Sun Microsystems reports $1.7 billion loss and falling sales
As Sun Microsystems reported dismal sales and a large charge on Thursday, it was clear that the company was coming under increasing pressure from Wall Street to do something radical.
- Motorola to cut 3,000 jobs and delay spinoff

MTV cuts deal to use Beatles songs in video game
MTV Networks and Apple Corps said that the hits by the long defunct band would be used in an "interactive music-making game." Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Company makes millions playing on computer users' fear
A Russian operation appears sells fake anti-virus software through an elaborate scheme that relies on e-mail spam and indirect control of thousands of unprotected PCs.

Condé Nast cuts profile of 2 magazines
Condé Nast Publications said Men's Vogue would be folded into Vogue, and Portfolio would be cut to 10 times a year, while cutting budgets across the company by 5 percent.

France Télécom and Alcatel-Lucent results show mixed outlook for telecoms
Results from France Télécom provided evidence that the slowdown has so far spared European phone operators from the worst. But figures from the network builder Alcatel-Lucent suggested that telecommunications companies are cutting orders.

Taiwan aims to capture share of robotics market
Taiwan is seeking a 7 percent share of the global robotics market and to export products worth 250 billion Taiwan dollars, or $7.5 billion, by 2015.

Nintendo's profit falls as yen strenghtens
The company posted a 36 percent increase in quarterly operating profit on brisk demand for its Wii game console, but took a drop in net profit and trimmed its annual outlook amid a global economic slowdown and a rise in the yen.
- Electronic Arts lowers forecast and cuts jobs

BlackBerry aims to stay ahead
Three new BlackBerry models may not be iPhones, but they are strong competitors, especially when it comes to e-mail.

Pictures to pixels made easier
Also: a low-cost Blu Ray DVD recorder and mini-laptops from Hewlett-Packard.