BlackBerry owner RIM challenged on BBX name.

Buffalo Wild Wings succeeds with strong attachment to football-watching.

Capital One targets small businesses with Spark credit-card program.

Chipotle growth beats expectations.

Cinnabon makes TV advertising debut.

DirecTV threatens to pull Fox networks amid carriage dispute.

Facebook royalty Randi Zuckerberg breaks out on her own.Continue reading...

Apple seeks Qualcomm patent documents to shore up Samsung legal defense, as Apple sets date for employee celebration of Steve Jobs' life.

BMW expands luxury-car sales lead globally.

Cinemark chain threatens not to show Tower Heist over Universal's video-on-demand window.

Cosi battle with shareholder escalates.

Diageo nods to Brazil's growing might with new Johnnie Walker campaign.

Dollar Thrifty takes itself off the market.

General Mills says its can cut only so much sugar out of cereals.Continue reading...

Industries, businesses and governments up and down the Eastern seaboard are still toting up the economic damages created by Hurricane Irene, which included a deep impact on weekend movie box office numbers.

Amazon spends millions to fight Internet sales tax.

Chipotle tops limited-service restaurants among Gen Y, survey says.

Clean Energy Fuels draws investment as natural-gas automotive market heats up.

ESPN officially launches the Longhorn Network.

Kellogg targets dads in new ads for Frosted Flakes.

Kia brings back hamsters for new Soul campaign.

LivingSocial gets used to life in the fast lane.

Mentos produces app to help "improve friends."Continue reading...

Hurricane Irene seems to be aiming for the Northeastern U.S. megalopolis.

ABC refuses to air ad for Our Idiot Brother flick.

Apple prepares for life after Steve Jobs' leadership as new chief e-mails the troops.

Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett invest $5 billion in Bank of America, shoring up the stock, as the financier prepares to host a fund-raiser for Presidnet Obama, and Charles Schwab sues the bank and others over a financial-markets intricacy.

Burger King finds the King listed at one of Time magazine's "creepiest" brand mascots.Continue reading...

Angry Birds and Moshi Monsters are ready for prime time at International Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.

Apple estimated to pay more than $1 billion annually to run iTunes; agrees to pay mobile patent settlement to Nokia; and sees top retail exec jumps ship to jcpenney.

Avis signs deal to buy European counterpart for $1 billion.

BBC moves to sell its iconic Television Centre in Wood Lane.

Bloomberg TV files complaint alleging Comcast/NBCU favoritism.

Cabbage Patch Kids will be revived for cartoon.Continue reading...

Last night, the 15th annual Webby Awards were presented in New York, hosted by past winner Lisa Kudrow and once again enforcing the five-word limit on speeches by the winners.

Some of the best (watch below) included Vogue editor Anna Wintour (above), who accepted the People's Choice Award from Daniel Radcliffe with "Sometimes, geeks can be chic."Continue reading...

Apple's iPhone is launching into deep space.

AT&T accused of buying nonprofit support (including GLAAD) for its merger.

Buddy Media preparing for an IPO?

Dell picks China for Streak 10 tablet launch.

Diet Coke launches fashion site with Yahoo UK.

Microsoft appears ready to phase out Zune brand.Continue reading...

AOL struggles in first quarter, while display advertising business grew.

Chipotle hiring probe expands.

ConAgra (maker of Chef Boyardee, Slim Jim) increases bid for Post cereal owner Ralcorp.

American Airlines offers in-flight streaming to personal devices.

Apple's iPhone 5 faces delay as app revenue projected to hit $3 billion.

Applied Materials to buy Varian Semiconductor.

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile scrap "Isis" payment platform for mobile wallet.Continue reading...