NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp.'s MySpace.com is in talks to bring the social-networking site to China with Boston technology trade publisher International Data Group's Chinese venture arm and former China Netcom Group Corp. Chief Executive Edward Tian, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s game console, the Wii, went on sale in Japan on Saturday, greeted by thousands of shivering but exhilarated game enthusiasts who had lined up through a wintry night to bring home the latest machine.

TechWeb - But white-box builders say Thursday's enterprise launch of Vista was a non-event.

Reuters - Top U.S. business news cable network CNBC said it plans to relaunch on Monday its Web site with a focus on adding more video and investors tools.

AFP - China may issue long-awaited licenses to build third generation (3G) mobile phone networks "very soon," the government's top telecom official said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Privately-held Oz Communications, a maker of wireless messaging technologies, will announce on Wednesday a new product allowing people to access social network sites over their cellphones.

AP - After years of selling online music digitally wrapped with copy and playback restrictions designed to hinder piracy, major music labels are beginning to make some songs available in the unrestricted MP3 file format.

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies' favorite to win popular British talent spotting show 'The X Factor', has fallen victim to 'celebrity cybersquatting', with an Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp.'s Fox, Viacom Inc., CBS Corp.. and NBC Universal are in talks about creating a video Web site to compete with Google Inc.'s YouTube, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Reuters - ESPN-Star, a joint venture of Walt Disney Co. and News Corp., has won the broadcast rights to matches of the International Cricket Council, the governing body's Web site said.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - 'America's Next Top Model' is taking its catwalk to the mobile platform.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. said on Monday it is opening up its new advertising system for testing by newcomers and potential converts from rivals, marking progress in its long-awaited upgrade.

TechWeb - Intel is eager to end the year with a strong swing at the quad-core market, and at rival AMD, analysts say.

TechWeb - The trick is finding it in stock.

AP - Computer and server maker Dell Inc. said Thursday it is delaying the filing of its full third-quarter results as the company and regulators continue to investigate some of its accounting practices.

TechWeb - A new report from In-Stat says that an acceleration in electronics manufacturing and growing semiconductor consumption is setting India up to be a major player in that market.

TechWeb - The popular social networking site is taking steps to protect its young users.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cingular, the largest U.S. wireless phone carrier, will offer a version of popular Internet social network MySpace on its phones in an expansion of their partnership, the companies plan to announce on Monday.

TechWeb - Scott Miggo, VP of technology solutions, has replaced more than 700 Intel and Unix small servers with two refrigerator-sized boxes -- IBM z9 mainframes.

TechWeb - The laptop avoids the use of Microsoft software and name brand PC processors such as Intel and AMD.

TechWeb - IDC reports total worldwide shipments grew 9.1% in the quarter.

TechWeb - IBM will provide mainframe computer and midrange server support, help desk services, and large scale printing services.

TechWeb - The software maker said it was making the change to make the standard Xbox warranty consistent throughout the world.

AP - Beginning next month, version 7 of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser will start flagging certain e-commerce and banking sites as green for 'safe.' The browser will look for an extended-validation certificate issued by any number of vendors.

AP - MySpace devotee Kary Rogers was expecting to see a gut-busting video when a friend from the popular online hangout messaged him a link.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online dating site Match.com is enlisting a celebrity stylist to advise camera-shy singles how to build a hip, sexy Web portrait of themselves to better woo prospective partners.

TechWeb - Various models of Apple's iPod, on the other hand, were among the top sellers.

TechWeb - New iPod owners flocked to Apple's site Christmas Day, increasing traffic by 413% over the same day last year.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Ships set sail on Friday to mend cables damaged by earthquakes off Taiwan that cut communication in Asia, while companies found new routes for their data to flow to prevent another disruption.

TechWeb - Recipients encouraged to disclose receiving the expensive computers, which were intended to solicit "valuable feedback" from the influential tech bloggers, says company

AP - As if Colorado residents don't have enough snow to dig out from, one resident is offering more for a price on eBay. Starting bids were holding steady Friday at 99 cents for snow from 'Blizzard I and Blizzard II' being offered by Mary Walker. She and husband, Jim, got the idea for selling snow after shoveling mounds from two storms a week apart that together dumped more than 4 feet along the Front Range.