11:00 18.08.2006
AP - Dell Inc.'s announcement that it will expand its use of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. microprocessors is another win for the smaller chip maker against larger rival Intel Corp.
PC Magazine - The barrage of phone-related announcements and demonstrations at LinuxWorld underscores the growing stature of Linux as a mobile phone operating system.
Reuters - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. unveiled updated versions of its processors for business computers on Tuesday, hoping it will keep grabbing market share from revitalized rival Intel Corp. .
AFP - The recall by US computer-maker Dell of about 4.1 million laptop batteries due to safety concerns will not have any material impact on the company's finances, founder and board chairman Michael Dell has said.
Om asks where the money is? I say it's in add on applications and new services. The infrastructure costs have to be revenue neutral.Look to areas like access, identity/directory and new apps.........
InfoWorld - IBM at the SHARE conference in Baltimore on Tuesday is previewing Tivoli management software for its System z mainframes that is intended to boost the platform's standing in SOA and Internet computing.
PC World - Open-source OS offers several advantages, phone maker says.
AFP - The United States began issuing "e-passports" carrying data embedded in electronic chips despite concerns the high-tech documents could be read remotely by hackers.
PC Magazine - Norway's Trolltech AS has demonstrated the first fully reprogrammable mobile handset to help phone designers innovate as fast as their counterparts in the personal computer industry have done.
PC Magazine - The company plans to open-source its implementation of the Java ME specification by the end of the year.
PC Magazine - News Analysis: As Microsoft announces its retreat from the Mac virtualization arena, the fight contines with a lean startup in one corner and a heavyweight brand in the other. But questions remain on why Microsoft threw in the towel for Virtual PC for Mac.
