CNET - When James Bossert saw he that his Whack 'em All iPhone game had 400 new users in one day last week he initially got excited. But that sentiment quickly changed when he saw that only 12 people had paid 99 cents for the game on Apple's iPhone App Store. Bossert e-mailed the person who claimed to have cracked and distributed it and posted the response on his blog.

AP - It didn't take long for Carol Bartz, Yahoo Inc.'s new chief executive, to demonstrate that her style will differ dramatically from that of her predecessor — Jerry Yang, the genial, soft-spoken co-founder of the struggling Internet company.

Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc took another step on Wednesday toward direct competition with Microsoft Corp by recruiting IT resellers to market its Web-based applications to business clients.

AP - Google Inc. is offering financial incentives to expand the sales network for the software it sells to businesses while restricting the use of a free alternative in its quest to make money on something besides Internet advertising.

AFP - The British government unveiled a multi-billion-pound package of loan guarantees and a new enterprise fund on Wednesday to help small businesses suffering from the credit crunch.

InfoWorld - Our recent article '10 power-saving myths debunked' generated a lot of interest and controversy. One topic that sparked plenty of discussion was the use of DC power in the datacenter. Because all computers use DC power internally, the basic concept is to limit the number of energy-wasting AC-to-DC conversions between the utility pad and the servers and to make those conversions as efficient as possible.

AP - Technology giant Nortel Networks Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the U.S. on Wednesday, the first major technology company to file for protection during the global downturn.

CNET - The theme for this year's Sundance Film Festival kicking off this week is 'Storytime,' apropos considering stories are the heart of each and every film.

Reuters - International Business Machines Corp said on Wednesday it became the first company ever to win more than 4,000 U.S. patents in a single year, citing a new report from research firm IFI Patent Intelligence.

PC World - New Web browsers for the iPhone started appearing in Apple's App Store, contrary to the company's previous policy of denying applications that duplicate functionality of its own software. Four new Web browser implementations became available over the last day in the App store. Still, other popular browsers are not expected to follow suit.

Reuters - A technology adviser to President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday that advocates of expanding high-speed Internet must use existing structures and cannot rely on a broad U.S. economic stimulus package.

Macworld.com - For the most part, I've been pretty satisified with my iPhone's built-in browser. It seems to work generally well, although it lacks the customization features and options that I've become accustomed to on my MacBook's version of Firefox. 

AFP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson launched a new service Wednesday where handphone users in the Asia Pacific region can download the latest movies, TV series, games and music from its retail stores.

AP - Telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the U.S. on Wednesday, becoming the first major technology company to take that step in this global downturn.

AFP - Google on Wednesday began recruiting a sales force to offer the Internet firm's software to business customers worldwide who traditionally use Microsoft programs.

InfoWorld - IBM on Wednesday announced that it has become the first company to earn more than 4,000 patents in a single year, and also said it will ratchet up the number of technical innovations it publishes instead of seeking patent protection.

PC World - Video game censorship’s making New York news again.

Macworld.com - Hacking a copy of Mac OS X and installing it on a PC is technically a violation of the OS X license agreement. This is one reason why Apple sued Psystar and why you don't see Dell suddenly selling 'Mac-compatible PCs' that bundle a stock Dell system with a retail copy of Leopard.

Macworld.com - EdgeRift has released AllSecure 1.0, a new password and information manager for Mac OS X. It costs $39.

PC World - Here's a hands-on look at the new Web browsers available today for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.

AP - Although Apple Inc. announced this month that some songs sold on its market-leading iTunes online service would be available for 69 cents instead of the 99-cent tag Apple had insisted on for years, the change won't necessarily put more money into the pockets of music lovers.

Reuters - The chief programer at CBS, the No. 1 U.S. network in prime-time ratings, said on Wednesday that its success proves broadcast television remains a viable business model despite a tough economy and challenges posed by the Internet.

Reuters - Somewhere on a lonely mountaintop on a starry night, or maybe in an apartment on a bustling city block, someone is channeling the whole world onto a mobile device. It's not a phone; it's a shortwave radio.

