"There are plenty of reasons for IBM (IBM) to want to buy Sun Microsystems (JAVA). While computer hardware has steadily become a less important part of IBM's business, Sun is much more than a hardware company. It has been one of the most important Silicon Valley innovation factories of the past two decades—much of it in software. Combining IBM, the innovation leader of the East, with Sun, an innovation leader out West, would yield a formidable player."

"Carriers increasingly are getting interested in offering their own cloud computing services, and that's another area in which an IBM-Sun combination could become very influential"

"Voyij searches hundreds of sites to aggregate 'deal' content – something that is just not being done in travel. Voyij deals are defined as last minute specials, distressed or undersold inventory (the last few seats on the plane or last few rooms in the hotel that will go empty if not sold), advertised specials and published fares and rates."

"Cable programmer Discovery Communications Inc. filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Amazon.com Inc., claiming Discovery owns a patent to technology used in Amazon's Kindle electronic-book reader."

"International Business Machines Corp. is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc., people familiar with the matter said, a combination that would bolster IBM's heft on the Internet, in software and in finance and telecommunications markets."

"Mongolian mobile network operator, Mobicom has announced the launch of the BlackBerry range of smartphones in the country"

"A highly anticipated upgrade to the Android mobile operating system for the T-Mobile G1, otherwise known as the "Cupcake update," is slated for April, according to buzz in the blogosphere."