Europe opens the door to in-flight phoning
European regulators have cleared use of mobile phones and BlackBerry devices for passengers while flying.

Journalists walk out at Les Echos
The walkout occurred as Pearson, its owner, confirmed that it was considering sale of the French business paper.

New Yahoo chief prepares for fight with Google
Jerry Yang, the new chief executive of Yahoo, said he would hire engineers and improve technology to regain ground against Google.

YouTube introduces nine non-U.S. country sites
YouTube will extend its reach to Europe, Japan and Brazil with local language content, and plans to expand in more countries.

PlayStation architect leaving Sony
Ken Kutaragi stepped down Tuesday as the Japanese company struggles to defend its dominance in the video game industry.

Tribe and Google Earth team to support Amazon forests
The Surui tribe hopes the free satellite map service can beef up detection and deterrence of illegal logging on their reservation.

Le Monde board settles on new leadership
Pierre Jeantet, the second-highest ranking executive in the group, has been proposed as chairman.

IBM brings faster data to Wall Street
Analysts say the service is a significant step in the commercialization of "stream computing," an emerging technology that could be applied in many fields.

New advertising partnership targets law firms
A partnership between a prominent U.S. legal directory and an Internet-based ad agency tries to overcome the stigma associated with television ads by lawyers.

Thoof attempts to improve on Web site linkages
The goal of the Web site is to engender democracy by making it simple to share accurate information.

Kinder, not killer, video games
By the fall season, software developers will start introducing new offerings designed to nudge players to bond with Grandma, balance their hormones and eat their peas.

BBC's little brother struggles to make ends meet
To attract viewers, Channel 4 has resorted to several shows that critics say have gone too far for the comfort of British royals and regulators.

Money transfers by text message: A new service begins
Anam, a Dublin-based company that specializes in new styles of mobile phone messages, is offering a service they say could revolutionize money transfers.

Jerry Yang, who started Yahoo as a Stanford University student 12 years ago and has returned as chief executive after a six-year absence, said Tuesday that he was preparing for a long fight with Google.

"I'm ready to dig in and make sure we can take Yahoo to the next level," Yang said. "I'm absolutely not interim. We want someone for the long haul."

Yang, 38, replaced Terry Semel, the former Warner Bros. executive, who presided as Yahoo lost its lead in Internet advertising to Google and as shares fell 35 percent last year.

Yang said he would hire engineers and improve Yahoo technology to regain ground.

His remarks raised concern among investors that the company, which is based in Sunnyvale, California, would increase spending when it might not have the resources.

The chief architect of Sony's PlayStation game console stepped down Tuesday as the Japanese company struggled to defend its dominance in the video game industry and revive its reputation as an electronics pioneer.

Ken Kutaragi, 56, retired as the Sony Computer Entertainment chairman and group chief executive, the gaming unit said Tuesday.

The unit is now headed by Kazuo Hirai, the former president and chief operating officer of the unit.

Though no longer a board member, Kutaragi will hold an advisory post at the gaming unit, according to Sayoka Henmi, a Sony spokesman.

Gannett plans to introduce a glossy magazine insert for USA Today this year in a bid to capture more of the high-end consumer advertising market. USA Today's monthly magazine, which has not yet been named, will be devoted to the kind of leisure that appeals to physically active people, like travel, hiking and boating, a Gannett spokeswoman said. The company plans to include the magazine in USA Today on the second Friday of each month starting in October. The newspaper does not publish on weekends.

Take-Two Interactive Software's video game "Manhunt 2" was banned by the British Board of Film Classification because it "encourages visceral killing." The game, submitted on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Co.'s Wii consoles, even if limited to adults, would have been "unacceptable to the public," the BBFC said.