Napster and Ericsson sing the same tune

Digital music service Napster will today announce a global partnership with Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson it hopes will allow it to steal a march on rivals as consumers swap digital music players for mobile phones.. By Owen Gibson.

eBay buys London ads website Gumtree

8am: Online auction site eBay today muscled in on the UK classified advertising market with the surprise purchase of London jobs and flats website Gumtree.com. By Stephen Brook.

Gloves come off in console wars

Microsoft took the wraps off its next generation Xbox 360 games console today - and took the gloves off in the latest round of a fight to dominate the £6bn market. By Bobbie Johnson.

Former directors sue Disney

Walt Disney came under renewed attack last night from two former board members, Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, who accused the firm of lying about the search for a replacement chief executive. By David Teather.

Google’s new way to access revenues

Google, which last week reported a sixfold increase in first-quarter profits, yesterday detailed a series of moves to grab an even bigger share of the online advertising market. By David Teather.

Google helps Wall Street to biggest gain in years

Google yesterday reported a more than fivefold increase in profits as Wall Street roared back yesterday. By David Teather.

Cable & Wireless beef up Bulldog for battle with BT

Cable & Wireless is considering extending its Bulldog broadband service to more than half the UK population. By Richard Wray.

Eidos drops Elevation and accepts SCi’s £103m offer

Computer games publisher Eidos yesterday swung behind a takeover bid from rival SCi Entertainment after withdrawing its backing for a competing offer. By Dan Milmo.

Napster raises sales forecasts

Napster yesterday underlined the rapid growth of the digital music market when it raised sales forecasts for the second time in little over a month. By David Teather.

Online ad spending ‘comes of age’

8am: Internet advertising spending now stands four times larger than at the height of the dotcom boom, according to a report. By Stephen Brook.

Historic studios saved from administration

Teddington Studios, where films and television classics such as Rainbow and The Office were made, has been snapped up by rival Pinewood Shepperton for £2.6m

Investors back SCi raid on Lara firm

Two more institutional shareholders in Eidos have given their backing to SCi Entertainment's £76m takeover bid for the computer games company behind the Tomb Raider series.

Google under pressure as Diller buys Ask Jeeves

IAC/InterActiveCorp, the American online conglomerate run by the media mogul Barry Diller, took another step towards web domination yesterday with the $1.85bn (£1bn) acquisition of the internet search engine Ask Jeeves. By Richard Wray.