David Pogue State of the Art column notes Canon N camera is response to proliferation of cell phone cameras; says it offers features that a smartphone cannot match while it imitates connectivity and workings that are not often found in traditional point-and-shoots. Read more..

By DAVID POGUE - The New York Times

Toolkit column notes translation apps are much improved from earlier versions, as more people use them and apps become more accurate; offerings include Google Translate, Jibbigo, Vocre and ITranslate. Read more..

By KATE MURPHY - The New York Times

Official index shows growth in mainland Chinese manufacturing sector unexpectedly slowed in April as new export orders fell; data raises fresh doubts on strength of economy after disappointing first quarter; purchasing managers' index fell to 50.6 in April from an 11-month high in March of 50.9. Read more..

By REUTERS - The New York Times

The Times’s Nelson D. Schwartz on whether lowering interest rates can have sustained effects on slumping markets. Read more..

Ben Werschkul, Channon Hodge, Pedro Rafael Rosado, Alyssa Kim and David Gillen - The New York Times

General Motors and Mountain Dew both withdraw advertisements after receiving criticism that ads were racially offensive; General Motors ad included a song with lyrics that crudely referred to the Chinese and Mountain Dew’s ad involved a battered woman and a lineup with African-American men. Read more..

By TANZINA VEGA - The New York Times

Comcast reports a 17.4 percent increase in net income, to $1.44 billion, in the three months that ended March 31; solid earnings are partly the result of higher cable bills for 72 percent of Comcast's subscribers; company reports $3.07 billion in operating income and $15.3 billion in revenue, increases of 11.2 percent and 2.9 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. Read more..

By AMY CHOZICK - The New York Times

The recent crash of a Lion Air flight off Bali last month came as the carrier ordered 234 planes for $24 billion, its second major expansion deal in three years. Read more..

By JOE COCHRANE - International Herald Tribune

President Obama named Representative Melvin L. Watt, Democrat of North Carolina, as the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Read more..

By ANNIE LOWREY - The New York Times

Stuart Elliott Advertising column on creators of online video content, like CBS Interactive and Univision Communications, that are following lead of television industry, seeking money from Madison Avenue in their effort to reach Spanish-speaking consumers. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times