News to know: AMD pulls benchmarks; Windows patches; Xbox's $1 billion glitch

Notable headlines:

George Ou: AMD to remove deceptive Barcelona benchmarks on website. David Berlind: In search of...a benchmarking fix.

News.com: Sprint breaks up with high-maintenance customers. See image right: Sprint's Dear John customer letter (click to enlarge).

Microsoft sings 'O Canada' amid immigration challenges. Larry Dignan: Microsoft's Xbox hardware failures prove costly.

News.com: Mozilla releases Firefox 3 Alpha 6.

Robin Harris: Disk drive life depends on...luck. Laser innovation speeds up hard disks.

U.K. jails trio who incited terrorism over Web.

Ryan Stewart: LiveStation: A Joost killer in Silverlight clothing.

Christopher Dawson: As promised…installing SUSE image gallery. Gallery (right): Installing SUSE 10.2. TechCrunch: Sphere Quietly Nailing Its Business Model.

Computerworld: VMware Fusion reaches RC1, on track for August release.

Podcast: iPhones, batteries, benchmarks, Sicko and more...

Review: Cardo S640 Bluetooth headset (left).

DigiTimes: OLPC ASP to ultimately shrink to US$50.

Garett Rogers: Google Code Search gets major upgrade.

Mary Jo Foley: Windows Live OneCare 2.0 beta due imminently.

TechRepublic: Will the real Windows Vista Administrator account please stand up?

Jason O'Grady: iPhone Diary Day 7: Argh! accessories. Review: Panasonic SC PT750 home theater system.

Dan Farber: Facebook growing up and out with teens and grads. Dana Gardner: Reuse of code is the key to keeping IBM from being a 500,000-employee company.

Engadget: Universal confirms non-renewal of iTunes contract.