Sony joins other labels on Amazon MP3 store
Sony BMG announced that it would become the fourth and final major music label to sell digital music on Amazon.com.

Cuomo subpoenas Intel over antitrust accusations
The New York State attorney general issued a wide-ranging subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the Intel Corporation violated U.S. government or state antitrust laws.

Solidarity of Hollywood writers appears to weaken over tactics
Some writers wonder whether the guild's militant tactics are actually doing more damage than good.
- Weinstein company makes a deal with Guild writers

Matsushita Electric changing its name to Panasonic
The change brings it into line with other Japanese companies, including Toshiba, Sony and Omron, that have adopted catchier names along the way to success.
- Panasonic turns heads at electronics show
- Given up for dead, plasma TVs are making a comeback

Vodafone stymied in Vodacom bid
The company has turned to emerging markets in Africa and Asia to make up for slowing growth in Europe.

A slew of great ideas at Consumer Electronics Show
One million exhibitors. Sixty million attendees. Four trillion booths. Those aren't the specs for the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it sure feels like it.

Deleted but not erased: Photos reborn
Thankfully, photo-recovery technologies have blossomed along with the growing digital camera market.

Erector sets get Internet makeover
The Erector company, which goes by the Meccano brand in Europe, is going digital. With a new line of products, you will be able to build a real robot that can be controlled over the Internet.

U.S. brewer tests the waters with user video campaign
But multiple restrictions - some legal, some voluntary - are curbing an experiment in which the brewer Coors is offering Super Bowl tickets to winners of a home video competition.

Monitoring tools help cut home energy use, study finds
The results suggest that with digital tools to set temperature and price preferences, peak loads on utility grids could be cut by up to 15 percent a year.

Keep your Internet phone service going in a blackout
How to keep Internet phone service humming during a power outage; getting Gmail to work on the Web, and programs that remember your passwords.