1. Sony phones beat rivals on green scale

The latest Greenpeace evaluations are in.

2. UN report: Clean energy booming globally

Investment in renewable energy grew by 60 percent last year and will reach US$600 billion in 12 years, according to United Nations research.

3. Yahoo shares jump on latest Microsoft report

The stock price is up in early trading, following a Wall Street Journal report that Microsoft may be seeking partners to make another run at Yahoo's search operations.

4. Indian outsourcers losing shine?

Fewer outsourcing providers from India rank among the top global vendors, but they still dominate the business process outsourcing market, new report shows.

5. Microsoft seeks allies for fresh Yahoo bid

The company also reportedly has met with Carl Icahn in recent days, urging the billionaire to keep pressing his proxy fight in an effort to motivate Yahoo's board.

6. Greenpeace raps tech clean-up efforts

Consumer electronics companies get dismal "green" ratings by Greenpeace, but largely because the watchdog group has upped the ante.

7. Tech giants form group to buy patents

Group plans to buy up key intellectual property before it is obtained by parties who might use it against them, The Wall Street Journal reports.

8. Gates predicts Yahoo deal unlikely

In an interview with NBC's Tom Brokaw, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says a deal with Yahoo is unlikely, according to a CNBC report.

9. Network services top on Asian firms' minds

New IDC study shows seven in 10 IT heads say services around the network, and business continuity and recovery, are important to their organizations.

10. Technology: It's where the jobs are

A new survey shows growth across the United States, with higher-than-average pay. And with the number of tech grads falling, demand will only rise.