Wireless: Customized phones for the masses
If you have decided that the newest €750 cellphone from Nokia is not enough to distinguish yourself from the masses, do not despair.

European soccer clubs drawn by huge fan base in China
Unlike America, where soccer is now the most popular participation sport among children, relatively few Chinese actually play the game. But in contrast to the United States, where soccer rarely breaks into network television, the sport is a media phenomenon in China.

On Advertising: British ad businesses strike back
Facing tough new restrictions on the marketing of unhealthy foods to children, and fearing that ads for other products could be next, the ad industry is fighting back.

The iPod and the vacuum tube sing a warm duet
Most people think of vacuum tubes as relics, long replaced by transistors. But a few new iPod docking stations are aiming at the audience of audio enthusiasts that still values the warm tones the tubes offer.

Chinese authorities destroy 42 million pirated items
Pirated digital videodiscs, compact discs, computer software and illegal publications were destroyed in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property.

Films falter, but Weinsteins stay focused
Despite a series of box-office flops, the film production shop started by Bob and Harvey Weinstein two years ago is spreading out into other areas of the entertainment world.

Beatles and EMI reach royalty deal
The announcement prompted speculation that they might be close to an agreement to release the Beatles' music in digital form.

MSNBC drops talk show host over racist remark
NBC News has canceled its televised simulcasts of the "Imus in the Morning" radio talk show on MSNBC, a week after its host, Don Imus, made a racially disparaging comment about some female African-American college basketball players.

Apple will delay release of new OS X version for 4 months
The uncharacteristic schedule slippage is particularly embarrassing for Apple because it had previously poked fun at Microsoft's struggles to complete its Vista operating system.