Daily Wrap up July 7 - Tech.

<strong>Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Settle EU Cases</strong>

Microsoft Corp., which has been fined 1.68 billion euros ($2.34 billion) in European Union antitrust cases, is in preliminary talks to settle two additional probes before EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes leaves office, four people familiar with the negotiations said.

<strong>U.S antitrust regulators approve Nokia-Nortel deal</strong>

U.S. antitrust regulators have approved a Nokia Siemens bid for a portion of Canada's bankrupt Nortel Networks Inc, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.

<strong>Gmail and other Google apps finally leave 'beta' after 5 years</strong>

Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Talk were all stripped of their "beta" tags on Tuesday as Google upgraded the pieces of its Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE) suite to the status of a finished product.