Unibet chief held in Netherlands over laws protecting French monopolies
Petter Nylander was detained for allegedly breaching laws protecting French gambling monopolies. The EU said the laws were not in line with their rules.

Police shut down major source of illegal music downloads
British and Dutch police ended the operations of OiNK, one the world's largest sources of illegally downloaded music, and arrested the 24-year-old operator of the Web site Tuesday.

Can't make the ceremony? Watch the wedcast
A cottage industry of companies is bringing the wedding to you via the Internet.

Microsoft shifts tactics with regulators, and impact is global
Microsoft's decision to accede to European Union demands - that it share technical information with rivals and reduce the royalties it charges - will have consequences worldwide.
- Ruling on Microsoft reflects EU's global reach
- Google offers concessions to EU on DoubleClick deal

Record Mac sales help Apple earnings climb 67% in quarter
Apple's earnings beat analysts' expectations on record sales of its Macintosh computers, showing that Apple is climbing back into the league of dominant computer makers.
- As Apple gains PC market share, Jobs talks of a decade of upgrades

Radiohead is said to shun major record labels in next album deal
Radiohead, the British rock band that is regarded as the pre-eminent free agent in the global music business, is close to signing a series of deals to release its next album independently and leave the major record companies behind.
- Madonna close to leaving record label

GPS is turning cellphones into social mapping devices
Services like Loopt and Buddy Beacon allow you to track the whereabouts of friends, family and employees - not always a good thing, some users say.

U.S. agency rejects making a formal antitrust inquiry into Intel practices.
Regulators in South Korea and with the European Commission have separately accused Intel of antitrust violations.

Putting a local spin on social networking
Facebook and MySpace have struck a chord with people who want to socialize from a distance. But will people use social networks to actually meet their neighbors?
- Facebook settles case by agreeing to post sterner warnings
- Software developers flood Facebook with applications
- Microsoft looks to invest in Facebook

Libraries rebuff Google and Microsoft on offers to place books on Web
Several major research libraries said they were put off by restrictions these companies wanted to place on the new digital collections.