Hollywood actors unions have reached a contract deal with video game publishers, accepting higher pay instead of the profit-sharing they had demanded, the unions said Wednesday, removing the threat of a strike.

Microsoft will release a version of its Windows operating system without the Media Player application on June 15 to comply with European Union anti-monopoly rules, the company said on Wednesday.

Here's a interesting twist: A search toolbar that can be configured to use your favorite engine, and securely manages all of your online login details and passwords to boot.

IAC/Interactive Corp, the Internet conglomerate led by media mogul Barry Diller, has agreed to sell its 5.4 percent stake in Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE) to NBC Universal for $3.4 billion.

TiVo Inc. on Wednesday said it extended its TiVoToGo portable video service to pocket computers and mobile phones running Microsoft software, as the television recording company beefed up its offerings in an effort to differentiate from its rivals.

One of the more charming idiosyncrasies of the Webby Awards, the annual awards for achievement in Web creation, requires that recipients use five words, and five words only, to make their acceptance speeches.

Robert Iger, who becomes CEO of the Walt Disney Co. on Oct. 1, amid telling analysts Tuesday that he has begun renogotiations with Pixar Animation Studios, said that shepherding a further embrace of digital technologies is one of the "most important things I need to do" for the company.

General Motors will launch a new national print and online advertising campaign next week, promising consumers "no worries" when they buy a GM Certified Used Vehicle. The campaign aims to raise the profile of the program and drive traffic to the GM Certified program's Web site and 3,700 dealer sites.

XM Satellite Radio on Tuesday said that next year it will introduce devices that can play both satellite radio and programming from spoken-word digital audio provider Audible Inc.

United Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier, received regulatory approval Monday to install wireless Internet access to its fleet in a partnership with Verizon Communications Inc.