TechWeb - The Miami-based computer maker has ramped up the default speed of 2.6 GHz in the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor to 3.2 GHz.

TechWeb - And Zune isn't really taking a bite out of Apple's share: Most of Microsoft's success has been at the expense of smaller players in the industry.

AP - A Tokyo court fined Internet startup Livedoor Co. 280 million yen ($2.4 million) Friday, Kyodo reported, in a scandal centered around fabricated earnings that have ensnared former executives and accountants.

TechWeb - Oracle alleged that workers at an SAP subsidiary "copied and swept thousands of Oracle products and other proprietary and confidential materials into its own servers."

AP - Internet startup Livedoor Co. was hit with the largest fine ever in corporate Japanese history for violating securities laws Friday, the latest blow in a scandal that has led to seven convictions for former executives and accountants.

AP - American swimming star Ian Crocker rarely has much to say. That all changes when he sits down at his computer.

AFP - South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. on Friday said it had signed a deal to purchase land in Cheongju, an apparent move to build a multi-billion-dollar plant in the country's central city.

InfoWorld - Scientists at IBM Corp.'s Zurich Research Laboratory have developed a glue-application technique used to assemble chips that will keep them running cooler, the company said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp. said it lost a legal battle against several Hollywood studios and television networks to introduce a network-based digital video recorder service to its subscribers.

Reuters - Cablevision Systems Corp. said it lost a legal battle against several Hollywood studios and television networks to introduce a network-based digital video recorder service to its subscribers.

Reuters - Until two weeks ago, Ruth Ebert never had the slightest interest in the video games favored by her one and only granddaughter.

InfoWorld - A Belgian court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a company that said a feature for Google Inc.'s search engine offers up password-cracking tools and serial numbers to unlock their software.

BusinessWeek Online - Nokia Chief Executive Officer Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo promised in January that the mobile-phone titan would "turn up the heat" on rivals this year, and so far, he's proving true to his word. On Mar. 21, archrival Motorola slashed its first-quarter sales forecast and said it would post a loss in the period. The second quarter will be little better, the Schaumburg, (Ill.)-based company added.

USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle sued SAP AG Thursday for "corporate theft on a grand scale," claiming its business software rival had stolen copyrighted software and other confidential materials. Oracle accused the German company of gaining repeated and unauthorized access to its password-protected customer support website.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge issued a permanent injunction on Friday, barring Vonage Holdings Corp. from using key Internet phone call technology owned by rival Verizon Communications Inc.

EL ESCORIAL, Spain (Reuters) - With climate change set to bring ever more frequent storms, floods and natural disasters, 21 European countries have created a unified weather alert system, its creators said on Friday.

InfoWorld - The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will ask fellow commissioners to keep in place a ban on mobile phone use during airplane flights.

Reuters - Until two weeks ago, Ruth Ebert never had the slightest interest in the video games favored by her one and only granddaughter.

ALEXANDRIA, Va (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Friday he would issue an injunction barring Vonage Holdings Corp. from using Internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc., but delayed signing the order for two weeks.

BOSTON (Reuters) - One of the cheapest places to buy software is on Ebay, where merchants sell programs that come directly from manufacturers, saving them from paying a mark-up to distributors.

Reuters - A federal judge said on Friday he would issue an injunction barring Vonage Holdings Corp. from using Internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc. , but delayed signing the order for two weeks.

AP - Vance Ikezoye didn't set out to become one of the digital revolution's top copyright cops when he first began tinkering with the technology that launched Audible Magic Corp.

AP - A group representing music publishers is suing XM Satellite Radio, saying that XM violates copyright laws by giving users the ability to store and replay songs on certain devices.

AP - A federal judge on Friday issued a permanent injunction against Internet phone carrier Vonage for use of rival Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents.

Reuters - Carl Icahn increased his pressure on Motorola Inc. by saying he had raised his stake in the mobile phone maker and is still seeking a seat on the board, according to a proxy filing.

PC Magazine - Red Hat responds to claims it is playing the bully in asserting its rights over the use of JBoss trademarks.

Reuters - One of the cheapest places to buy software is on Ebay, where merchants sell programs that come directly from manufacturers, saving them from paying a mark-up to distributors.

ALEXANDRIA, Va (Reuters) - A federal judge dealt a blow to Vonage Holdings Corp. that sent its stock reeling on Friday, when he agreed to bar the company from using Internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc..

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After cramming Web browsers, e-mail and music and video players into cell phones, the wireless industry is now trying to make more money by adding mobile advertising and credit-card shopping to handsets.

Reuters - After cramming Web browsers, e-mail and music and video players into cell phones, the wireless industry is now trying to make more money by adding mobile advertising and credit-card shopping to handsets.

Reuters - A federal judge dealt a blow to Vonage Holdings Corp. that sent its stock reeling on Friday, when he agreed to bar the company from using Internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc..

AP - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the Internet's key oversight agency, is nearing a vote on creating a voluntary '.xxx' domain name for pornography sites.

InfoWorld - Oracle plans to purchase Tangosol, a U.S. provider of in-memory data grid software, as a way to further extend its Fusion middleware and make it more appealing to users where rapid access to data is critical to their businesses.

InfoWorld - In buying Tangosol, Oracle wants to provide computer grids with linear performance and scalability improvements when users add servers to their configuration, Oracle Senior Vice President Thomas Kurian said on Friday morning.

AP - TV Guide, which has helped viewers navigate through thousands of TV shows for 53 years, now wants to do the same for Internet video.

AP - Neiman Marcus Group Inc. is suing a pair of domain name companies, accusing them of improperly registering more than 40 Internet addresses that resemble the department store chain's trademarks.

InfoWorld - The third annual ShmooCon convention kicked off in Washington, D.C., on March 23 and will run throughout the weekend with a series of lectures and presentations covering a wide range of enterprise security issues.

ALEXANDRIA, Va (Reuters) - A federal judge dealt a blow to Vonage Holdings Corp. that sent its stock reeling on Friday, when he agreed to bar the company from using Internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc.

AP - TV Guide, which has helped viewers navigate through thousands of TV shows for 53 years, now wants to do the same for Internet video. Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. will launch a test version next month of an online video search tool that allows viewers to find clips and full episodes of TV shows now being posted on the Web. A formal launch is planned for September.

AP - Online pornographers and religious groups are in a rare alliance as a key Internet oversight agency nears a decision on creating a virtual red-light district through a '.xxx' Internet address. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which has already rejected similar proposals twice since 2000, planned to vote as early as next week on whether to approve the domain name for voluntary use by porn sites.

AP - What's in an Internet domain name? Sixty-three characters max.

Reuters - A federal judge dealt a blow to Vonage Holdings Corp. that sent its stock reeling on Friday, when he agreed to bar the company from using Internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc.