Intel facing antitrust complaint in Korea
The charges come seven weeks after the European Commission said Intel had broken antitrust laws by giving illegal rebates to customers.

Tech in Brief: HP uses technology to create skin patches
Also, U.S. ad spending is flat, but Internet on the rise.

Act 2 for an IBM scientist
If an idea that the physicist Stuart Parkin is kicking around is on the money, electronic devices could hold 10 to 100 times as much data in the same amount of space.

Hong Kong newspaper takes gamble on free distribution
The Standard ended its cover price of 6 Hong Kong dollars and distributed 120,000 copies, triple its usual press run

Intel still holds edge in chip war, but AMD isn't giving in
Intel raised its sales forecast after taking business in the high-end computer market away from its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices. AMD announced faster chips to help it catch up in the race.

Tech in Brief: Security official seeks limit on 'bomb' searches
Also, Total access to rugby.

Roaming iPhone fees can be a huge shock
When Neil Dingman recently went on a vacation to Europe, he took his iPhone with him and though he only used it a handful of times he was charged $852.31.

Warner Bros. shifts tactics in producing Web programs
The studio will finance most projects itself and line up advertisers to recoup costs.

Spanish 'granny' dissects past and present on blog
María Amelia López's blog is a meandering chronicle of old age sprinkled with vivid reminiscence and her take on contemporary life.

All sides await verdict in Microsoft-EU case
Nine years after it began, Microsoft's legal battle with Europe's competition regulator will reach a climax next week with a ruling as eagerly awaited as almost any in European legal history.

Software piracy charges said to be used against Kremlin critics
The Russian police are raiding offices of dissident groups and publications, as well as businesses, accusing them of using pirated computer software.

Start-up claims to measure effectiveness of broadcast ads
A California company recruits volunteers to carry special cellphones that monitor exposure to commercials.

News organizations boycott Rugby World Cup events as photo feud intensifies
Leading international news organizations boycotted preliminary events on Thursday for the Rugby World Cup in a worsening feud over the use of online photographs.
- Rugby World Cup has France enthralled

Can Michael Dell refocus his namesake?
Over the last few years, Dell, once the gold standard among PC makers, has simply overlooked major growth trends in personal computing.

Social networking sites take notice of seniors
Technology entrepreneurs are starting new social networking sites designed for their parents and grandparents.

HP expands cellphone offerings while bolstering iPAQ line
Besides introducing the two new phones, HP also introduced several new laptop and desktop computers and a high-performance gaming PC, as well as new personal digital assistants, or handheld computers.

Tech in brief: U.S. regulators warned on 'Net neutrality' rules
Also: Dutch agency clears iTunes; Nokia under investigation; ITV cleared to charge more for ads; Publicis buys Phonevalley; Mecom buys Dutch publisher

Apple offers $100 credit to disgruntled iPhone buyers
The Apple chief executive, Steve Jobs, apologized to customers who bought the iPhone shortly before he cut its price by $200.

Are books passé? Web giants envision the next chapter
Two new offerings this fall — including an electronic book reader from Amazon.com — will test if consumers are ready to leave the paper book behind.

The hunt for gotta-have-it gadgets
First adopters willing to pay a premium for the exotic notebook computers, cellphones and tech toys can turn to businesses that specialize in finding objects that are not sold in the United States.

High-speed video store in the living room
Vudu's new $400 movie box, to be available at month's end, offers a choice of nearly 5,000 films.

Gadgets of the Week
Aimed at people who treat their PCs like hot rods, these machines are markedly customizable, set up for fast gut-switching upgrades without tools.

HP uses technology to create skin patches

NEW YORK: Hewlett Packard, the world's biggest maker of computer printers, said Tuesday that it had found a way to use ink-cartridge technology to make a skin patch that uses tiny needles to deliver precise dosages of drugs.

The new patch uses micro-needles that barely penetrate the skin's surface and potentially allow delivery of lower and more precise dosages of medicine with less pain than hypodermic needles, the companies said.

Crospon, a medical device-maker based in Galway, Ireland, will make the patches for consumer use under a license from HP, the companies said.

U.S. ad spending is flat, but Internet on the rise

NEW YORK: U.S. advertising spending was little changed at $72.6 billion in the first half as gains in Internet and magazines made up for declines in broadcast television in newspapers, according to TNS Media Intelligence.

Ad expenditures fell 0.3 percent from $72.8 billion a year earlier, TNS, a research company, said. Spending on TV networks fell 3.6 percent to $11.8 billion and newspapers declined 5.8 percent to $12.9 billion. Internet display ads gained 18 percent to $5.52 billion, TNS said.

NOKIA said it would revamp its map services and increase the coverage to more than 150 countries. The company said it had also made its service for downloading maps from a computer to a cellphone faster.

TIME MAGAZINE said it would fight an Indonesian court order to pay $106 million for defaming Suharto by alleging that the former dictator's family amassed billions of dollars during his 32-year rule, a lawyer for the company said.

NEWS CORP. will reintroduce its Polish television station Oct. 28, Peter Chernin, the media conglomerate's chief operating officer, said. He would not say how much more News Corp., which has spent $50 million so far, would invest.

KPN, the Dutch phone company, officially began the offer period for the Dutch IT services company Getronics. The bid of €6.25 a share values the company at €766 million. or $1.05 billion. The offer period ends Oct. 12.