Russian gang hijacks computers in new form of attack
The security breaches indicate that little progress has been made in defusing the threat of botnets, networks of infected computers that criminals use to send spam and steal passwords.
- Identity thieves have international flavor

11 charged in theft of 41 million card numbers
U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged 11 people from at least five countries with the theft from major U.S. retailers in one of the largest identity-theft schemes on record.

Sony buys out Bertelsmann for $900 million
The deal will give Sony complete control of a music company whose artists include Céline Dion, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys and Avril Lavigne.
- Sony shares rise after buying music joint venture stake

Dogs have their day on Web
A crossbreed between MySpace and YouTube, Doggyspace allows dog owners from all over the world to come together, create profiles, and share photos and videos of their pups.

Google offers deeper look into searches
The company is introducing a free service called Insights for Search that is intended for marketers, but it allows anyone to track the popularity of various words and phrases that people type into Google's search box.

A turnaround man for Motorola's mobile phone unit
Motorola has appointed Sanjay Jha to head its troubled mobile phone division and to share the leadership of the entire company with the chief executive, Gregory Brown. But some wonder if Jha is too little, too late.
- Motorola names leader for cellphone unit

Time Warner earnings fall 26% as subscribers decline
The company also took legal and tax steps that make it possible to split its AOL online business and sell it in parts.

News Corp. 4th-quarter earnings beat expectations
News Corp.'s sales increased with the acquisition of The Wall Street Journal, higher subscriber fees at Fox News and DVD sales of "Juno" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks."
- News Corp. to create 6 regional TV channels in India

Cisco sales rise amid concern of slowdown
The report came as a number of major technology companies, including Microsoft and Google, have reported earnings that disappointed investors.

Delta plans in-flight broadband wireless service
The airline said it would provide Wi-Fi on its p***s flying in the United States by next year.

Big Yahoo shareholder says vote tally needs 2nd look
The request for re-examination suggests that the votes actually withheld for certain Yahoo directors, including the chief executive, Jerry Yang, may have been higher than reported.
- Critics beset Yahoo's Yang