Wi-Fi brings down the cost of mobile calls
The cost of talking on the go is coming down, thanks to an increasing number of options for using Internet calling services on cellphones as an alternative to traditional cellular service plans.

IBM says third-quarter earnings will top forecasts
The company said its third-quarter net income rose 20 percent to $2.8 billion, while earnings from continuing operations rose 22 percent to $2.05 a share.

A one-stop recharger, with a catch
The WildCharge mat is an accessory meant exclusively for BlackBerry and RAZR owners; it brings supreme recharging convenience, but requires modification of electronics.

Nokia embraces the touch screen
Also: Acer's 'armored' game PC and a Bluetooth headset from Sennheimer.

Alternatives to 'beeps' and 'boops'
How can I customize my Mac's alert noise with an MP3 sound clip instead of those stock system sounds?

Google puts tunes from YouTube a click away
Google introduced a new type of e-commerce ad that YouTube users can click to buy digital goods from Apple's iTunes or Amazon.com.

Vodafone and Verizon to offer new touch-screen BlackBerry
The Storm will work both on the Verizon Wireless network and on Vodafone's, even though they use incompatible technologies.

Confidence falling among venture capitalists
Venture firms are increasingly worried that Wall Street's virus will spread through Silicon Valley.

Analysts cut outlook for worldwide cellphone sales
Forecasts point to lengthening cycles for phone replacement and weakening economies around the world.

Soothing jittery investors, one advertisement at a time
The same challenge is playing out in the marketing department of virtually every financial institution: to create a campaign that will project confidence amid the wreckage.

EU plans uniform protections for Internet shoppers
An estimated 150 million Europeans use the Internet to shop, but just one in five attempts to make purchases outside the home country, according to the European Commission.

'Mail Goggles' might prevent e-mail regrets
If you're the kind of person who types tipsy and regrets it in the morning, Google's "Mail Goggles," a new test-phase feature in the free Gmail service, might save you some angst.