Dell's first-quarter profit exceeds expectations
Dell, a personal-computer maker, on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit that exceeded analysts' estimates as sales overseas outstripped U.S. orders for the first time.

Analog obsolescence? There may be help
How to save your old photo prints, cassette tapes and vinyl records from the dustbin of obsolete analog equipment.

Prosecutors open inquiry into possible spying by Deutsche Telekom
Reinhard Kowalewsky, a journalist who covers Deutsche Telekom for Capital magazine, filed a complaint to uncover how much personal information Deutsche Telekom obtained about him.
- Deutsche Telekom spying admission triggers debate

Google shows off its Android software
The mobile phone software, set for release this year, is an open-source platform being designed for smartphones and other mobile devices that surf the Web.

Monkeys control a robot arm with thoughts
The report in the journal Nature is the most striking demonstration of brain-machine interface technology.

Hollywood closes in on labor deal
Hollywood has taken another step toward labor peace, with a union representing television actors having reached a tentative three-year deal with production companies after talks had stalled over the re-use of performers' images on the Internet.

Blast your tunes from your phone
Hi-fi cellphone speakers from Logitech; a YouTube-ready video camera from JVC; a fashion-forward portable hard drive from Iomega.

Infineon warns of a wider operating loss
The German chip maker said delays in a project to supply equipment to Nokia and lower orders for mobile phone chips would hurt sales and earnings in the current quarter.
- Infineon CEO to leave over differences with board

U.S. files trade complaint against EU
The U.S. trade representative said that the EU was undermining a decade-old agreement to eliminate duties worldwide on technology products by contending that some new items fall outside the scope of the accord.
- U.S. trade chief dampens enthusiasm on Doha talks

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