Companies say they have "resolved"dispute over three voice over Internet protocol patents. Precise amount of settlement depends on whether appeals court agrees to review case.

  Most robotics business conferences are in Boston or Pittsburgh, but Robo Development brings the technology for creating commercial robots to San Jose

  In the wake of Microsoft's pricey investment, analysts are remarkably sunny about the future of Facebook's new advertising initiative--even though it hasn't even launched or been fully explained yet.

  The software maker said it got off to a fast start in the first quarter, with revenue up 27 percent from a year ago.

  An unmanned aircraft with a hydrogen engine--a variation on the gas-powered motors in Ford's Fusion and Escape hybrids--does well in preliminary tests, the companies say.

  BEA Systems is open to offers; poker players lobby in DC; and GE invests in clean tech.

  Don Reisinger is fed up with the high-def format war and has even stopped caring about which format will come out on top. Are you in that group too?

  The ISP finds itself at the center of a controversy over the handling of file-sharing traffic.

  Snapshooters'favorite Canon Elph gets a new life on the market with sweeping discounts, including this deal of the day from Amazon.

  As Senate prepares to consider a Net access ban extension, Democrat behind original ban warns changes to current law approved by the House of Representatives could make that so.

  In interview with CNET, Rep. Rick Boucher becomes the first U.S. politician to take a public stance against cable giant's blocking of BitTorrent file sharing.

  Plus: Electronics sales push Sony to profit...STMicro sees market recovery...VMWare profit rises as software sales climb...Amazon margins a concern.

  Plus: Shuttle docks with space station. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.

  Engineering students from Virginia Tech build a robot that will be the first-ever U.S. entry in an international humanoid soccer challenge.