Reuters - Sweden's Pirate Party, striking a chord with voters who want more free content on the Internet, won a seat in the European Parliament, early results showed on Sunday.

InfoWorld - Our hardware Valhalla boasts 18 inaugural members, from mainframe to PDA, that will be instantly familiar to IT folks in the know.

PC World - Nvidia's problem with weak packaging material that caused some of its laptop graphics chips to fail prematurely hasn't hurt the company's relationships with laptop makers that use its chips, a company executive said.

InfoWorld - The JavaOne conference, the annual Java technical event staged by Sun Microsystems last week in San Francisco, was noteworthy not for groundbreaking new additions to the platform but for a surprise appearance by the executive who soon will be in charge of Sun's critical Java implementation: Larry Ellison.

PC World - Intel is getting ready to release two processors, an Atom chip called Pineview and a new desktop processor called Clarkdale, that include integrated graphics, a capability that spells the beginning of the end for third-party chipsets with integrated graphics.

Reuters - The Chinese government has required that personal computer makers bundle a software that filters Internet content from July 1, according to a Ministry of Industry and Information Technology document seen by Reuters.

PC World - China will require that Web filtering software be included with all computers sold in the country, another step up in its efforts to control pornography and other content on the Internet.

AFP - Apple on Monday is expected to unveil a next-generation iPhone and possibly provide a glimpse of long-absent chief executive Steve Jobs as it kicks off a software developers conference here.

AP - Qwest Communications International Inc. on Monday said it is calling off the auction for its nationwide long-haul data and telephone network.

PC World - Asustek kicked off an entirely new category in the mobile computing space when it presented a prototype of its Eee PC at Taiwan's Computex trade show two years ago. Since then, many users have embraced netbook PCs for their small size, light weight and low cost. Their popularity pushed Microsoft to extend the life of Windows XP and they've turned out to be one of the bright spots in the PC industry over the last few months.

AFP - China will require all personal computers sold in the country from July 1 to come with software that blocks access to certain websites, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

AP - Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest owner of radio stations, is ramping up its strategy to stream radio to mobile phones, computers and other devices.

Macworld.com - E3 has wrapped up, and amidst the Mac, Windows, console and iPhone titles I now want to sacrifice my social life to play, 12 games stood out among the iPhone and iPod touch offerings.

PC Magazine - Windows PC users already have a Palm Pre local syncing solution in Chapura's PocketMirror, but Mac users will have to wait a little while longer until Mark/Space's just announced Missing Sync for Palm Pre comes out.

PC Magazine - Small crowds gathered on Saturday for the official launch of Pre, the smartphone seen as Palm Inc's best chance to claw back market share from Apple Inc's iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd's Blackberry.

AFP - If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that Internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters.

PC World - T-Mobile is investigating a claim that a massive amount of internal data has been stolen from the telecommunication operator's servers, a company spokesman said Monday.

Macworld.com - With the cacophony of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo having died down, I had some lingering impressions I wanted to share:

Reuters - The Chinese government has required that personal computer makers bundle software that filters Internet content from July 1, raising concerns over cyber-security as well as Internet freedoms.

Reuters - Apple Inc unveiled a cheaper Mac notebook on Monday, kicking off its annual developers' conference with a low-key announcement amid speculation visionary leader Steve Jobs might appear after a months-long absence from public view.

Reuters - Shares of Apple Inc tumbled more than 3 percent to a session low of $139.57 on Monday after CNBC reported that the company would introduce 'aggressively' lowered price-points for its newest iPhone.

Macworld.com - Apple on Monday released Safari 4, the next version of its Web browser for OS X and Windows users. The updated browser will also ship with Snow Leopard once the planned OS X 10.6 update arrives in September.

PC World - Forget iPhones, Snow Leopard, and iPhone OS 3.0 -- the biggest question out there for this year's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is whether Steve Jobs will make an appearance today. Ever since the Apple CEO stepped down for health-related reasons, rumblings have pointed to WWDC as the most probable date to kick off his comeback. Here's a breakdown of major events that point to a Jobs appearance at WWDC.

PC World - Sony teased Final Fantasy XIV and The Last Guardian. Microsoft trotted out new Halo games. Nintendo laid down Mario and Metroid. Everyone sang to the rafters at last week's E3 about motion controls. And in the end, despite recessive economics, no one budged an inch on pricing.

AP - Minnesota regulators may have been outplayed when they bet a decades-old federal law would lend itself to an online gambling crackdown.

Reuters - A group of technology heavyweights, including chiefs of IBM and Motorola Inc enlisted a former Clinton administration economist to beat back President Barack Obama's plan to boost some taxes on overseas profits.

Reuters - Apple Inc cut the price of its entry-level iPhone to $99 on Monday, in a nod sure to please recession-weary consumers, but ailing leader Steve Jobs did not put in a much speculated-about appearance after a months-long absence from public view.

Macworld.com - Apple on Monday announced a “Developer Preview” of Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard, a new version of its server software based on the same underpinnings as its next-version Mac operating system release. Snow Leopard Server, like its client counterpart, is expected to be released in September, and comes with a $499 price tag.

Macworld.com - Apple on Monday unveiled a new version of the iPhone. Dubbed the iPhone 3GS, the latest version of Apple’s popular smartphone promises to launch applications and run software faster than the previous model.

InfoWorld - Web developers can tackle Apple iPhone and Google Android application-building on a development single platform with the pending release of the open source Appcelerator Titanium platform.

Macworld.com - Apple senior vice president of iPhone software Scott Forstall used Monday’s WWDC keynote with the news that iPhone users have waited months to hear: The new iPhone 3.0 OS will be released on June 17, 2009.

