EU says half of consumers now benefit from mobile phone price caps
Many operators dragged their heels, offering lower tariffs for international calls only just before the July 30 deadline, the European Commission said.

Disney buys children's Web site
Disney bought Club Penguin in a deal that could total $700 million, an attempt to solidify Disney's presence in online entertainment.

The side deal behind Murdoch's takeover of The Wall Street Journal
After an all-night series of conference calls, News Corp. agreed to pay the legal fees for Dow Jones's entire controlling family - giving the Bancrofts what amounted to a premium worth more than $40 million over the other shareholders.

Get your free net phone calls here
David Pogue explores the ins and outs of making free phone calls through the Internet.

BBC expands in Asia with three new offerings
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the state-owned British broadcaster, is hoping that faith in its brand and a wide spectrum of new program offerings will attract subscription viewers in Asia, where it has been slow to build market share.

Lawsuit filed in Chicago over iPhone battery
Apple is being sued by a consumer who says it did not immediately disclose the limited life of its iPhone batteries or the $86 replacement cost.

AOL drags Time Warner earnings
AOL reported its worst sales drop since adopting a strategy last year to replace paid subscribers with free e-mail and advertising.

Take-Two's former chief sentenced to probation in option backdating case
Ryan Brant, founder of the company that makes "Grand Theft Auto" video games, pleaded guilty in February to falsifying business records.

U.S. agents raid homes for pirate games
The alleged sale and distribution of illegal modification chips and copyright circumvention devices for the popular consoles and others included 32 search warrants in 16 states.

Internet domain names return hefty profits
As money has flooded into Web-based businesses and online advertising has grown explosively, domain names have become a hot virtual real estate investment.

FCC acts to create a more open U.S. wireless network
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission moved cautiously toward creating a more open national wireless broadband network, handing a partial victory to Google, which has pushed for more competition in cellphone services.

Murdoch set to win control of Wall Street Journal
Family members and trusts representing about 32 percent of the shareholder vote indicated they would support Murdoch's offer of $5 billion for Dow Jones.
- Murdoch's victory boils down to desire

EMusic in deal with AT&T on song downloads from independent labels
The deal will allow people to buy songs from independent labels through their cellphones, without the need to go through a personal computer.

The N.Y. Times and NBC News will share campaign coverage
NBC will feature political coverage from The Times on its MSNBC.com Web site, while The Times planned to use NBC video on nytimes.com.