Shareholder prods Vodafone to sell Verizon stake
Efficient Capital Structures suggested that Vodafone hand out shares worth £38 billion, representing roughly the value of the company's stake in Verizon Wireless.

A 2nd rival to Murdoch emerges for Dow Jones
Brian Tierney, who led a group that bought The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News last year, also suggested he could offer as much as News Corp. has offered.

Nintendo learns it pays to be friendly
If there is a secret to the smash success of Nintendo's Wii video game console, it may be this: Even the creative loner can benefit from having friends.

U.S. network news looking for Ms. Right
Katie Couric has twice set records in the past month for smallest "CBS Evening News" audience in at least 20 years. The network hardly believed she would have lower ratings than her predecessor.

EU governments approve caps on phone roaming charges
Lawmakers and governments pushed the new rules through in just 10 months, despite heavy lobbying from telecommunications companies worried about loss of profits.

Coke promoting a MySpace for cellphones
Consumers will be able to set up personal profiles, share photos and chat online with friends, all using cellphones rather than computer screens.

Women's Wear Daily to sell ads on front page
The longtime chronicler of the fashion world has become the latest newspaper to sell a piece of valuable real estate: advertising space on its front page.

U.S. looks to overhaul its patent system
Concerns are increasing that the current system has hampered rather than encouraged innovation.

Pac-Man fever passes to new generation
From all corners of the globe, 10 of the world's top Pac-Men - there were no women - faced off Tuesday for pellet-gobbling supremacy at the finals of the first Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship.

EBay will auction radio time
The auction giant will offer advertisers a way to buy unsold radio inventory from 2,300 radio stations in the top 300 media markets in the United States.