PC World - Toshiba will sell a modified version of Intel's Classmate convertible laptop in Japan, the company said Thursday.

AFP - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced an Internet addict to 20 years in prison for killing his mother after she criticised his online gaming habit.

Macworld.com - It’s goodbye Kin, goodbye porn via Flash, goodbye 3G reception bars, and goodbye Macalope as he heads off for some well-earned vacation!

AP - The US government is expected to take over control of the central information website on the Gulf oil spill response that has been run jointly by various agencies and BP for the 2 1/2 months since the rig explosion.

PC World - Taiwan's biggest telecommunications company, Chunghwa Telecom, signed an agreement Monday with the world's largest contract laptop maker to jointly develop cloud computing software, services and hardware products aimed at markets in Asia.

Reuters - Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 4.5 percent in May from April to $24.7 billion, helped by strong sales of personal computers, cell phones, corporate information technology, industrial applications and autos, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said.

PC World - After seeing chip sales decline in 2009, the semiconductor industry's fortunes are looking brighter in the coming years, according to IDC.

AP - Royal Philips Electronics NV said Thursday it intends to nominate Frans van Houten, a former head of the company's semiconductor division, as the new chief executive officer.

AP - Yahoo Inc. is turning over its listings of homes for sale and other local real estate advertising to an online specialist in the field, Zillow.com.

PC World - Google's recent restoration of Google.cn may have helped the company secure a renewal of its Internet Content Provider (ICP) license in China, but the search site provides precious few search services to users.

AFP - Mergers are the only way forward in India's crowded mobile phone market, where 14 operators are slugging it out for subscribers by offering the cheapest rates in the world, analysts say.

Reuters - A monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc and AT&T Inc's mobile-phone unit can continue as a class action against the two companies, the Associated Press reported, citing a federal judge.

AFP - Microsoft and Japan's Fujitsu have agreed on a partnership in global cloud computing, where data and programmes are stored on servers that are accessed online rather than on users' computers.

AFP - South Korea's top mobile phone carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday it would allow subscribers to make Internet calls over its cellular network.

AP - Samsung Electronics said Thursday it has commissioned an independent health and safety review of its semiconductor factories in South Korea after employee illnesses and deaths raised fears of cancer risks.

Reuters - Top global cellphone makers are set to report a disappointing quarter, hit by euro zone debt problems and the roaring success of smartphone heavyweight Apple, and new launches may determine how they fare in the year's second half.

PC World - Google takes a step today toward locking horns with Facebook over creating a smarter Web. The Sultan of Search announced it has acquired Metaweb, a fledgling outfit that's been working on packaging information on the Internet so it can be searched and connected in more meaningful ways than nests of links.

Mashable - As Apple's latest TV commercials for the iPhone 4's 'FaceTime' functionality dazzle us with blandness, it got us thinking about the company's ad campaigns of years gone by.

Reuters - The co-founder of E! is launching a celebrity-focused online network complete with several programs in the hope of establishing a new brand in the entertainment programing space.

AFP - South Korean cellphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Tuesday dismissed claims by iPhone maker Apple that all smartphones suffer dropped signals when held in a certain way.

Mashable - With backing from several heavy hitters and an acquisition, Flipboard has kicked off its quest to become the new and vibrant way your browse your social media streams.

AFP - Chinese telecoms maker Huawei Technologies on Thursday rejected allegations by Motorola that it had stolen technology secrets from the US mobile phone giant over the past decade.

PC World - Spies are everywhere these days, from the 10 Russian agents nabbed recently here in the United States to the more glamorous Hollywood variety, such as is Angelina Jolie. In the movie Salt, Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy.

Mashable - With the rise of e-book technologies such as the Amazon Kindle and Apple's iBooks, are we finally witnessing the end of the printed word?

AFP - Top technology and media executives wrapped up a three-day conference in Aspen, Colorado, during which they grappled with -- and left unresolved -- the question of whether readers will pay for news online.

Appolicious - There?s something about working with raw clay and water in a ceramics setting that best represents the act of artistic creation. The Let?s create! Pottery HD ($4.99), developed by Infinite Dreams for the iPad, offers a digital replica of the pottery experience, succeeding in being both therapeutic and entertaining.

Appolicious - I?m not trying to get all Shakespearean on you, but what?s in a name? It?s not immediately evident what to make of Cat Physics, Ol? Man Yellor or OtoBlock from their titles, but that?s what I?m here for.

PC World - Panasonic unveiled a slew of new Lumix cameras just last week, but the company wasn't quite done with its fall camera and camcorder announcements.

Reuters - Twitter is for more than just tweeting.

AFP - Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch got off to a 'nightmare' start.

AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.