Smash Hit

Web young gun wins backing for venture

Kieran O’Neill, 22, has raised funds from Niklas Zennstrom and Michael Birch for his Playfire social networking service

Toyota in profit after cost cuts and scrappage

The carmaker, which will save £180 million by leaving Formula One racing, is now looking to China for growth

EBay closes in on sale of Skype

Skype's original founders are likely to take a stake in the group again in return for dropping various lawsuits against eBay

Intel accused of ‘coercion and bribery’

New York's attorney-general accuses company of engaging in systematic worldwide campaign to strangle competition

PC giants forced on to mobile battlefield

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em ... With the march of the smartphone, old-school tech companies are learning new tricks

Intel accused of 'illegal threats' in lawsuit

New York attorney general accuses Intel of using 'illegal threats and collusion' in microprocessors market

Comcast switches on with 22% rise in profits

America's largest cable operator, which is in talks over NBC, beat analysts' forecasts in its third quarter

U-turn over government backing for wind turbine company

How everybody benefited from Nintendo’s Wii

There has been a shift in consumer confidence in how electronics manufacturers address social and environmental issues

Illegal file-sharing sites up 300 per cent

The number of new file-sharing sites has risen over the past three months after Pirate Bay was prosecuted in Sweden

Fujitsu staff to take action over pension cuts

Workers at the technology group, who have seen their pay frozen, may strike over changes to the final salary scheme

In a world of warcraft, there’s much to play for

Jean-Bernard Levy, chief of Vivendi, explains how he holds together an empire stretching from pop to telecommunications

Americans get together in hunt for bargains

1million people across US sign up to internet service that uses crowd participation to offer substantial retail discounts

Juniper launches 'comprehensive assault' on Cisco