AP - A federal judge has ruled that a Boston University student violated copyright laws when he swapped music online, paving the way for a jury to begin considering damages Friday.

PC World - Motorola’s second phone based on the Android mobile operating system is called Sholes and will sport some beefy specs and sleek design that will appeal to serious smartphone users, according to photos and specs leaked online. Last week details regarding Motorola’s first Android phone, Morrison, were leaked online, but the phone’s specifications and design failed to wow.

PC Magazine - EBay Inc shrugged off speculation on Thursday that its planned spinoff of Skype could be in danger, given an ongoing dispute over the technology used in the online telephone unit and new plans to develop proprietary software.

PC World - A Chinese news Web site has posted pictures that it claims show the iPhone model being tested for release in China, adding to expectations that the phone will launch there soon.

PC World - With Microsoft now in charge of the sexy stuff–search–what will become of Yahoo?

PC World - Ebay has begun developing an alternative to the P2P technology used by Skype as a licensing dispute drags on and threatens to close the popular IP telephony service.

AP - A federal judge has ruled that a Boston University student violated copyright infringement laws when he swapped music online, paving the way for a jury to begin considering damages Friday.

AP - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts streaked toward Earth for a late morning touchdown Friday to end a long but successful space station construction mission.

AP - Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.

AFP - A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers on Friday lost his latest legal bid to avoid extradition to the United States.