Reuters - One of Apple Inc's top executives, who was part of the development of the iPod, has decided to leave the company and will be replaced by a former employee of International Business Machine Corp, the Wall Street Journal said.

Reuters - Nokia Oyj will on Tuesday unveil seven new phones as well as Internet services for emerging markets, industry sources told Reuters.

CNET - One of the fathers of the iPod, Tony Fadell, is leaving Apple after seven years spent inside the division that changed the company's fortunes.

Reuters - Nokia Oyj on Tuesday unveiled seven new phones as well as Internet services to shore up its position in emerging markets.

AFP - The world's leading maker of mobile phones, Nokia of Finland, said on Tuesday it would cut almost 600 jobs, mainly in its sales and marketing division.

InfoWorld - With the advent of multicore processors such as the Intel Core Duo, which is now commonplace in PCs, software developers must deal with a new wrinkle -- getting software to be processed across multiple cores -- in order to ensure the maximum performance from their software.

AP - Nokia Corp., the world's leading mobile phone maker, on Tuesday announced restructuring plans that affect more than 600 employees, primarily in its marketing and research functions.

AP - Tony Fadell, senior vice president of Apple Inc.'s iPod division, is reducing his role at the company and will serve as an adviser to Chief Executive Steve Jobs, the computer and gadget maker said Tuesday.

Reuters - Nokia on Tuesday accelerated its push in emerging countries as mature markets slow, unveiling seven new phones and Internet services while slashing almost 600 jobs in its marketing and research units.

Reuters - Apple Inc has named a former IBM executive, Mark Papermaster, to head its iPod and iPhone development team, a hire that IBM has vowed to fight in court.

CNET - Update 7:25 a.m. PST: Apple confirmed Tuesday morning that Fadell is stepping down, but says he plans to remain with the company as an adviser to CEO Steve Jobs.

AP - A group of people have gathered beside a gazebo in an outdoor park to discuss the presidential election. But the park isn't real, it's in the online virtual world of Second Life, where pixelated avatars fly around and interact with each other.

CNET - Apple on Tuesday confirmed reports circulating on Monday night that Tony Fadell, a longtime executive in charge of the company's iPod division, is stepping down.

CNET - AOL's advertising product, Platform-A, is continuing its overseas expansion with Tuesday's launch of a French edition. In the past few weeks, AOL has launched Platform-A in the U.K. and Germany as well.

NewsFactor - Salesforce.com continued developing as 'the enterprise cloud computing company' Monday with announcements that it is extending its Force.com platform to Facebook and Amazon Web Services.

NewsFactor - New evidence is emerging about the cross-cultural impacts of video-game violence, but analysts are skeptical about the findings.

AP - The Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the pricing policies of major cable operators and Verizon Communications Inc.

InfoWorld - ActiveState Software on Tuesday is releasing Version 5.0 of its Komodo IDE for dynamic languages, offering more speed, more support for distributed version control systems, and improved code-sharing across a team.

NewsFactor - Apple has hired Mark Papermaster, a 26-year IBM veteran, to lead its hardware engineering team and work directly under Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Papermaster will direct Apple's iPod and iPhone engineering.

NewsFactor - RIM on Tuesday introduced the BlackBerry Bold smartphone through its carrier partner, AT&T. Analysts say the device is poised to become the mobile-phone maker's flagship corporate product.

NewsFactor - Call it upgrade fatigue, or perhaps Apple's fondness for teasing its die-hard fans, but the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer manufacturer has announced it will not introduce new Mac computers this year.

PC Magazine - After months of delays, AT&T finally released Research in Motion's BlackBerry Bold on its network on Election Day.

AP - Federal regulators have approved a plan to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television airwaves known as 'white spaces' to deliver wireless broadband service.

AP - Federal regulators are signing off on Verizon Wireless' planned $28 billion purchase of Alltel Corp. The deal will create the nation's largest wireless carrier.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co is betting that toys inspired by hit franchises like 'Hannah Montana' and 'High School Musical' or linked to the Internet will drive cash-strapped parents to its brands during the crucial holiday season.

Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to approve a Verizon Wireless plan to buy Alltel Corp for $28.1 billion and Sprint Nextel Corp's proposed joint venture with Clearwire Corp.

AFP - Apple announced on Tuesday that the employee credited with being the 'father of the iPod' is stepping down from his post at the iconic California company.

PC Magazine - To date, the Wii is the only console this generation not to receive a single price cut, and judging by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's comment, it may stay that way a little while longer.

Reuters - The new search advertising deal between Yahoo Inc and Google Inc is unlikely to win U.S. antitrust approval, and therefore may open the door to a new bid for Yahoo from Microsoft Corp, an analyst said on Tuesday.

Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved a plan sought by tech companies like Google Inc and Microsoft Inc to open soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves to new wireless devices.

CNET - LOS ANGELES--Attendees at this year's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) will get at least one thing that folks at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference didn't get--a laptop bag.

CNET - LOS ANGELES--It's a case of divided attention here at WinHEC.

CNET - In an effort to keep 'bandwidth hogs' in check, AT&T is testing the idea of placing limits on how much Internet data its subscribers can transfer each month.

CNET - While Election Day involves a good deal of waiting for results, bloggers won't be kept silent until the polls close.

AFP - The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday unanimously approved opening up unused frequencies on the broadcast television spectrum for wireless use.