1. , and : The European Commission's antitrust investigation into Microsoft ended with the approval of the company's proposal for allowing Windows 7 users a choice of browsers. The agreement received cautious applause, with a reminder from one critic that Microsoft has a history of "inadequate commitments and broken promises."

2. and : The FTC filed antitrust-related charges against Intel in a lawsuit that some observers believe will give a boost to rivals Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia.

3. : A Paris court slapped Google with a fine for breach of copyright in its book-search project and ordered that the company stop distributing digital copies of French books to users in that country without first getting publishers' permission.

4. : The European Commission appears poised to approve Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun after a review of the latest promises from Oracle about how it will safeguard competition in the database software market.

5. and : Insurgents in Iran and Afghanistan used $26 eavesdropping software to intercept live video feeds from the U.S. military's predator drone aircraft flying over those countries -- news that didn't surprise some observers.