Reuters - Japan's Sony Corp plans to sell a smaller and lighter PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game machine later this year, according to video game websites which cite what they say is Sony's own promotional video clip.

PC World - One of the world's largest contract PC makers expects to begin shipping its first laptop based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon microprocessor later this year, it said Monday.

InfoWorld - Tending to its bread-and-butter Flash technology, Adobe Systems will offer on Monday previews of rebranded version of its rich Internet application tools platform as well as a new tool for building user interfaces without coding.

Reuters - Samsung Electronics unveiled on Monday the world's first cellphone model with a 12-megapixel camera, a higher resolution than most digital cameras.

Reuters - British internet singing star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private clinic after being beaten into second place in the final of the popular 'Britain's Got Talent' television contest, British media reported.

PC World - Netbooks made with the processors required to run Google's Android software will be on show at Computex Taipei 2009 this week from at least five or six companies, an executive from Arm Holdings said Monday.

Reuters - Scientists asked people around the world on Monday to help compile an Internet-based observatory of life on earth as a guide to everything from the impact of climate change on wildlife to pests that can damage crops.

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InfoWorld - 'Leeches' -- that's how Dave Rosenberg, co-founder and former CEO of MuleSource, and now part of the founding team of RiverMuse, refers to companies that use open source technology but don't give back to the open source community.

PC World - Giga-byte Technology revamped a netbook that takes advantage of touchscreen and tablet functions in Microsoft Windows 7 and put its first laptop with an Intel CULV (consumer ultra-low voltage) microprocessor inside on display at Computex Taipei 2009 on Monday.

PC World - Qualcomm showed off a previously unannounced version of Asustek Computer's Eee PC based on its Snapdragon processor at the Computex exhibition on Monday, including one running Google's Android operating system.

Reuters - Global semiconductor sales rose 6.4 percent in April to $15.6 billion from March, helped by moderate improvements in a number of end-demand drivers and inventory replenishment.

PC World - Nvidia President and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang took a shot at rival Intel on Monday, telling reporters that computers running Windows 7 with an Atom processor paired with Nvidia's Ion graphics chip can be cheaper and more powerful than systems based on Intel's mobile processors designed for slim laptops.

Reuters - Accessing your bank account using your mobile phone might seem safe, but security experts say would-be hackers can access confidential information via a simple text message seemingly from your service provider.

AP - E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader and other devices, has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million.

PC World - Google is considering taking the free music download search it offers in China to other countries as well, though it has no specific plans yet, the company said Monday.

InfoWorld - IBM  will unveil on Monday software project management wares as a precursor to enabling access to Rational products via a cloud computing paradigm.

AFP - Global semiconductor sales declined 25 percent in April compared with a year ago but rose 6.4 percent over the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported Monday.

Macworld.com - OnOne Software on Monday introduced DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone, an iPhone or iPod touch application that lets you control a Canon EOS digital camera tethered to a Wi-Fi-equipped computer. It’s available in both Lite and Professional versions for $1.99 and $19.99 respectively (the Pro version costs $9.99 as an introductory price).

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PC World - While two laptops based on Google's Android operating system made an appearance ahead of the annual Computex exhibition in Taipei, a senior executive at the search engine company declined to discuss what steps the company is taking to adapt the smartphone OS for laptops.

PC World - Apple appears ready to thwart the piracy of iPhone Apps before it becomes a problem. Apple's upcoming iPhone 3.0 software update, to be announced next week, will no longer allow you to re-download iPhone apps you once downloaded, according to beta tester of the software.

AP - E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million.

AP - Miles per hour — out. Bits per second — in.

Reuters - Fees charged by the four U.S. online travel agencies to book most flights could be a thing of the past as the companies, hungry for market share, try to make their offerings more appealing to the traveling public.

Macworld.com - We hate to be the ones to do this, but you really can stop holding a designer's ruler up to your display or print screenshots to measure on-screen elements. Iconfactory's xScope is an essential toolbox of screen-measurement and color-inspection utilities for developers, and version 2.2 brings some useful new perks and fixes.

PC World - Acer plans to launch its first smartphone with Google's Android software on board in the fourth quarter of this year, the company announced Monday.

AFP - Bankrupt General Motors will be replaced by networking giant Cisco Systems in the Dow Jones industrials index and ailing bank Citigroup will make way for insurance giant Travelers Companies, Dow Jones said Monday.

Macworld.com - In all likelihood you, like me, have run into the challenges of physical mail in a digital world. You’re on a holiday, and you want to send your mother/significant other/cat a postcard, but chances are it won’t even arrive until after you get back. Sure, you could just send an e-mail, but it loses a little something, doesn’t it? Plus, it could stand to be a little more personalized.

Macworld.com - Apple recently extended the repair program for its notebook computers featuring certain faulty graphics processors from Nvidia.

PC Magazine - The netbook segment may be extremely overcrowded, but Nvidia executives say they still sees room for growth in Media Internet Devices (MIDs) with the company's latest Tegra co-processor. The target: your mobile phone carrier.

AP - The U.S. military in Afghanistan is launching a Facebook page, a YouTube site and feeds on Twitter as part of a new communications effort to reach readers who get their information on the Internet rather than in newspapers, officials said Monday.

NewsFactor - Amazon.com is making major strides in the e-book market, but another Internet giant seems poised to offer some healthy competition. Google is planning to enter the e-book market with a program that would enable publishers to sell digital versions of their latest titles directly to consumers, according to The New York Times.

Reuters - DirecTV Group Inc Chief Executive Chase Carey might return to News Corp to succeed the media conglomerate's departing No. 2 executive, Peter Chernin, several news outlets reported on Sunday.

PC World - Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced six-core Opteron chips, which make them the fastest server chips the company has released to date.

