EU to finance Galileo satellite program
A European Union spokesman said Thursday that a private sector consortium that was to have shared the financing costs had failed to overcome its internal differences and balked at the possibility that the project would not pay off.
- Funding breakdown throws Galileo satellite project off course

Intel and AMD jostle for notebook technology spotlight
Days after Advanced Micro Devices touted the Turion processor's new features, its rival unveiled its latest Centrino chip set upgrade.

HBO's chief, Chris Albrecht, resigns over arrest for assaulting girlfriend
The announcement followed a report that in 1991, HBO paid a settlement to a subordinate who accused Albrecht of choking her.

Microsoft to invest in employment site
Microsoft said it would take a small equity stake in CareerBuilder, a popular job recruitment site operated by three big media companies.

Smarter ingredients for the BlackBerry
The new BlackBerry Curve, which will be available first in the United States in a few weeks, is a pleasant and logical descendant of the Pearl.

Don't move: Images lost to dreaded shutter lag
Avoiding or minimizing the problem of shutter lag in the next point-and-shoot digital camera that you buy - well, that's a tricky problem.

Gadgets of the week
Simplicity on wheels; Pleasing to the ears, and pretty, too

Acer sets sights on Dell
The Taiwanese company said it would overtake Dell as the world's No. 2 maker of notebook computers this year.

Venezuela seizes largest telecom
The government raised its stake in Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela to 86.2 percent as part of its nationalization program.

Reuters-Thomson tandem would rival Bloomberg
Combined, the two companies would be a major rival to Bloomberg, with 34 percent of the market for financial data, according to one analyst.