'Grand Theft Auto'gets pulled over (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com (Web promotion) - The video game

'Grand Theft Auto'gets pulled over (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com (Web promotion) - The video game

'Grand Theft Auto'gets pulled over (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The video game industry on Wednesday changed to adults-only the rating of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a best-selling title in which explicit sexual content can be unlocked with an Internet download.

Game's Rating Change May Signal Crackdown (AP)
AP - The video game industry's decision to give an adults-only rating to the best-selling"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"because of explicit sexual content could signal the start of a crackdown on raunchy games.

New Potter book posted on Chinese Web site (Reuters)
Reuters - Less than 24 hours after theEnglish edition of the latest Harry Potter book went on sale inChina's capital on the weekend, the full text of the 672-pagetome was available for free on the Internet as an unauthorizede-book, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday.

EBay's Earnings Climb 53 Percent (AP)
AP - EBay Inc.'s second-quarter profit eclipsed analyst expectations as the online auction leader brushed aside worries that it may be losing its competitive edge amid strident complaints about everything from rising fees to the fraud controls in its e-commerce clearinghouse.

Study: Some Internet Terms Unfamiliar (AP)
AP - Podcasting and RSS feeds may be the latest craze in high-tech circles but the general public is largely unfamiliar with the Internet terms.

Web Games to Let Players Win Cash, Prizes (AP)
AP - Upcoming Web versions of"Jeopardy!"and"Wheel of Fortune"will let fans do more than sit on the couch and shout answers at their televisions.

Google Sees Record Search Queries In Second Quarter (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Leading search engine Google Inc. attracted a record amount of traffic in the second quarter, but rivals Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN also saw more Internet visitors, a web-tracking firm says.