Next call for Net phoning: RegulationAs phone calling over the Internet takes off around the world and as the services become richer and more complex, regulators are beginning to give it a harder look.
Nokia loses some grip in mobile phone marketNokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, lost market share for the first quarter in four to Motorola and Samsung Electronics.
Climbing quickly at MicrosoftEric Rudder, a senior vice president, has demonstrated that he can match wits and arguments with two of the most formidable intellects in corporate America.
Google sees ad opening in custom home pagesThe service gives Google another potential entry point in the battle to deliver ads tailored to a user's stated or implied tastes.
More gadgets, more lost, more foundIt turns out that people are losing more and more things because they are lugging so many additional gadgets and communications devices, and promptly misplacing them in airplanes and airports, hotel rooms, restaurants, cabs and rented cars.
E-bay drop-off stores balking at regulation Internet firms build empires across Japan Yahoo allows shopping site to be itself Cellphone industry starts shifting gears EU urges digital TV conversion by all states Publishers protest Google plan to scan books Microsoft steps up battle with Google over searches
