Reuters - Microsoft Corp. and South Korea's LG Electronics Inc on Monday said they had signed a preliminary agreement on strategic collaboration in mobile technology.

AFP - Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Monday unveiled a plan to invest 60 million dollars in South Korea's software industry as part of the US giant's drive to strengthen its presence in the country.

CNET - In a '60 Minutes' segment titled 'Brain Power,' the CBS TV news magazine follows Andrew Schwartz, a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburg who has implanted a grid of electrodes inside a monkey's brain in order to listen to the different brain cells (or neurons) in an attempt to decode the language of the brain.

CNET - Salesforce.com is expanding its cloud computing service with a new option that lets customers more easily build external Web sites.

PC Magazine - Intel has released the prices of the Core i7 'Nehalem' quad-core processors, which the company has said will ship before the end of November. For less than $300, you can buy one.

Reuters - China's ministry of transport has fired an official in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen after photos and video clips of his drunken misbehavior in a seafood restaurant appeared online.

InfoWorld - SQL Server 2008, aka 'Katmai,' gives SQL Server shops plenty of reasons to get excited.

AP - Chinese language Internet search provider Baidu.com Inc. said Monday its board approved a plan to buy back up to $200 million of its American Depositary Shares by the end of 2009.

PC Magazine - Just another Microsoft way of warning you that piracy is bad, and patience is a virtue: don't expect to access Xbox Live if you install the New Xbox Experience for the Xbox 360.

CNET - Update 6:42 a.m. PST: Added more video segments from the report.

CNET - Apple may clear up the confusion regarding the future of the Mac Mini a week from Tuesday.

NewsFactor - Salesforce.com unveiled Force.com Sites on Monday at its U.S. Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. The new tool will enable business customers to integrate Salesforce.com applications into any Web site.

NewsFactor - Attacks on operating systems may be decreasing since last year, but attacks on applications, incidents of malware, and unwanted software are rising and account for 90 percent of vulnerabilities, according to the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, released Saturday.

Reuters - FBR Capital Markets said on Monday that production of Apple Inc's iconic iPhone might plunge more than 40 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous period.

AP - The head of the Federal Communications Commission has canceled a controversial Election Day vote on a proposed overhaul of key elements of telecom regulation. Consumer advocates had warned that the changes threatened to raise phone bills for many people.

Reuters - Comedy spoofs by Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert have made the U.S. presidential race a made-for-television event, but on Tuesday many voters will turn to the Internet to watch election night coverage.

PC Magazine - What's the best way to recover from a Halloween sugar coma? A 30 percent discount on Windows Home Server software, of course.

Reuters - Internet search leaders Yahoo and Google have given the Justice Department a revised version of their search advertising partnership in hopes of winning antitrust approval, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.

NewsFactor - Motorola has launched a new mobile-imaging handset that combines imaging, software and online storage technology from Kodak with a Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone. Designed to let users click and instantly share photos in several ways, the Motozine ZN5 was to become available Monday from U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile.

NewsFactor - Consumer electronics chain Circuit City is implementing plans for massive layoffs and closing 155 stores this week. The technology retailer is joining a list of other businesses that have had to close their doors because of a weakening economy and a less-promising holiday shopping season.

AP - Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have reportedly submitted a list of concessions that would deflate their proposed Internet advertising partnership to appease antitrust regulators threatening to block the alliance.

AP - Yahoo Inc. said Monday that it has hired former Microsoft Corp. executive Jeff Dossett to oversee the Internet company's news and entertainment sites in the United States.

Reuters - Business software provider Salesforce.com Inc said Monday it set alliances with Facebook and Amazon.com Inc and unveiled a new Web site management service as it pushed to bring more customers into its so-called 'cloud' computing universe.

CNET - Apple has quashed the rumor mill's latest obsession, declaring that no new Macs will be released before the holidays.

CNET - Bouncing the ball back to federal antitrust regulators, Yahoo and Google have reportedly revised their search advertising agreement with caps, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.