RISK-TAKERS SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF TECHNOLOGY BOOM IN INDIA

MUMBAI, India - The founders of newly launched Kreeda Entertainment come from New York City, Belgium and Bangalore.

The blogosphere barked, and YouTube listened.

Some bloggers created a minor uproar this week when they noticed the viral video site's user's agreement included what they thought was a suspicious clause.  But while the digital era poses possibilities and perils, in this case it was much ado about a little legalese.

Internet video -- from episodes of ``South Park'' to videos of your friend singing karaoke to the latest Prince single -- has exploded in popularity.
 
But it's still harder than you might think to move video around. And the huge amount of video online is straining the Internet.

Alienware, the company that makes high-performance computers for gaming and other applications, has something new: a Superman edition.
 
 Desktop, notebook, media center and professional computer systems are now available with Superman-logo exteriors.

Want a book scanner that scans up to 1,000 pages an hour?
 
The BookDrive DIY uses digital cameras that are faster than overhead or flatbed scanners and captures information from a document in just a blink.

FIRM SHOWS CONFIDENCE IN MARKET SHARE GAIN

Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce today that it is building a $2.5 billion addition to its factory in Germany, a sign of its confidence it will keep gaining market share against its bigger rival, Intel, in microprocessor chips for personal computers.

Google this: Ads from Yahoo on eBay. EBay's PayPal on Yahoo.
 
Two of the world's biggest Internet companies Thursday announced a plan to blend some of their most popular and powerful services in a bid to outflank Google and Microsoft in the battle for billions of dollars in online spending.

PAY-PER-CLICK INVENTOR HAS HIGH HOPES FOR NEW MODEL
 
Bill Gross, the entrepreneur who first showed Google how to spin cyberspace searches into real-world gold, hopes his new search engine will teach Silicon Valley a new lesson in Internet advertising.  The irrepressible inventor of the pay-per-click advertising model rolls out his latest take on search technology today -- a relaunch of Snap.

NEGLECTED PC PLATFORM UNDERGOING TECH REVIVAL

LOS ANGELES - The personal computer game industry is set for a revival, fueled by consumers flocking to online video games.

Constantly improving technology that makes graphics better on a PC along with services that unite players on PCs with others are drawing more game-players to the computer.
 

PROGRAMS INCREASE INTERACTION
 
Google announced new features Wednesday that it said will let ordinary people influence its famously secret search algorithms, as well as see what the entire world is searching for at any given moment.
 
That new openness became a theme of the day at its Mountain View headquarters, where executives used product announcements and vision statements to argue that the juggernaut can still be friendly.
 

NEW SERVICE LETS UP TO 100 HOLD AUDIO DISCUSSIONS

Internet phone-calling software maker Skype has created a way to transform blogs from soapboxes into live, town-hall meetings.

Library includes madonna, green day

Skype struck a deal Tuesday that will bring the sounds of Madonna and potentially thousands of other artists as ringtones to people who use the company's Internet phone-calling software.

Firms, technology help retailers verify purchases

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Talk about buyer's remorse: A man who had purchased a $4,500 custom-made engagement ring over the Internet abruptly called off the wedding just days before the big day -- then called his credit card company to get his money back.

Chip maker to look for $1 billion in savings in 90-day review period

Intel, the world's largest electronics chip maker, said Thursday that it will try to reverse its slump by restructuring to save $1 billion even as it readies one of its biggest product launches.