Hawaii endorses electric vehicle grid
Plan includes recharging stations where drivers could exchange batteries.

New domain consolidates contact info
A .tel domain name would allow individuals, businesses and organizations to have contact information - from telephone numbers to identities for virtual games - updated automatically.

Internet helps foster communication between Iran and U.S.
Three decades after the United States cut off diplomatic ties with Iran, blogs and e-mail have become crucial conduits for communication between the countries.

Bild turns to the public for photos
The largest German newspaper is selling a basic digital camera in a bid to recruit a legion of citizen journalists to contribute images to its coverage.

Nielsen starts offering second-by-second data
The company, which for years has offered minute-by-minute data, faces pressure from advertisers for more effective ways to track viewership of commercials.

Top executives to leave Random House
One of the departing executives is Stephen Rubin, who as head of the Doubleday Publishing Group published Dan Brown's blockbuster thriller, "The Da Vinci Code."

Downturn hits mobile phone makers
LG Electronics and Research in Motion issued warnings on sales and profit growth, the latest sign a consumer spending spree on expensive gadgets has dried up amid economic gloom.

Yahoo shares rise on talk of buyout
Investors bid up shares in Yahoo by 7 percent after a newspaper reported that a former chief executive of AOL was trying to raise up to $30 billion to buy it.

A trip to Carnegie Hall via YouTube
Beyond helping the world's citizen musicians, the YouTube Symphony Orchestra project for auditions and instruction fits in with Google's business interests.

Web marketing that hopes to learn what attracts a click
A new breed of companies specialize in creating thousands of versions of the same ad with different colors or type font, trying to determine what ad works for a specific audience.

China investigates attack on Belgian journalists
Chinese authorities are investigating an attack on a Belgian television crew.

In deal with Hitachi, Intel will expand its flash memory business
Intel will announce a deal to become the sole supplier of flash memory for a coming Hitachi line of computer drives.

Stuffing brand sponsors hot air in bus shelters
"Experiential marketing" tactic is a response to consumers' growing ability to ignore traditional advertising.