TechWeb - Dell says its super-energy-efficient rack servers based on multicore processors provide 15% more output for less wattage than rack systems designed by IBM or HP.

TechWeb - The partnership lets you listen to Launchcast Internet radio, browse Flickr photos, and send instant messages using Yahoo Messenger.

TechWeb - The new feature adds another communication option for people playing online games through Microsoft's Xbox Live service.

InfoWorld - The latest research report from McAfee's Avert Labs paints a frightening picture for enterprise IT administrators and end-users, predicting continued maturation of cyber-crime and the technological means being used to carry out external attacks.

PC World - Oracle Corp. will fix a number of products, including the Oracle Database, Application Server, and E-Business Suite, next week as it releases its quarterly batch of security patches.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook, which has enjoyed explosive growth relative to rival social networking sites since a membership crisis six months ago, is set to unveil new features on Wednesday that mark its progress from a dating site for college kids into a mainstream network tool.

PC World - Pocket PC users can get the look and feel of the iPhone before the iPhone even hits the shelves.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. warned of four security flaws in its software that it categorized as "critical" on Tuesday that could allow attackers to gain control of a user's computer.

Reuters - Facebook, which has enjoyed explosive growth relative to rival social networking sites since a membership crisis six months ago, is set to unveil new features on Wednesday that mark its progress from a dating site for college kids into a mainstream network tool.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Game Studios said on Tuesday a test of the new 'Halo 3' game will be available May 16 on its Xbox Live online gaming service.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. said on Wednesday it is set to book a loss of 2.04 billion yen ($17 million) in its earnings for the year that just ended to cover part of the cost to recall mobile phone batteries.

Reuters - Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (6764.T) said on Wednesday it is set to book a loss of 2.04 billion yen ($17 million) in its earnings for the year that just ended to cover part of the cost to recall mobile phone batteries.

AFP - The founder of Indian software maker Infosys Technologies Ltd. has apologised amid a furore over the playing of the national anthem during a presidential visit to a company facility.

Reuters - Online gaming firm PartyGaming said on Wednesday it would not take bets from Turkish customers following the country's recent clamp down on Internet gambling.

USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Strauss Zelnick, the new chairman of Take-Two Interactive Software, hosted his first conference call with Wall Street analysts Tuesday - and the questions were tough. The company behind the popular Grand Theft Auto line of video games is embroiled in a messy accounting scandal. Its CFO resigned Monday. Founder and former CEO Ryan Brant was fined more than $10 million by state and federal agencies for accounting issues. Take-Two recently restated eight years of financial results.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A joint venture between Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. said on Wednesday it aimed to launch TV-use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels in three years, taking aim at a $35 billion market dominated by LCD and plasma panels.

Reuters - A joint venture between Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (6752.T) said on Wednesday it aimed to launch TV-use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels in three years, taking aim at a $35 billion market dominated by LCD and plasma panels.

InfoWorld - Laptop PC shipments at the two largest contract notebook computer manufacturers in the world rocketed in March, the Taiwanese companies said, highlighting the continuing user uptake of mobile PCs.

InfoWorld - Google hopes to woo more developers to its Web services software platform with a 27-hour-long "Developer Day" on May 31.

InfoWorld - Carriers can give directory assistance more quickly and make the experience more natural for users with new Nuance Communications voice-recognition software, the company said Tuesday.

PC World - Laptop PC shipments at the two largest contract notebook computer manufacturers in the world rocketed in March, the Taiwanese companies said, highlighting the continuing user uptake of mobile PCs.

Reuters - A year after its launch, 2.5 million Europeans and companies have registered a .eu domain name, making it the seventh most widespread Web site address suffix in the world and the third in the European Union.

InfoWorld - Regardless of how a key European Parliament committee votes Thursday on a proposal to lower mobile phone roaming charges, the threat of regulation has already prompted numerous operators to begin dropping their fees.

PC World - Now the geeks can have a full-featured Linux OS booted from a USB stick or thumb drive. Linux distributor Mandriva's Flash 4GB provides Mandriva Linux 2007 KDE 32-bit, which needs no installation-- being ready to boot off the USB 2.0 stick. Plug in the stick, turn on the PC, and Mandriva Linux is ready to use in a few seconds.

PC World - Google Inc. hopes to woo more developers to its Web services software platform with a 27-hour-long "Developer Day" on May 31.

AP - Sunlight has never really caught fire as a power source, mostly because generating electricity with solar cells is more expensive and less efficient than some conventional sources.

InfoWorld - The rare collaboration between search rivals Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft over site maps has yielded its first result.

InfoWorld - Microsoft Corp. is disputing reports of new flaws in its Office software while also taking issue in how the alleged flaws were disclosed, the company said Wednesday.

NewsFactor - Halo fans might have to rearrange their plans for mid-May and beyond. Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios confirmed Tuesday that the multiplayer beta Halo 3 will premiere worldwide via Xbox Live on May 16.

AFP - The .eu online domain name is enjoying a runaway success in cyberspace with over 2.5 million registered users during its first year, the European Commission said.

NewsFactor - Amid talk of a possible buyout of the company, Palm CEO Ed Colligan announced Tuesday at an analysts' meeting in New York that Palm will combine a new Linux-based platform with the Garnet OS for new products released later this year. The move means that Palm will have its own OS, rather than having to rely on the OS it has licensed from Access.

InfoWorld - Microsoft Corp. is disputing reports of new three flaws in its Office software while also taking issue in how the alleged flaws were disclosed, the company said Wednesday.

AP - One of the last video games for the aging PlayStation 2 console turns out to be one of the best.

AP - The legal trouble threatening Vonage Holdings Corp. doesn't yet appear to be rippling across the Internet phone industry, a stark contrast to last year's BlackBerry patent dispute that spooked existing and would-be users of the popular e-mail device.

AP - MGM has become the latest major film studio to offer downloadable movies on Apple's iTunes Store.

AFP - US Democratic presidential candidates offered ways out of the Iraq war Tuesday during a "virtual" town hall meeting, in another sign of the Internet's growing role in the White House race.

AFP - Google announced on Wednesday that it will host an international software developers day devoted to ways they can tailor programs to the popular Internet search engine.

PC World - Microsoft Corp. is disputing reports of new three flaws in its Office software while also taking issue in how the alleged flaws were disclosed, the company said Wednesday.

AP - Over Google Inc.'s objections, Utah plans to set up a trademark registry to prevent rival advertisers from capturing the attention of people who type a search query on another company or its products.

InfoWorld - U.S. taxpayers rushing to meet next Tuesday's tax-filing deadline should be aware of Web sites with URLs similar to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's IRS.gov site that may charge for services available for free elsewhere, a tech trade group warned.

InfoWorld - Technology experts at an IBM event Wednesday acknowledged the problem of growing IT complexity, noting causes and consequences but also suggesting approaches to lighten the burden.