AP - Sony Corp. has become the latest of the video game console makers to announce parental controls in it newest machine, according to the Entertainment Software Association.

Reuters - Singapore scientists looking for ways to transmit the sense of touch over the Internet have devised a vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about electronic children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs.

PC World - Plus: Will telcos block VoIP, and will your next PC have a PPU?

PC World - Internet Explorer finally receives an overhaul that helps it match its rivals' features--but Firefox and Opera aren't standing still.

PC World - Sending text messages and entering contacts in your phone's address book can be a whole lot easier with a keyboard-equipped handset.

USATODAY.com - Video games make for ideal stocking stuffers for the young and young at heart - but with so many titles to choose from, shopping can be an overwhelming experience. Video game columnist Marc Saltzman offers a handful of picks for all age groups.

AP - The owners of file-sharing network Kazaa were working Monday to install filters aimed at preventing users of the software from swapping copyrighted material.

AFP - A 30-year-old Japanese computer programmer was arrested on suspicion of posting a fictitious article saying Chinese troops invaded Japan on a bogus Japanese-language Yahoo News website.

Reuters - TiVo Inc. , the company that made its name by letting users skip television commercials, on Monday said it is working on technology that lets viewers search for specific advertisements.

PC World - Consumer electronics devices are expected to fuel expected 6.8 percent growh, group says.

USATODAY.com - Who says technology can't be warm and fuzzy? With digital gifts topping wish lists for the holidays, Kodak put the tug-at-the-heart-strings emotion and humor that have long marked its marketing into ads rolled out to entice gift givers.

Reuters - Dentsu Inc., Japan's largest advertising company, and five television networks said on Monday they have started talks on setting up an Internet television joint venture.

AP - The chairman of Wipro Ltd., a top Indian software exporter, says he is opposed to unionization of India's information technology sector, according to a news report published Monday.

AP Financial News - While the Thanksgiving weekend marked the official start of the holiday shopping season for stores on land, Monday kicks off the season for online retailers. So far, early signs bode well for the rest of the season.

AP - TeliaSonera AB, the Nordic region's largest telecommunications company, said Monday it is suing Russian rival Alfa Group in an ongoing battle over control of the Turkish mobile-phone company Turkcell.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The titanium-silver Razr's runaway success has given Motorola an edge over mobile phone rivals Nokia and Samsung, but the gap could narrow next year when Samsung unveils a line-up of its own ultra-slim designs.

RIYADH (Reuters) - Global cybercrime generated a higher turnover than drug trafficking in 2004 and is set to grow even further with the wider use of technology in developing countries, a top expert said on Monday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Respect for the Aged Day in Japan is not typically a cash cow for gamemaker Nintendo Co. Ltd. 7974.OS, but this year a bump in sales of its DS portable game machines was proof enough that electronic games are attracting a broader range of players.

PC World - Some gamers relate shutdowns without warning, while others play on happily.

Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would consider an appeal by online auctioneer eBay Inc. in its patent battle with MercExchange, a developer of e-commerce technology.

PC World - Incremental update fixes flaws involving Flash Player, Linux and Unix.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - TiVo Inc. TIVO.O, the company that made its name by letting users skip television commercials, said on Monday it is working on technology that lets viewers search for specific advertisements.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Televisa, the world's leading producer of Spanish-language television content, said on Monday it expects to start broadcasting in Spain next March or April to tap a huge new advertising market.

AFP - Sony's next-generation PlayStation 3 will join newly-released Microsoft Xbox 360 in giving parents tools to limit access to computer games deemed too risque or violent, industry officials said.

AP - Although Internet domain names may be getting longer or more complex as Web sites creatively squeeze into the crowded '.com' address space, most single-letter names like 'a.com' and 'b.com' remain unused. That may soon change as the Internet's key oversight agency considers lifting restrictions on the simplest of names.

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MacCentral - The forthcoming arrival of Aperture has provided something of a wake-up call to Adobe—but not because the software giant sees Apple’s new pro-level application for managing and editing digital photos as a Photoshop rival. Rather, Adobe believes that Aperture underscores the desire of professional photographers to have better workflow tools. And that’s a desire Adobe hopes to meet with its own offerings.

AFP - Sony's next-generation PlayStation 3 will join newly-released Microsoft Xbox 360 in giving parents tools to limit access to computer games deemed too risque or violent, industry officials said.

NewsFactor - Data storage specialist InPhase Technologies and partner Maxell have introduced an innovative disc technology that can store 300 GB of digital information, or some 60 times the capacity of a DVD.

NewsFactor - Samsung has developed a new flexible-display technology that promises to usher in an array of new consumer-electronics products that can take advantage of screens that bend without breaking.

NewsFactor - Sony (NYSE: SNE) will be placing parental controls in the forthcoming PlayStation 3, falling in line with other video-game console makers that have promised parents the feature, according to the Entertainment Software Association.

AP - Police arrested a former computer programmer Monday for allegedly publishing a fabricated news article on a fake Yahoo Japan news Web site saying China had invaded the Japanese island of Okinawa.

Reuters - Skype, the popular international Web-based calling service which eBay Inc. recently acquired, on Monday named eBay executive Henry Gomez to run its newly formed North American business.

NewsFactor - For the past 20 years Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has been pushing its Office productivity suite, which is a major reason why it has become so entrenched in the business environment. Each time an alternative has shown up, the software giant typically has adapted to these competitive threats by shifting its focus with ease.

The Motley Fool - While it's true that great products like Apple's iPod will sometimes sell themselves, most companies must work very hard to pursue and keep business. This is especially true in industries like information technology and consulting, where revenues are entirely dependent on customer relationships. Companies that can't find and keep customers can shrivel up fairly fast. But those that have perfected the art of building customers and repeatedly feeding off them the way leeches do usually provide investors with superior returns.

Reuters - Online holiday shopping is poised for another record year, analysts say, though much of the double-digit percentage gain is expected to come from the same deep discounts and promotions driving traditional retail sales this season.

PC World - PC maker supplements its direct sales by offering computers at low-cost retailer.

AP - Companies that provide Internet-based phone service could be barred from signing up new customers in at least some areas for failing to meet a federal mandate to provide reliable emergency 911 service in all their markets.

AP - One of the nation's leading suppliers of electronic voting machines may decide against selling new equipment in North Carolina after a judge declined Monday to protect it from criminal prosecution should it fail to disclose software code as required by state law.

AP - For most people, video projectors are something to covet rather than to buy: They're good for office conference rooms, but too pricey for what they do to justify buying for the home.

Investor's Business Daily - An emerging technology called mesh networking could help cities and cable companies, separately, knit together wireless networks.

PC World - Class-action lawsuit disputed data speeds Netgear claimed for networking devices.

AP - Texas Instruments Inc. says it is testing two new semiconductor chipsets that could mark the next step in making so-called third-generation mobile phones more affordable and widely available.