• A bright lime green SPS-3000 was spotted in the wild at a Sony factory in China. — Joystiq
• Netflix is looking for an experienced engineer to lead the gaming platforms team, which means that Netflix might make its way to the Wii and PlayStation 3 . . . eventually. — CrunchGear
• A new "solar city" is being planned near Charlotte County in Florida, and will include a 75-megawatt solar plant. — Switched
• Planning on getting a new smartphone soon? You may just want to wait, because Palm, Apple, and RIM plan on releasing new phones by the end of June. — Silicon Alley Insider
• Not everyone is happy with the second-gen Kindle screen. Many are taking to Amazon forums to talk about their Kindle font issues. — Wired

If you are an avid Shutterfly user, have I got some good news for you! First, unlike other photo-sharing sites like Kodak and Snapfish (which have just announced that they will start charging users for storing their photos through them), Shutterfly's CEO has assured customers that you still get free, secure storage through Shutterfly — so no need to stress about that.

Secondly, Shutterfly has just announced a new iPhone app, which allows you to access all of your photos on your iPhone, easily add iPhone pictures to your Shutterfly account and post pictures to a free Shutterfly Share website.

Hey, sometimes we all need a little help navigating the choppy waters of dating when tech gets tossed into the mix, and that's why DearSugar and I have teamed up for another installment of Tech Dating 101. Last week, we talked about canceling a date via text, and this week we're discussing whether or not texting and making calls during your date is an acceptable form of dinner fodder:

Can I text and make phone calls during a date without being rude?

To see what I think about using your tech during a date, just read more

To be a locavore is to eat foods that are both in season and produced where you are. For those who are attempting this lifestyle, it can be a challenge to find a lot of these foods.

That's why the Locavore app ($3) is awesome — it uses the GPS in your iPhone to locate you, and then it tells you what foods are in season locally.

And that's not all — the app also tells you what's coming into season soon, where the closest farmers markets are, and it has links to the Wikipedia pages of the fruits and veggies it comes up with, in case you're not familiar with some weird-sounding leafy green.

Yuck! This month's Marie Claire pinpoints the dirtiest things on your desktop, and what were at the top of the list?

Your mouse, at 846 germs per square inch, and your keyboard, at 719.

It's not that shocking considering that these are the two things you constantly have your hands on all day (minus points if you, like me, ever eat at your desk). And if you ever sneeze or cough with your hand over your mouth while sitting at your computer, you can't always get up and wash your hands right away — but the polite move of covering your mouth just became a germ-spreader when you put that hand back on your mouse and keys.

Are you a little bit leery to click and type now? Bust out some baby wipes and use my other gadget cleaning tips and keep your area germ free!