TechWeb - Unveiled at the Embedded Systems Conference, the chips are expected to power single-board computers, telecom equipment, medical imaging devices, and other embedded applications.

TechWeb - After a slow start, the outlook for Sony's PlayStation 3 is getting brighter as growing appetite for high-definition TV fuels the game console's sales and production costs come down.

TechWeb - Microsoft's love/hate relationship with the Mac, its uncertainly over the proper place for open-source software, and the surprisingly self-critical nature of the company's coders were on display at its recent Technology Summit.

AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday released a high-priority software patch intended to fix a dangerous vulnerability in its Vista and Windows operating systems.

Reuters - U.S. property comparison Web site Zillow.com is giving home owners, prospective buyers and real estate agents a new way to discuss property valuations via a question-and-answer format, the company said on Tuesday.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Japanese car and engine maker Honda said on Wednesday it had selected software and services from IBM and Dassault to build its Formula One racing cars more quickly and efficiently.

AFP - Two Malaysian bloggers, who are being sued by the same newspaper for defamation, joined forces to fight their unprecedented lawsuits Wednesday, which have been criticised for stifling free expression.

Reuters - Japanese car and engine maker Honda (7267.T) said on Wednesday it had selected software and services from IBM and Dassault to build its Formula One racing cars more quickly and efficiently.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain will fit more surveillance cameras with loudspeakers allowing security staff to berate people spotted dropping litter, fighting or vandalizing property, the government said on Wednesday.

PC Magazine - Just a few weeks after Intel announced the new features of its vPro technology for desktops, the chip maker announces that it will offer the platform for business notebooks.

PC Magazine - The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that it has terminated a proceeding that considered the use of cellular phones on airplanes.

InfoWorld - Intel is betting on a combination of manufacturing prowess and pragmatic chip design to outsell Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming quad-core Barcelona processor.

InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems has brought new, faster UltraSparc IV+ processors to market, continuing to promote its homegrown chips even as it sells servers with processors from rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.

Reuters - Thailand's military-appointed government blocked access to on-line video-sharing Web site YouTube on Wednesday after its owner, Google Inc., declined to withdraw a video clip mocking the country's revered monarch.

BusinessWeek Online - Web-based wireless phone reseller InPhonic (NasdaqGM:INPC - News) announced that it has to correct its June 30 and Sept. 30 quarter financial results for 2006, amid accounting errors that will add between $5 million and $7 million of loss. Investors dumped the stock on Apr. 3 after the news.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online advertising company DoubleClick Inc. said on Wednesday it will launch an exchange to connect buyers and sellers of digital advertisements in the third quarter.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks said on Wednesday it had agreed to host the full core network of virtual mobile operator Blyk.

PC World - Sun Microsystems Inc. has brought new, faster UltraSparc IV+ processors to market, continuing to promote its homegrown chips even as it sells servers with processors from rivals Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

PC World - Intel Corp. is betting on a combination of manufacturing prowess and pragmatic chip design to outsell Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s upcoming quad-core Barcelona processor.

AP - Best Buy pulled further ahead of consumer electronics retail rival Circuit City on Wednesday, reporting an 18.5 percent rise in its fourth-quarter profit while Circuit City swung to a loss.

AP - Greenpeace International ranked Apple Inc. last in environmental friendliness among major electronics makers, while it praised Lenovo Group Ltd. for bucking trends in China.

AP - The online fantasy world 'Second Life' will soon introduce the virtual equivalent of vanity plates, allowing residents to customize their characters' first and last names.

InfoWorld - BT Group is testing an online service to help small and medium-size businesses build an online presence with nifty features such as blogs, podcasts, and click-to-call capabilities.

Reuters - Nokia Siemens Networks said on Wednesday it had agreed to host the full core network of virtual mobile operator Blyk.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Walt Disney Co. is going to great lengths to ensure people get to 'Meet the Robinsons' by simultaneously releasing a movie and a video game based on the book about a nerdy orphan and his time travels.

AP - Apple Inc. has graced the public with another smooth, white, exquisitely designed gadget, this time aiming at making it easier to play iTunes movies and songs on the living-room TV set.

NewsFactor - The price of the PlayStation Portable will drop by $30, Sony has noted, in the first price cut for the gaming device since it debuted in March 2005. Usually priced at $199.99, the PSP will now retail for $169.99, in a bid to outpace rivals such as Nintendo's Game Boy.

