Hasbro launched an official version of its Facebook Scrabble application a few weeks ago. Now it wants the far more popular Scrabulous knockoff deleted.

From scooters to off-road trucks to utility vehicles, all sorts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are on display at the Plug-In 2008 car conference in San Jose, Calif. CNET News reporter Kara Tsuboi stops by the world's first showcase of its kind to see what's new in the industry.

Take that, Kindle. Sony's Reader Digital Book to read .epub formatted books from wide variety of publishers supporting the industry standard.

Yahoo wins strong endorsement from influential institutional investor advisory service RiskMetrics, which recommends the re-election of all current Yahoo directors.

Yahoo announced it will stop issuing keys to unlock DRM starting October 1.

Yahoo, an early leader in Web-based e-mail, is trying to leapfrog Google with its Zimbra Desktop software, which offers online documents and offline access.

In talks with entertainment companies, Google focuses on licensing short-form content, telling studio executives that it doesn't want to become a media company.

Bogus clicks on ads, which can make money for Web sites but cost advertisers, were no more common in the second quarter. But click fraud is getting more sophisticated.

Lawyers for Lori Drew, a Missouri woman who allegedly harassed a 13-year-old neighbor who later killed herself, say prosecutors are using a flawed and vague law.

MySpace still leads the U.S. social-networking market, but its more staid rival is rising fast, according to Hitwise.

In a CNBC interview, Sue Decker discusses her thoughts on working with investor activist Carl Icahn, following settlement over proxy fight.

Chris DeWolfe announces launch date of the service, which is backed by three of the four top music labels, during Fortune Brainstorm conference.

Text ads might be the present cash cow for Google, but CEO Eric Schmidt talks up display ad opportunities, which means new competition for Redmond sooner, rather than later.

At Brainstorm Tech conference, panelists at session on the softening ad market almost succeed in avoiding talk of Google's digital dominance.

The search giant says Knol authors can also add New Yorker magazine cartoons to their pages and make money from ads accompanying the articles.

Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are expected to announced a $500 million donation to fight tobacco use in developing countries, according to a CNBC report.

Warner Bros., Sony, and others file a request for decision in case, claiming peer-to-peer software company is "promoting infringement," among other complaints.

Michael Adair is now vice president of corporate development and finance for the woman-oriented publisher.

Widget ads get a big boost: AOL will distribute them free on its Platform-A ad network.

Institutional investor advisory service recommends shareholders vote not to re-elect Yahoo directors Roy Bostock, Ron Burkle, and Arthur Kern.

The Justice Department is dealt a legal setback in enforcing Web "harmful to minors" law. But the U.S. Supreme Court could prove more friendly, if a 2004 ruling is any indication.