Sony slashed the price of its PlayStation 3 console in Europe and unveiled a lower-cost version with less storage space, as it tries to regain ground lost to rivals.
The Nasdaq rose 1.7% Friday as investors cheered new jobs data. RIM shares hit an all-time high after the BlackBerry maker's earnings doubled, while Yahoo climbed after an analyst suggested breaking up the Internet giant.
The music industry won the first court case stemming from its campaign against file sharing as a Minnesotan was found liable for willful copyright infringement.
Microsoft unveiled a new site, called HealthVault, that allows consumers to upload and store their medical records, part of its broader push into the health-care field.
If people dread thinking about insurance in the real world, will they go for it in a fun, virtual world? Assicurazioni Generali hopes to find out when it opens Generali Virtual, an island in the online world Second Life.
EMC acquired Berkeley Data Systems, which operates an online service called Mozy that lets computer users back up their files to remote servers. Terms weren't disclosed.
