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PC World - Sales of Nintendos new DSi handheld passed the half million mark during its first month on Japanese store shelves, according to data published on Tuesday. - [Read more]

PC World - Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon.com on Cyber Monday in the U.S., the biggest online shopping day of the year. - [Read more]

Reuters - Nokia, the worlds largest mobile phone maker, unveiled the N97 on Tuesday, a new flagship model with a large touch screen which it hopes will bolster its smartphone offering.

PC World - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are teaming up to produce solid-state drives for servers and workstations, the companies said Tuesday. - [Read more]

PC World - Global semiconductor revenue is expected to fall this year as demand for PCs and consumer electronics slows down, with the trend continuing to affect chip makers next year, analyst firm iSuppli said on Monday. - [Read more]

PC World - What if a game had to be activated at the store before you could use it? - [Read more]

PC World - Microsoft and Yahoo have dismissed a report that theyre once again in discussions to sell Yahoos online search business for $20 billion. - [Read more]

PC World - The Open Solutions Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that pushes for the adoption and interoperability of open-source software, has named an executive of the giant systems integrator Unisys as its new president. - [Read more]

PC World - Server shipments grew in the third quarter this year, though server revenue declined as companies lowered spending to meet budgetary constraints, according to a study released by Gartner on Monday. - [Read more]

PC World - Sprint Nextel and wireless wide-area network operator Clearwire have completed a deal to create a new company and build a nationwide WiMax network with help from Intel, Google and three cable operators. - [Read more]

CNET - The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group for Internet users, is expected to argue in court on Tuesday that its unconstitutional to prevent Americans from suing the telecom companies that allegedly helped the federal government unlawfully spy on them. - [Read more]

PC World - So long red ring of death? Thats what some are asking now that slightly (and stealthily) revised Xbox 360s are finally trickling into the market. New on the inside, anyway, though without so much as a twinge of marketing pomp and circumstance. - [Read more]

PC World - Three London hospitals whose computer systems were infected with a relatively old worm are now almost back online. - [Read more]

AP - Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power. - [Read more]

AFP - British telecommunications titan Virgin Media announced on Monday that it will use Yahoo oneSearch to power Internet exploration for its mobile service customers.

PC World - Linux distributor Good OS and BIOS vendor Phoenix Technologies each have plans to make netbooks speedier devices, the vendors said at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on Monday. - [Read more]

CNET - President-elect Barack Obamas choice of James Jones as national security adviser brings a retired Marine general who advocates a comprehensive overhaul to U.S. energy policy in the name of national defense. - [Read more]

PC World - Want EAs Spore for 20 bucks? The new Spore Creepy and Cute Parts expansion pack free? The Xbox 360 Arcade with Guitar Hero III for $270? Have a look at Ian Pauls "20 Hot Cyber Monday Deals" for a general link grab with a few helpful game tips, and the following complementary list for some last minute extras. - [Read more]

AP - Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping.

AP - Newly merged company Clearwire Corp. says it plans to sell its wireless broadband service under the brand name of "Clear." - [Read more]