PC World - Apple will ship its iPhone in June in the U.S., according to the company's latest email campaign.

AP - The three executives who run Google Inc. each drew a salary last year of $1. But Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin more than made up for it in the large stakes they own in the online search leader, which has made them billionaires.

PC World - DoubleClick Inc., an online ad services provider that is reportedly in acquisition talks with Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc., has begun a limited test in the U.S. of an ad exchange marketplace that it expects to launch globally by the end of the year, the company said Wednesday.

InfoWorld - In a move to bolster its pending refresh of the Centrino wireless notebook package, Intel said Wednesday it would add vPro IT management to the bundle, which PC vendors are scheduled to begin selling by June.

NewsFactor - According to a lawsuit filed against Microsoft on Thursday, the software giant has engaged in deceptive marketing practices around Windows Vista. The suit claims that Redmond labeled PCs "Windows Vista Capable" even though the computers could only run the most basic level of the new operating system.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co. is going to great lengths to ensure people get to "Meet the Robinsons" by simultaneously releasing a movie and a video game based on the book about a nerdy orphan and his time travels.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Wireless technology is taking aim at Japan's lawbreakers.

InfoWorld - Intel hung on to its position as No. 1 semiconductor vendor by revenue in 2006, despite a 12 percent revenue decline over the previous year, according to a report from Gartner.

NewsFactor - Intel has launched yet another brand of processors. The chipmaker on Wednesday said it will extend its Intel vPro processor technology to next-generation laptops. Formerly codenamed Santa Rosa, the new line is called Intel Centrino Pro.

PC Magazine - The latest desktop Mac model offers two, quad-core Xeon processors from Intel, and Apple will continue to sell Mac Pros with two, dual-core processors.

NewsFactor - To the profound relief of already harried airline travelers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has terminated plans to consider the possibility of allowing in-flight cell phone calls. The Commission had adopted the proposal in December 2004.

AP - The online world of 'Second Life' is about to get even geekier.

AP - The Global Positioning System, relied on for everything from navigating cars and airplanes to transferring money between banks, may be threatened by powerful solar flares, a panel of scientists warned Wednesday.

NewsFactor - The MySpace generation will get a U.S. presidential vote it can call its own. The popular social-networking community announced Tuesday that it would host a mock presidential primary early next year.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A solar eruption in December disrupted the Global Positioning System, a satellite-based navigational system used widely by the military, scientists and civilians, researchers reported on Wednesday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Computer-aided mammogram designed to help doctors spot cancer do not increase the chance of finding a tumor and, instead, heighten the risk that a woman will get an unnecessary biopsy, researchers reported on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An innovative 3-D video projection setup that gives the illusion of actors suspended in midair appears on the U.S. theatrical stage for the first time this week.

InfoWorld - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has begun shipping two 3GHz versions of its dual-core Opteron chip to server vendors, continuing a battle over multicore processing power with Intel, the company said Wednesday.

InfoWorld - DoubleClick, an online ad services provider that is reportedly in acquisition talks with Microsoft and Google, has begun a limited test in the United States of an ad exchange marketplace that it expects to launch globally by the end of the year, the company said Wednesday.

AP - Three predictions for 2007: The Cardinals won't make it back to the World Series. Barry Bonds won't break Hank Aaron's all-time home run record. And a scrappy second baseman named Lou Kesten will impress Mets scouts, but not enough to earn a Major League contract.

AP - The dot-com bust may be a fading memory, but media broker James Martin still sees a bright future for a profane Web site best known for mocking bumbling Internet startups as they sank into a morass of dumb ideas a few years ago.

Reuters - Videos removed at the behest of copyright owners accounted for only a small percentage of viewership on top online video service YouTube, according to a study published this week, drawing the ire of media companies that dispute this conclusion.

AP - 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07' is the closest thing to actual golf available on the Nintendo Wii. For indoor putters who've had enough of the rather simple golf game that comes with the console, this new E-rated, $49.99 title is a huge step forward for virtual golfers.

Reuters - Autonomy Corp. unveiled software on Wednesday that scours the Web to detect copyrighted video, giving media companies new power to combat illegal uploading of TV programs on sites such as YouTube.

Investor's Business Daily - Electronics chain Best Buy , No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores and longtime cell phone retailer RadioShack are among the players.

InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to make expanding its SaaS (software as a service) strategy a priority in the next 12 months, but the company continues to suffer an image problem as it struggles to prove that it can compete in this new services market.