EU case against Intel resembles Microsoft saga
The European Commission asserts that Intel used big cash rebates and other incentives to customers to try to undermine its main rival, AMD.

David Pogue reviews the latest pen scanners
Pen scanners are cool, spyish gadgets: You can slip one out of your shirt pocket to scan a book, article, receipt or top-secret enemy dossier - and then dump the results, as fully editable, typed text, into your computer through a USB cable.

Gadgets of the Week: The Elmo set goes online
The line between toys and the Internet has blurred further with the Easy Link Internet Launch Pad from Fisher-Price.

Humans narrowly beat computer in poker showdown
Polaris, the program written by a team of artificial-intelligence researchers from the University of Alberta, lost to two professional players in a four-round match of Texas Hold'em.

Sony doubles quarterly profit on strong digital camera sales
The Japanese company said the profit rise of 105.8 percent in the three months ended June 30, to ¥66.5 billion, was also due to the box-office success of "Spider-Man 3."

Adult Web sites want less talk, more investment
Mainstream venture capitalists and private equity funds are starting to show interest in companies that make and distribute pornographic entertainment and sexually related services.

Apple profit soars 73% as sales rise
Strong sales of Macs and iPods helped Apple increase quarterly profit by 73 percent, beating Wall Street forecasts and alleviating some concerns about slow early sales of the iPhone.
- Who really makes the iPod?

Bowing to pressure, Disney bans smoking in its movies
The company's decision to prohibit smoking in Disney-branded films breaks ground in Hollywood, even if there was not much tobacco use depicted in its filmed entertainment to begin with.

Owners of rival social networking site sue to shut down Facebook.com
Founders of ConnectU say that Facebook's founder stole their ideas while they were all students at Harvard.
- More than 29,000 sex offenders with profiles on Myspace.com

EU aims to expand access to radio spectrum
The European Commission called Wednesday for more radio spectrum to be opened up to Internet phone services. The change would mean that companies could use fewer cellular towers to reach more people.

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.

Sony doubles quarterly profit on strong digital camera sales
The Japanese company said the profit rise of 105.8 percent in the three months ended June 30, to ¥66.5 billion, was also due to the box-office success of "Spider-Man 3."

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