InfoWorld - It's the OS that won't go away, despite many enterprises' avowed distaste and Apple's own public disinclination to support enterprise usage. And yet, the newest Mac OS -- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, due to be released later this summer -- has two major changes aimed directly at business users and the IT staff that supports them.

Macworld.com - No sooner had Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller taken the keynote stage at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) before he announced that Apple has tripled its active user base in the past two years. The secret, of course, is the success of the iPhone.

PC Magazine - Apple unveils updated and less expensive 13-inch and 15-inch Macbooks at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and steals some of the thunder away from the hottest phone ticket not named the Palm Pre.

PC Magazine - Apple kicked off its annual World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco Monday by announcing refreshes across various product lines, including the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, OS X, Safari--and most hotly anticipated, the iPhone.

PC Magazine - The Palm Pre finally saw the light of day this weekend, and while the launch lacked the typical fanfare associated with an Apple or even a BlackBerry launch, analysts put sales figures at roughly 100,000 units.

Reuters - AT&T Inc said it will halve the price of the existing iPhone from Apple Inc starting on Monday evening and start selling a new version of the phone on June 19 without impacting its profit targets.

NewsFactor - Personal computers sold in China will have to include blocking software, beginning July 1. The directive from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing has gone to manufacturers, but hasn't been made public.

AP - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. raised expectations for its second-quarter profit and revenue on Monday, sending its shares higher in after-hours trading and signaling that demand may be improving for the battered semiconductor industry.

AP - Apple Inc. slashed the entry price for an iPhone in half and lowered some laptops by $300 Monday, the company's first dramatic price cuts since the recession began a year and a half ago.

NewsFactor - The rumors have come to a halt now that Apple has showcased its new iPhone 3GS, touting it as the fastest and most powerful iPhone yet. The iPhone 3GS has all the features that have been leaked over the past several months, including an autofocus camera with video and audio recording, a built-in digital compass, and the ability to copy and paste.

AFP - Apple announced on Monday that a new version of its hot-selling iPhone would be launched later this month and that the price of an earlier model was dropping to 99 dollars.

InfoWorld - Ever since it arrived, the iPhone has been criticized for not meeting key enterprise needs.

PC World - Today at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, the Cupertino computer maker announced a host of new products before an audience of developers and media. Among other announcements, the company has updated its MacBook Pro product line, launched a new version of its Safari Web browser, offered a preview of its upcoming Snow Leopard operating system, and readied iPhone 3.0 for market.

Macworld.com - Apple on Monday unveiled a new version of the iPhone. Dubbed the iPhone 3G S, the latest version of Apple’s popular smartphone promises to launch applications and run software faster than the previous model, as well as take advantage of faster cellular networks. It debuts in the U.S. on June 19, two days after the iPhone 3.0 software update arrives.

NewsFactor - Internet advertising revenue in the U.S. dropped five percent to $5.5 billion during the first quarter, reports PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).

Reuters - Apple Inc halved the price of its entry-level iPhone to $99 on Monday in a move that could widen the trendy device's mass-market appeal as competition for smartphones heats up.

PC World - Apple delivered a variety of hardware and software news today at the opening keynote for its Worldwide Developers Conference, but the company took its time building up to the big news: The new iPhone 3GS will be available in stores on June 19, and the current iPhone 3G will drop in price to $99 as of today.

PC World - The guessing game is over: Apple's iPhone 3G S iPhone 3G S has arrived. Don't let appearances fool you. On the outside nothing looks much different with the 3G S. The real difference is what's inside. So how will Apple's iPhone 3G s compare to the Palm Pre? I've put together a chart for a quick glance at how they stack up (see below). For a more in-depth analysis, read on.

PC World - For years, Apple has churned out versions of Mac OS X pumped full of new features geared toward the average user.

PC World - With Monday’s announcement that the iPhone 3G will now cost only $99, Apple should lower the price of the iPod touch, an excellent portable media player that suddenly seems ultra-pricey.

PC Magazine - Apple is satisfied with their place in the market, they're convinced they're ahead of the competition, and they just want to keep the ball rolling at an enthusiastic speed. Oh, and they want AT&T to know who's boss.

Reuters - Two thirds of businesses are unaware they will be able to use their own name in place of domain extensions such as .com, .org, or .net when Internet domains are liberalized next year, according to a survey.

PC World - Businesses in North America and Europe remain broadly worried about the security of open-source software, according to new data from Forrester Research.

PC World - Mozilla is readying a program that will allow companies to build their own customized browsers based on the next version of Firefox, which will be out in a few weeks.

Reuters - Apple Inc halved the price of its entry-level iPhone to $99 on Monday to widen the trendy device's mass-market appeal, as global competition heats up after Palm Inc launched the Pre.

Macworld.com - The news that Apple would be selling its fancy new iPhone 3G S for the same prices as the iPhone 3G was greeted by applause at Monday morning’s WWDC keynote. The new, faster iPhone will cost $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model; the 8GB iPhone 3G price, meanwhile, will be reduced to $99.

Investor's Business Daily - On the heels of Saturday's debut of Palm's (NasdaqGS:PALM - News) supposed 'iPhone killer,' Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL - News) on Monday unveiled its next-generation smart phone, the iPhone 3G S, with $199 and $299 models. It also dropped the price of the current iPhone 3G to $99.

PC World - Laptops and desktops could see software performance gains with parallel programming tools built into Apple's new operating system, Mac OS X 10.6, which was introduced by the company on Monday.

PC World - Since the launch of the first generation iPhone, customers have been begging for two very basic, yet vital features:

PC World - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's recent takedown of an Internet service provider thought to be a safe haven for spammers has reduced spam volumes, but only by a little.