Microsoft's Live Search-enabled toolbar will be installed on all Hewlett-Packard (HP) consumer personal computers shipped in the United States and Canada starting in January 2009.

Macy's will roll out kiosks selling consumer electronics to 400 stores after a two-year pilot program. The e-Spot automated kiosks have touchscreen technology, provide extensive product information and allow customers to make purchases by swiping a major credit card or Macy's gift card.

WPP has named Torrence Boone as CEO of Project Da Vinci, the new global agency formed by WPP for Dell last December in a move to consolidate its advertising efforts from 800 agencies.

Global communications and technology provider Nortel is looking to harness some recent online social media buzz with its latest b-to-b push launching today.

Sports sponsorship scores for Konica Minolta; Austad's Golf gets personal about golf shoes; and direct mail campaign goes the distance for 3M.

Sharper Image Corp. is pursuing a sale of its business and assets. Any sale of the specialty retailer, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, will be subject to approval of the bankruptcy court. The company expects to complete a sale via auction by the end of May.

As digital media continues to grow, integration with other media channels is key, especially since digital means mea­surement and personalization. These were some of the key themes that echoed at last week's Ad:tech San Francisco.

Circuit City has signed a deal with The Parent Company for the latter to merchandise and fulfill select toys on CircuitCity.com through its eToys division. EToys will provide children's products for the toys and kids' electronics department on the Circuit City Web site.

In preparation for the US transition to digital-only TV broadcasts on Febru­ary 17, 2009, the US Federal Commu­nications Commission held an auction last month for the 700-megahertz band licenses that will become available. This spectrum is considered especially valuable for its ability to transmit through walls and achieve faster download speeds - technology that is expected to advance the size of the market.

After years of predicting mobile marketing's growing influence, experts say the channel's time is now. Dianna Dilworth reports.