Property deals point to Silicon Valley rebound
Led by industries including clean energy, biotechnology and new media, the Silicon Valley economy is on the upswing, but the mood this time is more sober than speculative.

Ad spending expected to rise in 2008
The outlook from Carat, one of the leading ad buyers, comes a day after a bearish assessment of the 2007 market.

Playgrounds for adults
Everyone likes to belong, and that is one of the powerful forces of the Internet. Where once your service provider was your identifying online "community," today's equivalents are online social networks like Second Life, Facebook, MySpace and Bebo.

American Medical Association tackles video game "overuse"
Overuse of video games and online games can be a problem for children and adults, the association concluded, but it said calling gaming a formal addiction would be premature.

EU takes Germany to court over telecom law
The European Court of Justice will decide whether Germany can keep a law giving Deutsche Telekom a de facto monopoly on its DSL Internet network.

A FAQ on what the iPhone has and what it lacks
But bear in mind that some of the features and abilities presently lacking may well be on the way.

Telecoms lose battle to reclaim cellphone taxes in European Union
The European Court of Justice rejected claims Tuesday by some of the largest European cellphone companies for billions of euros in tax refunds.

Supercomputing pioneer keeps seeking the fastest machine
The newest computer designed by Andreas Bechtolsheim, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems, will compete for the title as the world's fastest when installation is completed this year.

Murdoch's dealings in China: Building personal ties for business
As Murdoch seeks to buy Dow Jones, parent company of The Wall Street Journal, his track record in China has attracted less attention because of profits and losses than for what it shows about his management style.

Many cooks in Internet's kitchen
Food and recipe sites have intensified their competition in recent months, with publishers rolling out new features and redoubling offline promotional efforts to attract visitors.

U.S. high-tech firms stymied on immigration for skilled workers
Technology companies have been making a huge effort to reshape the Senate immigration bill to meet their demand for more foreign workers. But they have had only limited success.

Nintendo briefly edges out Sony in market value
Nintendo surpassed Sony in market capitalization during morning trading Monday to temporarily become one of the 10 most valuable companies in Japan.

Fears of self-censorship at French news outlets
Besides any influence, direct or otherwise, by media barons close to the new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, self-censorship is influenced by the economic vulnerability of the print media and its dependence on French government subsidies.

The iPhone matches most of its hype
Apple's new phone does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.
- Frenzy for iPhones starts in U.S.
- Does the iPhone have 'It'? Early signs are good

Robots put through their paces in Disaster City
A special facility in Texas tests the performance of robots under grueling - and sometimes gruesome - circumstances