AP - Three major Japanese electronics makers — Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba — reported mixed results Tuesday for their fiscal first quarters, with Matsushita the only one to increase earnings in a period marked by a stronger yen and dropping gadget prices.

AP - Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens has sold all of his holdings in Yahoo Inc. in a pique over the way the Internet company's management handled sales talks with Microsoft Corp.

AP - The creators of a Scrabble knockoff responsible for countless hours at the online hangout Facebook suspended their word game Tuesday after being hit with a lawsuit, disappointing fans who logged on expecting to make their next moves.

AFP - Business software giant Oracle claimed Monday that it has new proof that its German rival SAP looted its software libraries for competitive advantage.

Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) posted a 39 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on Tuesday, hit by losses in its mobile phone joint venture with Sweden's Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and a firmer yen.

Reuters - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will investigate apparent censorship of the Internet service provided for media covering the Beijing Olympics, press chief Kevan Gosper said on Tuesday.

AP - The space tourism race marked a milestone Monday as British mogul Sir Richard Branson and American aerospace designer Burt Rutan waved to a crowd from inside the cabin of an exotic jet that will carry a passenger spaceship to launch altitude.