CenturyTel completes purchase of EmbarqKANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the completion of its purchase of Embarq Corp. Wednesday, CenturyTel Inc. becomes one of the largest traditional telephone companies in the country.

Poker players finding tougher game at World SeriesLAS VEGAS — Things have gotten tough at the tables.

Facebook plans to simplify privacy settingsNEW YORK — Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.

JOHANNESBURG - Hyderabad-based software solutions provider SoftPro Systems has acquired South Africa's Cura Software Solutions for $19 million.

Apple upgraded the iPhone operating system with much ballyhoo in June, announcing some prominent inclusions like search and copy & paste. It time to deliver the claims, and the Cupertino computer seems to delivering the promises. One of the behind-the-scene upgrades that the iPhone OS was supposed to offer was the HTTP video streaming. There is less discussion over the vital feature, as it is yet to show up in the iPhone users' daily experiences. What remains to be understood is that the feature can revolutionize the way we perceive and use mobile video.