SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc released new software for its popular Flash Player on Sunday that promises to bring the quality of live video on cellular phones closer to that of video on computers.

TechWeb - If Sony releases the XEL-1 on time, the company would become the first consumer electronics company to offer an organic light-emitting diode TV.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Seeking an edge in the crowded gaming market, Disney will inject some star power into its upcoming game 'Turok,' its first Mature-rated title.

TechWeb - In collaborating with six other companies to develop an open-source platform for ultra-mobile PCs, chip designer ARM Holdings is taking a direct shot at Intel.

TechWeb - The smartphone has a slide-out QWERTY keypad and a 2.8-inch color screen that tilts up, making it more convenient to write e-mail, browse the Web, and play videos.

TechWeb - Vendors like HP and IBM are hoping to cash in on the interest by designing blade server systems specifically for smaller businesses.

TechWeb - Macs and new software get a second look from IT departments nudged by iPod-toting employees.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wireless chipmaker Broadcom Corp said on Sunday that number-two cell phone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd was shipping next-generation handsets that use its chips to cellular operators.

Reuters - Sun Microsystems Inc launched on Monday the first server computers based on its newest microprocessors as it tries to boost sales of energy-efficient, high-performance computers for businesses.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM and Linden Labs, the operator of the Second Life virtual world, said on Tuesday they will work on ways to eventually let people use the a single online persona in different online services.

TechWeb - Linux 2.6.23 includes a number of technical enhancements that will be of most interest to developers, including better support for Sun Microsystems' 64-bit Sparc chips and Analog Devices' embedded Blackfin processors.

TechWeb - The IEEE and Semiconductor Industry Association both hope to create exemptions for foreign professionals with advanced STEM degrees.

TechWeb - Negotiations have been underway for several weeks, and the basic agreement on the acquisition that was announced this week indicates the two companies are closer to making a deal.

TechWeb - Capabilities will be in much greater demand as software as a service and massive data warehouses become more pervasive.

DENVER (Billboard) - For Real Networks' Rhapsody digital music service, there's no place like home.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In an industry first, 20th Century Fox is expected to announce Tuesday that the special-edition DVD of 'Live Free or Die Hard' will come with an electronic copy of the complete movie that can be played on a computer and select portable video players.

AP - Intel Corp.'s soaring sales of microprocessors helped the company overcome flat prices for those chips and reap a 43 percent boost in profits in the third quarter.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace, the world's largest online social network, said on Wednesday it will allow outside developers further access to its service to counter the growth of smaller rival Facebook.

AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has lost more than $1 billion so far this year, but investors appear optimistic that stronger microprocessor sales and better cost controls are helping the slumping chip maker improve its financial health.

TechWeb - China's State Council eliminated about 186 administrative examination and approval items that cover mobile communications.

TOKYO (Reuters) - David Beckham doesn't have anything to fear from robot players -- for now.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S. mobile service, said on Monday it would offer wireless song downloads from Napster Inc's digital music service, expanding an existing agreement.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd said on Tuesday it is withdrawing from the home personal-computer business amid sluggish sales, the latest move by a Japanese electronics group to trim struggling operations.

TechWeb - The collaboration agreement protects users of Turbolinux's open source server software.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd nearly tripled its first-half profit and boosted its annual earnings outlook, as its popular Wii and DS game machines outsell rival Sony Corp's PlayStation.

TechWeb - The overall PC processor market grew 14.3% in the third quarter to reach a record level, said market research firm IDC.

TechWeb - Nokia's 111.7 million units shipped between July and October were part of an overall robust mobile phone market worldwide, industry analysts said.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Internet and telecoms giant Softbank Corp will spend about 40 billion yen ($350 million) to start operations next year at a new data centre in southwestern Japan, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hulu, an online video service formed by two U.S. media conglomerates, will begin a private test on Monday with two new partners in one of big media's most ambitious attempts to court viewers wherever they spend time.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet media company Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it is adding media-playing features, large file transfers, new languages and other tools to its instant messaging service.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Facebook, the social networking Internet site that is sweeping the globe with a quarter million new members every day, has targeted the world's second-largest Internet market, registering a local Web address in China.