TechWeb - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) files another 757 lawsuits against people accused of illegally copying digital music.

SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - When Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPod Nano on September 7, he predicted it would be the best-selling iPod model ever.

Reuters - In the latest twist of a heated battle over next-generation DVD technology, Paramount Home Entertainment said it would release high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony Corp. (6758.T).

AP - Henk Rogers' lawyer told him he'd be crazy not to set up his mobile game company in Hawaii. So he tried it. Nearly four years later, his Honolulu studio buzzes with some 50 programmers, designers, and testers making games played by millions of mobile phone owners around the world.

AP - Yahoo Inc. has acquired Upcoming.org, an online event planning site that's expected to infuse the Internet powerhouse with more content about local communities.

AP - Jun Mung-gyu remembers the throbbing pain in his head and shoulder aches from spending as many as 15 hours a day hunched over a computer keyboard battling his online foes.

Reuters - Share registry firm Computershare Ltd. quashed speculation it would team up with Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank Ltd. to bid for the London Stock Exchange Plc .

TechWeb - Intel is picking up television demodulator and tuner technology through a $70 million acquisition of Zarlink Semiconductor's RF Front-End Consumer Business unit.

Reuters - Two Internet gaming companies are planning to list on London's junior AIM stockmarket with valuations around 100 million pounds, newspapers said on Sunday.

AP - Hoping to tune into the latest craze in digital media, Yahoo Inc. is introducing tools for finding, organizing and rating 'podcasts' — the audio programs designed to be played on Apple Inc.'s iPod and many other portable music players.

AP - Colombia is one of the few places in the world where banks are using fingerprint biometrics, which verify people's identities based on their unique physical characteristics.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O are preparing to link together their free instant messaging services as they take on entrenched messaging leader AOL and market newcomer Google Inc. GOOG.O, a source close to the companies said on Tuesday.

Reuters - ABC's unprecedented plan to offer next-day downloads of its biggest prime-time hits for $1.99 per episode via Apple's online iTunes store opens a new revenue stream for the TV industry and a new era of digital portability for viewers, experts said on Wednesday.

AP - Coming soon to a game console near you: a Steven Spielberg video game. The acclaimed film director and producer has agreed to develop three new games under a long-term exclusive deal with video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. The deal to be announced Friday reflects the increasingly intertwined interests of Hollywood and the video game industry.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lexar Media Inc. LEXR.O said on Friday that a California court entered a final judgment in the memory card maker's case against Toshiba Corp. 6502.T in which Toshiba must pay the more than $465 million.

Reuters - Internet phone-calling phenomenon Skype, which was bought by online auction company eBay Inc. for almost $4 billion last week, said it sees computer giant Microsoft as one of its biggest potential rivals.

Reuters - Palm Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. have set aside their fierce rivalry with a deal to offer RIM's BlackBerry wireless e-mail service over Palm's Treo 650 smartphone, the two firms said on Monday.

Reuters - Singing a whole new tune, Paramount Home Entertainment has linked with MTV Networks Music and Logo Enterprises to launch a DVD studio that will leverage network talent to create music-based dramas, comedies and documentaries.

Reuters - IBM, the world's biggest computer company, will give its U.S. employees online access to their medical records, making it one of the first large companies to put workers' health data on the Internet.

Reuters - IBM will announce Thursday (October 20) its creation of a new digital media system for the NFL and NFL Films that will streamline and simplify its production flow while making possible future breakthroughs in the viewing experience.

AFP - The Singapore government has announced restrictions on pre-paid mobile phone cards to prevent them from being used by terrorists to set off bombs and carry out illicit activities.

TechWeb - SanDisk Corp. entered the emerging three-dimensional chip space by acquiring Matrix Semiconductor Inc. for $238 million.

AP - A quiet revolution is transforming life on the Internet: New, agile software now lets people quickly check flight options, see stock prices fluctuate and better manage their online photos and e-mail.

AP - There's a new player in the lucrative market of semiconductors that power everything from cars and game consoles to medical equipment and supercomputers.

TechWeb - Companies could deliver up to 15 virtual desktops from one blade server

AP - Microsoft Corp. is diving into the business of offering online searches of books and other writings, and says its approach aims to avoid the legal tussles met by rival Google Inc.

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O Chairman Bill Gates said on Wednesday the software giant faced growing competition from companies in China and India but, for now, the strength in those countries lies in software services.

TechWeb - AMD's share of the total x86 processor market grew to 17.6% in the third quarter, up from 16.2% in the second quarter, according Mercury Research.

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Digital cinema is about to take off in India, home of the world's most prolific film industry, but not without some twists and turns worthy of a 'Bollywood' melodrama.

AP - A central Indiana congregation that sold a vacant church on eBay for $40,000 is donating the proceeds to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Reuters - Spain's Telefonica SA has agreed to buy British mobile phone firm O2 Plc for 17.7 billion pounds to enter two of Europe's biggest telecoms markets, the UK and Germany.