Remember when we reported that IBM and Linden Lab were both working to open up the virtual borders? Well, they've gotten interconnectivity between the Opensim system and Second Life working and it has finally hit its Public Beta phase. To find out more, click on the "read more" link below.

This week on the MMORPG Weekend Warrior we see an attempted takeover of the Hellgate: London Franchise from HanbitSoft, the removal of certain features from the launch version of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the rapid growth of Second Life, and more. So head on over to the full article to find out more!

Linden Lab, the creators of the popular virtual world Second Life, announced that the total number of regions owned by players increased by 44.2 percent for the second quarter of this year. To find out more, then head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link.

Remember when we reported that Linden Lab's Second Life was going to be accessible via mobile phones? Well, the service is now live and in its beta phase. Guess what, you can even try it out for free. Want to know more? Head on over to the full article.

If you're a concerned parent or guardian, it makes sense to want your protect your kids from sexual exploitation, either in real life or in Second Life. Unfortunately, the potential for such abuse is there, according to Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk. Find out more about what he had to say in the full article after the jump.

If you've been bothered by the fact that you can't log in and play Linden Lab's Second Life, don't worry about it anymore. It took some time before things were settled. Either way, it's good to know that this particular issue has been finally resolved. Find out more on this in the full article.

Apparently, scientists have been able to do something simply astounding with Linden Labs' MMOPRG. They were able to create artificial life in the form of a child-like intelligence in Second Life, named Eddie. Read more on this by heading over to the full article.

Dazzle, a Second Life User Interface change that's currently under testing, has finally made it onto a separate First Look preview viewer under version 1.19.0.80267.

Interested in seeing what it looks like? Feel free to check it out in the full article.

Second Life is finally going portable as mobile games solutions provider Vollee has announced a partnership with Linden Lab. This deal will allow the former to stream the SL Grid on 3G handsets.

Before the service fully goes live, there will be beta trials which you can be a part of. Know more after the jump!

Being a virtual world that allows in-game transactions using real life money, Second Life can have some devastating effects on people's personal lives if they invest too much time - and money - in the game. Such was the case when Linden Labs pulled the plug on several banks in Second Life. Details in the full article.