PC Magazine - AMD officially launched its six-core 'Istanbul' server processor on Monday, with features that the company said would be extended over the full range of the product line.

AP - Gamers, get ready for your close-up.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to boost social and entertainment features on its Xbox 360 gaming console by integrating music-streaming service last.fm, Web social network Facebook and microblogging site Twitter into its Xbox Live online community.

Macworld.com - Belkin has announced two new versions of its TuneBase line of iPod/iPhone automobile mounts. Like older TuneBase models, each new model plugs into your car's accessory-power (aka, 'cigarette lighter') jack, charging your iPod or iPhone while holding it in a more-visible position; you can position the cradle vertically or horizontally. But the new models also provide hands-free phone functionality.

AP - The chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc. is in talks to return to News Corp. to be Rupert Murdoch's second in command.

Reuters - The Walt Disney Co on Monday said it closed an $18 million deal to buy several Web sites from Kaboose Inc as part of a long-standing effort to beef up its Web presence and advertising muscle among parents, especially mothers.

AFP - Sony Music Entertainment and eMusic announced on Monday that songs from Sony's back catalog would be available later this year through the online music store.

NewsFactor - Microsoft apparently just couldn't wait to let the world experience its latest search-engine platform. The software giant launched Bing two days ahead of its June 3 release after offering a sneak peak at last week's D: All Things Digital conference.

InfoWorld - Flying the banner of multi-technology accommodation in its Java middleware stack, Red Hat is introducing on Monday its JBoss Open Choice application platform strategy.

NewsFactor - Advanced Micro Devices on Monday released its fastest chips yet. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company announced the six-core Opteron chips, code-named Istanbul -- a move that pushes the chip manufacturer out in front of server customers.

AP - Gamers, get ready for your close-up.

NewsFactor - By most accounts, Nintendo's appearance at last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 as it is better known, was definitely underwhelming. Despite (or perhaps because of) its enviable position at the head of the console pack, the company made no startling or newsworthy hardware announcements. Even its software lineup was anemic: Few were standing in line to get their hands on the first copy of Wii Music.

Macworld.com - Apple on Monday released iTunes 8.2, an update to its music jukebox software and online store interface for the Mac and Windows. It’s available for download through the Software Update system preference.

AP - U.S. and Afghan forces killed four militants in Wardak province, the U.S. military tweeted on Monday.

Reuters - Playboy Enterprises Inc, the adult entertainment magazine publisher facing eroding advertising sales and mounting competition from free Internet pornography, named a Southern California newspaper publisher as its new chief executive on Monday.

AP - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are coming together to promote the upcoming 'The Beatles: Rock Band' video game.

NewsFactor - Microsoft has decided to drop the three-application limit it had planned for its entry-level Windows 7 Starter operating system, which is slated for introduction this fall.

Macworld.com - Apple on Monday released QuickTime 7.6.2 for Mac and Windows. The update is available for download from Apple’s Web site and through the Software Update system preference.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp on Monday offered a glimpse into a future where the Xbox 360 console is the centerpiece of any living room, and games, social interaction and communications are controlled with the wave of a hand.

PC World - Add Best Buy to the list of retailers running out of iPhone 3Gs to sell. The consumer electronics giant warned its staff last weekend that supplies of Apple’s popular handset are running low, and that some stores may run out of iPhones for a few weeks by the end of June, according to a report by Sam Oliver of Apple Insider.

PC World - Microsoft's Xbox is about to get a lot more social. Twitter and Facebook will soon be coming to the system, Microsoft announced Monday, bringing an interactive boost to the entertainment console.

PC World - Microsoft's E3 2009 press conference is all-systems-go, so what did Redmond, Washington have up its sleeve? Some pretty amazing stuff, actually. Metal Gear Solid for the Xbox 360?

PC Magazine - As expected, at its E3 press conference today, Microsoft today announced plans for gesture-based gaming, dubbed 'Project Natal,' which replaces an Xbox 360 controller with a camera system.

AP - In the aftermath of the Sacha Baron Cohen and Eminem stunt at the MTV Movie Awards, all the Internet was abuzz over what was real and what wasn't.

Reuters - The battle between Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc for server market share heated up on Monday with AMD's release of a six-core Opteron server processor codenamed 'Istanbul'.

Reuters - SanDisk Corp, readying a major foray into the booming market for netbooks or mini-laptop computers, launched memory chip products targeted at users of the light, portable PCs.

Reuters - As Internet reports suggested, Pearl Jam was indeed recording a Target commercial under the direction of Cameron Crowe last week at Seattle's Showbox theater. But there's more to the story than an exclusive retail relationship.

PC World - Apple has issued patches for its QuickTime and iTunes software, fixing critical security flaws along with a bug that was first hinted at earlier this year in a book on Macintosh computer hacking.

PC World - Microsoft has purchased software from Merck & Co. to make its Amalga data-aggregation and management software more useful to life sciences and pharmaceutical researchers, the company said Monday.

PC World - Advanced Micro Devices on Monday said it had started shipping the dual-core Athlon Neo processor for thin and light laptops, upping the ante in its battle with rival Intel, which offers processors for similar laptops.

AFP - Asia's biggest information technology trade show opened in Taiwan, with the spotlight on low-priced notebook computers and an advanced broadband Internet mobile technology.

PC World - Is it end of days for storefront retailers like Gamestop? Just after its boisterous, much-ballyhooed E3 press conference, Microsoft dropped another zinger: Games-on-demand for the Xbox 360. As in if you want it, you can buy it, then download it, directly from Xbox Live.

AFP - Sir Paul McCartney played an air guitar as he and Ringo Starr strode on stage for the world debut of a videogame that lets players pretend to be The Beatles.