New York Times

Hewlett-Packard Acquires E.D.S.
The $13.9 billion deal for Electronic Data Systems will make H.P. the second-largest player behind I.B.M., and is H.P.?s largest acquisition since it acquired Compaq.
HBO Shows May Sell on iTunes, for $1.99+
The higher pricing for some HBO shows is a departure for Apple which for years has insisted on standard pricing for digital downloads, at $1.99.
Bits: Steering Between Unsocial Networks and Social Spam
None of the new systems from Google, MySpace and Facebook let people talk to each other. The reason is that it is hard to be wide-open and still provide protections against spam and abuse.
Retiring Microsoft Official to Run Gates Foundation
A Microsoft executive has been named the new chief executive of the largest foundation in the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Two New Ways to Explore the Virtual Universe, in Vivid 3-D
The WorldWide Telescope allows anyone to see stars and planets thousands of light-years away.
Sprint Nextel Posts Loss and Offers Gloomy Outlook
The wireless carrier said that its lackluster performance would continue in the coming quarters as it fights to keep customers and struggles with a merger that has not lived up to its promise.
Bits: Google Wants to Help Web Sites Make New Friends
Google Friend Connect lets small Web sites offer social networking features by tapping into the existing systems run by AOL, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and others.
Losses at XM and Sirius as They Pursue a Merger
Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the pay radio stations that are seeking to merge, both reported solid gains in subscribers on Monday although both also posted quarterly losses.
This, From That
A new breed of tinkerers mix science and craft to make things both goofy and grand.
Charter Lowers Quarterly Loss
Charter Communications, the cable TV provider, said Monday it narrowed its first-quarter loss on a 13 percent increase in average revenue per user and a rise in subscribers.
Craig (of the List) Looks Beyond the Web
In the face of the expansion of the classified ads Web site Craigslist, its founder, Craig Newmark, is capitalizing on his success to promote causes he holds dear.
Bits: Powerset Debuts With Search of Wikipedia
Powerset launches its natural language search engine on Wikipedia. Its promise to best Google remains a long ways off.
In the Age of TiVo and Web Video, What Is Prime Time?
The missing six million viewers who were watching prime television last May and have disappeared this year are still watching, but on their own terms.
E-Commerce Report: Real Estate Lists Grow Comfortable With the Web
The triple threat of a weak market, legal pressure and increasing competition has compelled real estate professionals to offer their information more freely online.
The Lede: Text Messaging vs. Space Transmissions
A space scientist has concluded that sending a text message costs at least four times as much as transmitting scientific data from the Hubble telescope.
Bits: Why Yelp Works
Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp?s chief executive, said the Web site has catered to the small group of people who made reviewing a hobby and also saw it as a way to make new friends.
Planning a Web Site, Publisher Buys a Harvard Alumni Magazine
Plans for 02138, a magazine for Harvard alumni, include expanding it into social networking and event sponsorship, and then duplicating the operation for each Ivy League school.
To Curb Truancy, Dallas Tries Electronic Monitoring
Instead of sending truant students to juvenile detention, school officials in East Dallas have begun an electronic monitoring program to improve attendance rates.
Deutsche Telekom May Gain Control of Greek Company
The purchase of a large stake of Greece?s former phone monopoly would give Deutsche Telekom access to Europe?s fastest-growing telecommunications market: the Balkans.
A.M.D. Jumps to 12-Core Chip
The 12-core processor, code-named Magny-Cours, will be targeted at servers and is due for release in the first half of 2010, according to the company?s updated road map.