EU regulator moves ahead with mobile TV standard
Despite opposition, the bloc's top telecom regulator said approving a single standard would open up a market worth as much as €20 billion.

Publishers seek to block Internet search engines from additional content
A proposal by a consortium of publishers seeks to add to existing commands limiting access via Google, Yahoo and others.

FCC chief pushes to restrict size of cable companies
The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, navigating a difficult political topic, has proposed that the commission quickly adopt a rule that would prevent Comcast, the biggest U.S. cable company, from growing larger, commission officials said.

WTO upholds ruling against Japan over South Korean exports
The World Trade Organization's highest court told Japan to bring its tariffs on computer chips made in South Korea into compliance with global commerce agreements. But both governments cheered the Wednesday ruling, which was less than clear-cut.

R.J. Reynolds to drop print advertising for 2008
The second-largest tobacco company in the United States has disclosed that it will run no ads in 2008 in consumer magazines and newspapers for cigarette brands like Camel, Winston, Pall Mall and American Spirit.

Qualcomm chief says 3G is doing very well, thank you
Paul Jacobs throws some credit in the direction of Apple's iPhone, which he says has made mobile users more eager for faster Internet via their phones.

The End User: Start-ups redux, in Europe
It's the 1990s all over again on the Internet in Europe. That, at least, is the premise of some leading venture capitalists, the ones who supply the funding to make the start-up world go 'round.

Microsoft gets better at carrying a Zune
Microsoft's new, second-generation Zune music/photo/video player fixes a long list of things that made the original Zune such a pathetic wannabe.

Gadgets of the Week: A worthy Nano challenger
SanDisk, like other makers of portable multimedia players, seems to always be one step behind Apple, but that may be changing.

MySpace hoax leads to suicide, but no laws broken
Megan Meier died believing that somewhere in this world lived a boy named Josh Evans who hated her. But he didn't exist. He was the creation of a former friend's mother.