EU campaign will aim to lower online trade barriers
The European Union's consumer protection chief will begin a new campaign Friday to tear down barriers to online commerce over national borders.

Sweden passes eavesdropping law
Sweden has adopted legislation that will give military intelligence sweeping powers to eavesdrop on all crossborder e-mail and telephone communications.

Three more managers leaving Yahoo
Qi Lu, Brad Garlinghouse and Vish Makhijani join a number of senior executives who have departed since Yahoo's talks with Microsoft ended and it signed a search advertising deal with Google.

British journalist wins small victory, as the police seek his sources
The journalist won a legal test case over the confidentiality of reporters' contacts, when judges ruled against a court order seeking all his notes for a biography of a former Islamist radical.

Spielberg looks to Bollywood for cash
Executives at DreamWorks SKG are in discussions with Reliance Entertainment, part of one of the largest conglomerates in India, about a cash infusion that would allow them to split from DreamWorks' parent, Paramount Pictures.

New iPhone signals an Apple defeat
Last week Apple said it was abandoning its unconventional sales deals and demands for operator revenues. That retreat marks a subtle yet significant victory for operators.

Firefox 3 breaks Mozilla browser download record
Mozilla's new Web browser, Firefox 3, the main rival to Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer, shattered the company's previous record by attracting more than 8.2 million downloads in its first 24 hours.

HP to reorganize its printing division
Hewlett-Packard said it would reorganize its printing division, the company's crown jewel, to try to accelerate the growth of its corporate and consumer printing services businesses.

U.S. will trail emerging markets in media growth, study says
More opportunity is seen for Internet and mobile entertainment in countries like India and China, because people will be spending more and more on entertainment.

CD sales falling faster than digital music sales rise
Global music sales dropped 8 percent to $19.4 billion in 2007, with CD and DVD sales falling by 13 percent - unmatched by a rise in purchased downloads.