EBay plans to take $1.4 billion in charges related to its Skype subsidiary and announced a management shakeup at the Internet phone business.

  Nokia agreed to acquire navigation-software maker Navteq for $8.1 billion, marking what would be one of its largest-ever corporate acquisitions.

  The European Commission elevated its antitrust investigation against Qualcomm to priority status, after two years of apparent inactivity on the case.

  AT&T applied for a "unified access service license" with India's Telecommunications Department, taking the first step toward offering wireless service to consumers in India.

  The Nasdaq rose 1.5% Monday as tech blue chips marched higher. Acxiom plunged after buyout talks fell through, while Garmin shares tumbled after Nokia agreed to buy Navteq.

  Microsoft is unveiling a free document-sharing service for Office users, and Adobe is buying Virtual Ubiquity, amid a race to move PC chores to the Web.

  Sony plans to begin selling the world's first ultra-thin flat-screen television based on organic light-emitting diode technology in December, as the race to develop next-generation televisions heats up.

  Yahoo has signed a deal to provide its mobile Web-search services to customers of wireless carrier Telefonica, marking Yahoo's largest search deal to date with a carrier.

  Radiohead said its new album will initially be available only as a digital download on the band's Web site -- with fans choosing the price they are willing to pay.

  Global chip sales rose 4.9% in August, led by continued gains on flash-memory products used in items such as digital cameras.