BlackBerry's Heins Says He Won't Sell $50 Phones  —  BlackBerry (BBRY), the Canadian smartphone maker, said it's readying less expensive devices for emerging markets like India, though it has no plans to compete with lower-cost Asian rivals at the $50 to $60 level.

Google to Pay $7M to Settle Wi-Spy Case With More Than 30 U.S. Attorneys General  —  Google will soon settle with the attorneys general representing more than 30 U.S. states over its Street View cars collecting data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks, multiple sources said.

Facebook acquires Storylane team, but does not get its product, stories or data  —  Facebook has acquired the team behind community story sharing service Storylane, its CEO Jonathan Gheller said in a post on the site today.  The acquisition, first noted by GigaOm, is of the team behind …

Apple Can't Duck Giving Documents in Privacy Lawsuit  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) must show in detail how it's complying with court orders to turn over evidence in a privacy lawsuit, a judge ruled, saying he can no longer rely on what the company tells him in the case.

No Winning Exploit Found For Chrome OS At Annual Hacking Competition, Pwnium 3  —  Google's operating system Chrome OS survived all attempts to hack it at this year's Pwnium 3 competition, which took place at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, BC this week.

Appeals Court Curbs Border Agents' Carte Blanche Power to Search Your Gadgets  —  A federal appeals court for the first time ruled Friday that U.S. border agents do not have carte blanche authority to search the cellphones, tablets and laptops of travelers entering the country — a “watershed” …

Facebook Redesign Kills Ticker, Almost  —  Tired of seeing every inane detail of yours friends lives pop up in that annoying Facebook sidebar ?  Well apparently Facebook was too as the redesign announced yesterday eliminates Ticker for some, and banishes it to the bottom of the left Chat sidebar as a one-story tall blip for others.

What's up with Apple's down low on Ebay sales?  —  Summary: Apple's Ebay store is something of a mystery.  Cheaper prices (mostly) on its refurbished hardware.  Is there a story here?  Inquiring minds want to know.  —  Ken Hess  —  Early this morning before I coud even clear the crust out of my eyes …

An iPhone Lover's Take On The Nexus 4  —  This is the first Android device I would feel comfortable using on a regular basis.  —  That doesn't mean I'm going to, but I would be just fine with it.  —  If I had to boil down my thoughts about the Nexus 4 into two sentences, those would be them.

Skype's Been Hijacked in China, and Microsoft Is O.K. With It  —  Jeffrey Knockel is an unlikely candidate to expose the inner workings of Skype's role in China's online surveillance apparatus.  The 27-year-old computer-science graduate student at the University of New Mexico …

Apple unlikely to introduce wireless charging iPhones this year despite rumors to the contrary  —  Digitimes is out today with a report that states Apple and Samsung are set to introduce wireless charging flagship phones this year.  At least with Apple, this is unlikely.

Facebook adds 9 new Open Graph actions for developers to use in fitness, books, movies and TV apps  —  Following the unveiling of its revamped News Feed on Thursday, Facebook on Friday announced new ways for developers to leverage Open Graph actions in their “lifestyle” apps.

New Money Ventures to Silicon Valley  —  When SurveyMonkey LLC Chief Executive Dave Goldberg wanted to raise money for his Palo Alto, Calif., company, he didn't lean on the venture capitalists that scour Silicon Valley looking for the next Google Inc. or Facebook Inc.

Social app monetization kicks in as App Store revenue jumps 87% year-over-year: Report  —  Social networking apps are beginning to pay off quite nicely after monthly revenues for the category on the App Store jumped 87% year-over-year in January, according to a new study from App Annie.

Revolution in Resale of Digital Books and Music  —  The prospect of online stores that sell used e-books and digital music has heartened consumer advocates, but publishers and artists are worried.

Motorola lay-offs continue as 10% of staff is cut; affecting 1,200 jobs in US, China and India  —  Google is laying off 10 percent of the Motorola staff worldwide as part of the latest round of cost-cutting, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.