MySpace mines data to tailor advertising
MySpace says that after experimenting with technology it can tailor ads to the information that its 110 million active users leave on their profile pages.

The End User: Tough week for Microsoft vs. competition
A day after the company lost its appeal of the European antitrust ruling, IBM rolled out its free office software on the World Wide Web.
- Microsoft ruling may bode ill for other companies
- EU court rejects Microsoft appeal
- Key dates in EU antitrust action
- Excerpts from the ruling
- Microsoft rejected in antitrust appeal

The iPhone hits Europe
Apple has announced plans to introduce the iPhone to the United Kingdom, and similar deals are expected for Germany and France. But the company faces obstacles there that it does not have in the United States.
- Roaming iPhone fees can be a huge shock
- Unlocking iPhone may open up legal issues
- AT&T to reduce size of iPhone bills

Google adds widgets to its advertising drive
The online giant was scheduled to announce Wednesday a Gadget Ads program that will provide tools for advertisers to run widget ads - small online tools that function like mini-Web sites - in Google's AdSense network.

IHT and Times to stop charging for parts of their Web sites
The move comes two years to the day after the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times began the subscription program, TimesSelect.

IBM offers free PC software
In a challenge to Microsoft's dominance with products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint, IBM is unveiling its Lotus Symphony line of open-source software, available as free downloads.

Microsoft ruling may bode ill for other companies
Experts said a European antitrust ruling might signal problems for companies like Apple, Intel and Qualcomm.
- Key dates in EU antitrust action
- Excerpts from the ruling
- Microsoft rejected in antitrust appeal

AvaStar: Virtual lives, lively gossip
Tabloid editors and gossip columnists in Europe and America have a long list of celebrities like Pete Doherty, Sienna Miller and David Beckham to help them fill space. The AvaStar, a tabloid publication in the virtual community of Second Life, does not.<

After scandal, former HBO chief lands at IMG
Chris Albrecht, who helped develop hits like "The Sopranos," is planning to join the talent agency IMG, after leaving his former post under a cloud of scandal.