End User: Small firms are cropping up to help customers with mobile Internet services
The frustrations of managing, sharing and accessing mobile data are allowing small entrepreneurs to find a niche.

IBM offers employees savings accounts for training and education
Under the IBM plan, the employee decides how and when to spend the money, held in an interest-bearing account. IBM will contribute 50 cents for every dollar put in by the employee.

Limited AT&T service startups cool iPhone frenzy
Apple shares fell after AT&T reported how many people started service using iPhones in the first day and a half the much-discussed cellphone was on sale. The number was lower than many of the highest forecasts.
- Security consultants claim to find vulnerability in iPhone
- Taiwan firms quietly gain edge in electronic communications

Rebels rebuffed in bid to alter Vodafone's U.S. strategy
An overwhelming majority of Vodafone shareholders backed the chief executive's U.S. strategy by rejecting calls by a rebel investor, Efficient Capital Structures, to release billions of pounds to shareholders.

Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio to offer new pricing plans
Monthly fees to include pro football, baseball and basketball broadcasts, as the services seek approval of their planned merger.

Chinese police, FBI bust pirate software gangs
The FBI and Chinese police cooperated to bust two gangs in Shanghai and Shenzhen pirating Microsoft and Norton software for sale in the United States.

FBI and Chinese break up one of the largest counterfeit rings in history
The counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec software was being made in China and distributed worldwide. The arrests represented the most significant crackdown on software piracy to date, industry executives said.

'Harry Potter' tale is fastest-selling book in history
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" sold more than 11 million copies during the first 24 hours in three markets alone as thousands of Potter fans waited outside bookstores in major cities around the world over the weekend.

Democratic presidential candidates debate for the YouTube generation
Two hours of questions were conveyed on homemade videos by Americans who were by turns tough talking and highly emotional, and some of the candidates responded in kind.

EU drops tariffs on Japanese TV cameras
The decision to end tariffs of as much as 200 percent on some companies' products removes protection sought by the French electronics company Thomson.

Security consultants claim to find vulnerability in iPhone
Researchers said a hacker could take control of an iPhone through a WiFi connection or by tricking users into going to a Web site.

Microsoft puts 18-month time limit on storage of search data
Microsoft one-upped Google by making its time limit retroactive. On Friday, Yahoo said it would remove individuals' links to data after 13 months.