SanDisk rejects Samsung's $5.85 billion offer
Samsung has announced an unsolicited cash offer for SanDisk, a Silicon Valley maker of flash memory cards, but the chief of the U.S. company said the offer "does not provide appropriate value to our stockholders."

Google's Android no match for iPhone - yet
Analysts say Android it will struggle in the near term to match the consumer enthusiasm generated by the iPhone, which redefined the touch-screen phone market and greatly improved mobile Web surfing.

Chrysler pushing Ram in market cold to trucks
Fuel prices are falling but still high, big vehicles are unpopular and Chrysler, which is known for big vehicles, is struggling. So it may seem surprising that it is putting all of its marketing muscle behind a new big pickup.

Hewlett-Packard to cut 24,600 jobs
The world's largest maker of personal computers said that it planned to cut about 7.5 percent of it staff over three years as part of its integration of Electronic Data Systems.

Major labels to offer free music streaming
In the next two weeks, a battered music industry will open a joint venture with MySpace, giving away virtually every notable song ever recorded.

Finger-pointing follows news error that hit United
Investors wiped out $1 billion of the market value of UAL, United's parent, within minutes of an erroneous news flash on Bloomberg screens about a United bankruptcy.

Solving Agatha Christie mysteries, but in fewer pages
Christie heirs have always viewed adaptation with suspicion, refusing to allow her novels to be abridged. Until now, that is.

EU makes proposal on tech-goods tariffs
Facing a complaint by the U.S. and others over tariffs it has imposed on some technology goods, the EU has proposed expanding the list of such goods exempted from tariffs.

Aka-Aki puts social into social networking
The German company makes social networking software for mobile phones that allows members to detect each other via Bluetooth if they come within 20 meters of each other.

Chinese media executives tutored by masters of Hollywood
Some of Hollywood's more impressive agents, executives, and power brokers have been providing China's next wave of film and television executives with a private tutorial in the tao of show business.