In today's daily news podcast, a chip price war helps customers, but hurts Intel and AMD; IBM changes its server software pricing for the dual-core era; Power.org creates standard specifications; HP is set to acquire Mercury Interactive for $4.5 billion; hackers holding data for ransom is on the rise; Sun swings to loss on charges for job cuts; Office exploits reveal a new direction in attack strategies; and the United States accounts for most spam.

Today's In Depth is about developments in the mobile world, and our editorial comments are about ICANN's possible independence.

Your host today is Johanna Ambrosio.