Media companies regain appetite for taking risks in tech start-ups
When it comes to technology start-ups, the appetite for risk among media companies appears to be on the rise.

Google posts strong quarterly earnings as it widens gap with rivals
The search giant's surging third quarter profits showed that it was growing at twice the speed of the online advertising market, which itself is booming.

Nokia profit soars as market share nears 40%
With demand for low-cost cellphones rising in India and Asia, the market leader is setting its sights higher.

U.S. Library of Congress introduces plans for world digital collection
Other national libraries appear poised to cooperate in the venture, modeled on the Library of Congress's vast American Memory project.

Networks start to offer TV on the Web
The TV networks have begun to put programs on the Web. The selections are crisp, clear, legal and free. But there aren't many choices, and they don't stay on the Web long enough.

Plan would ease limits on media owners
An FCC proposal would relax decades-old rules, including one that forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same city.

Media executives arrested in Phoenix
Two executives from Village Voice Media were arrested on charges that they published grand jury secrets in a story.

Sony to sell video game 'Cell' chip to Toshiba
Sony is selling its advanced computer chip operations to Toshiba, both companies said Thursday, in the latest sign that Sony is raising cash and shedding operations to focus on its core electronics sector.

The End User: Hewlett-Packard shifts strategy on printers
When we think about printing, we normally call to mind printers. Vyomesh Joshi, head of HP's printer division, has a vision that has more to do with lifestyle than beige boxes.

Apple to open iPhone programming to outsiders
Responding to frustration from customers and software makers, Apple has changed its policies to encourage independent developers to build programs for the iPhone.

Navigating with feedback from fellow drivers
The Dash Express not only receives location data from the satellites of the Global Positioning System, but it also broadcasts information about its travels back to the Dash network.

British spy agency to embed ads in video games in search for recruits
GCHQ, or Government Communications Headquarters, said it hoped the campaign would "capture the imagination of people with a particular interest in IT."

Internet Explorer Goes à la Carte
Did Internet Explorer 7 completely get rid of the File, Edit and other menus that used to be available at the top of the browser window?

Dolans refuse to raise offer to take Cablevision private
Opposition from institutional shareholders threatened to scuttle the $10.6 billion bid the family that controls the cable company.