Turning to the TV for explanations and answers
On every channel, journalists were struggling with questions that were flummoxing the viewers and the best minds on Wall Street and in Washington.

Simple questions unravel complexities of subprime crisis
The producer of a radio program asked: "Why are they lending money to people who can't afford to pay it back?"

Apple faces iTunes test case in Norway
Norway's top consumer advocate announced the start of legal action Monday to try to force Apple Inc. to open its iTunes music store to digital players other than its own market-leading iPod.

Europe's public broadcasters alarm commercial rivals
Conflicts are simmering as public broadcasters enhance their digital television and online services in an effort to go where viewers are going.
- As Arab television audiences grow, so does criticism from conservatives

Italian TV to broadcast Bible reading
Pope Benedict XVI will start the longest live television broadcast in Italian history.

A legend of New York journalism steps aside
Steve Dunleavy, an acolyte of Rupert Murdoch, proved to New Yorkers that populism could come from the right, not just from the cadre of well-known left-leaning columnists of the time.

Web sites, awful and not
Far from being visually pleasing, intelligently organized and simple to use, too many Web sites are ugly, cluttered, sluggish and brain-fuddlingly difficult to navigate.

Talk to your smartphone without straining your thumb
Voice-recognition technologies have recently made notable strides that are making it possible to people speak commands to your smartphone instead of pecking away at the keypad or touch screen.

Do I hear 4%? On this site, banks bid for your cash
A new Web site hopes to bring competitive selling — and possible good deals for shoppers — to those looking to invest a nest egg in an account at an attractive rate.

Yahoo revises system for selling online display advertising
The goal is to allow publishers and advertisers to manage their display advertising on newspaper Web sites, along with Yahoo sites and large sites like eBay and WebMD.

Stop surfing, and chew some gum
A new campaign for Dentyne chewing gum features happy people embracing and kissing as an alternative to pounding their BlackBerrys and surfing the Web.