InfoWorld - Sonatype is introducing on Thursday an enhanced, commercial version of its Nexus repository manager for the open-source Apache Maven software build manager.

Macworld.com - Hacking a copy of Mac OS X and installing it on a PC is technically a violation of the OS X license agreement. This is one reason why Apple sued Psystar and why you don't see Dell suddenly selling 'Mac-compatible PCs' that bundle a stock Dell system with a retail copy of Leopard.

AP - Apple Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday he is taking a medical leave until the end of June — just a week after the cancer survivor tried to assure investors and employees his recent weight loss was caused by an easily treatable hormone deficiency.

AP - Global shipments of personal computers posted their first quarterly decline in six years during the last three months of 2008 as consumers and businesses alike gripped their wallets in fear of further economic turmoil, a technology research group reported Wednesday.

AP - With the nation's Feb. 17 shutdown of analog TV signals in doubt, federal regulators will be closely watching what happens Thursday in Hawaii, when the state makes the move early because of an endangered bird.

Reuters - Actress and recording star Jennifer Hudson will sing the U.S. national anthem at the Super Bowl in her first public performance since the shooting deaths of her mother, brother and nephew, her Web site said on Wednesday.

AFP - US mobile phone maker Motorola said Wednesday it would slash an additional 4,000 jobs as part of a stepped-up cost-saving move to remain competitive in a slumping global economy.

PC World - Cloud-computing platform vendor Joyent said Wednesday it is buying startup Reasonably Smart, a maker of a 'direct, open-source competitor' to Google's App Engine framework for quickly building and deploying Web applications that run on Google's infrastructure.

NewsFactor - Google is getting serious about cloud computing. On Wednesday the search giant launched the Google Apps Reseller Program, which will give developers familiar with Software as a Service a way to put their applications in front of users.

AP - 'Crayon Physics,' a video game something like a childhood daydream come to life, has gotten its eagerly awaited sequel.

PC World - Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday that it will release dual-core Neo processors in the second half of this year.

Reuters - Boost Mobile, a unit of Sprint Nextel , is unveiling a $50-per-month cell-phone plan providing unlimited calling and texting, pitting it directly against regional rivals Leap Wireless International Inc and MetroPCS Communications Inc .

Macworld.com - As Apple’s chief operating officer since 2005, Tim Cook has overseen every aspect of Apple’s supply chains, sales, and support services as well as the company’s Mac division. And now he'll handle the day-to-day operations of Apple as well—at least until June while CEO Steve Jobs takes a leave of absence from the company.

AP - Steve Jobs proved his technological genius long ago. Now Tim Cook will provide some insight into whether Jobs was smart enough to groom an executive who can keep the shine on Apple even when Jobs isn't around.

AP - Brandishing a disdain for things that aren't working, Carol Bartz clearly intends to shake up Yahoo Inc. as the new chief executive of the long-slumping Internet company.

InfoWorld - Microsoft unveiled on Wednesday refreshed versions of its Windows Azure software development kit and Azure tools for Visual Studio, which support the planned Windows Azure cloud services platform.

AFP - Apple chief Steve Jobs is taking medical leave of absence because of 'complex' health issues, sparking worries about the future of the iconic maker of iPhones, iPods and Macintosh computers.

Reuters - Whoopi Goldberg is returning from a brief retirement as an actress to boldly go to where few stars have gone before -- online science fiction.

Reuters - Motorola Inc will slash another 4,000 jobs, or an estimated 6 percent of its workforce, and warned that it would have a fourth-quarter loss as sales of mobile phones were weaker than expected.

PC World - Barack Obama's election to U.S. president has already brought a string of firsts, and on Wednesday there came another. The official presidential portrait was shot on a digital camera for the first time.

PC World - The economy may be sliding but innovation at Asia's tech giants is alive and well, if gadgets on show at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show are anything to go by.

Reuters - IBM , the world's largest technology services company, plans to open a new computer support center in Iowa, creating up to 1,300 new jobs and defying a trend of widespread corporate layoffs.