McAfee 2Q profit slides 40 pct, tops analyst viewsSANTA CLARA, Calif. — McAfee Inc.'s second-quarter financial performance exceeded analyst expectations amid rising demand for the software maker's computer security products.

U r pwned: text messaging paves way for hackingLAS VEGAS — Getting a text message is akin to someone sliding a piece of mail under your door: You may not have asked for it, you can't stop its delivery and you have to deal with it whether you want to or not.

A look at how the Microsoft-Yahoo deal will workAlthough Yahoo and Microsoft could soon be working together on Internet search, their collaboration would mostly occur behind the scenes.

Game makers pause, reload: Are price cuts next?Kathleen Byrnes and Justin Choi, a married couple attending medical school at Tulane University, say $40 is just too much to fork over for a Nintendo Wii game they might not enjoy. They haven't bought one since last fall, when they picked up "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed."

Microsoft CEO tries to sell analysts on Yahoo dealREDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer is trying to improve the bad feeling Yahoo Inc. investors have about the companies' search-advertising partnership.