he was asked about the rising competition from Android, Blackberry, and Palm, Cook made an oblique threat:  We approach this business as a software platform business. We are watching the landscape. We like competition as long as they don’t rip off our IP. And if they do, we will go after anyone who does. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/21/apples-tim-cook-warns-competitors-if-you-rip-off-the-iphone-well-go-after-you 1/21)

LG has introduced the 42PQ60D and the 50PQ60D, the former of which is a 42-inch plasma TV with a 600Hz refresh rate while the latter is a 50-inch display with a contrast ratio of 1 billion:1. Initially, the models will only be available in LG’s home market of South Korea. Electronista (1/20)