Intel posts higher quarterly profit
The world's biggest maker of computer chips was helped by increased sales of microprocessors used in laptop computers.

EBay cleared in lawsuit over fakes
In a decision in a four-year-old trademark lawsuit against eBay brought by the jeweler Tiffany, Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan ruled on Monday that the online auction site did not have a legal responsibility to prevent its users from selling counterfeit items on its online marketplace.
- EBay deal with Buy.com: Rancor among the faithful

Anonymity of bloggers is clashing with the law
A subpoena sent by prosecutors in New York seeking information to identify people blogging anonymously on a Web site about New York politics has raised concerns about infringements freedom of speech.

Paramount ends Deutsche film-finance deal
Paramount Pictures said it had withdrawn from a planned film financing deal that was meant to raise as much as $450 million through a now-disbanded entertainment venture of Deutsche Bank.

Microsoft wants games to appeal to the masses
In a significant shift, Microsoft unveiled a strategy for its gaming unit that is meant to help the company's Xbox 360 console appeal to the mainstream.

From the inside, Yang looks out for Yahoo
Yahoo and the fate of its chief executive were Topic A at the annual billionaires' summer camp as rival moguls gossiped about whether Yahoo would end up in the hands of Microsoft.
- Microsoft turns aggressive in bid for Yahoo
- Yahoo again spurns a Microsoft takeover offer
- Icahn accuses Yahoo of distorting facts
- Yahoo looks for outside help to take on Google

Vampires coming on HBO, after months of warnings
The network's new vampire series from Alan Ball will not start until September, but for a select group of horror-film enthusiasts, the story has been under way for weeks.

In India, magazines that translate well
An explosion of Western magazines has hit newsstands in India in the past year, pitching a familiar mix of gossip, relationship advice and expensive goodies.

Product placement becomes part of the plot
Advertisers and U.S. regulators debate whether television viewers and moviegoers should be told when payments are made to put products in stories

New video genre brings cringes, but on purpose
People are making videos of their strong reactions to the trailer for Disney's "Beverly Hills Chihuahua." Some videos depict people reacting in horror to the jubilant trailer.

Disney goes interactive with Blu-ray features
Because of a technology that connects Blu-ray discs with the Internet, an upcoming Blu-ray version of "Sleeping Beauty" will allow viewers to watch the movie in tandem with friends in other locations and chat using a laptop, PDA or cellphone.