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.
NewsFactor - U3 is not a U2 tribute band. It is, in fact, a relatively new technology that allows applications to launch directly from a specially formatted USB flash drive. That means if you find yourself at a PC that doesn't have a program you need, you are not out of luck. A U3-enhanced drive can store both data and dedicated applications, allowing you to work on just about any PC.
AFP - A California computer security specialist released software to show that hackers can attack networks through widely popular BlackBerry handheld devices.
Reuters - Satellite navigation systems may be the latest "must have" car gadgets but London cabbies, who have to pass the world's toughest taxi exam, are not impressed.
PC World - Latest version of the open-source suite also adds support for mobile devices.
NewsFactor - Computer peripheral specialist Logitech is taking much of the guesswork out of Internet calling with an array of products designed for the growing number of VoIP users, including a keyboard with built-in call buttons, a speakerphone, and cordless headsets.
AFP - Mobile telephone giant Nokia's arrival in the music downloading business is bad news for Apple Computer, which may force the iPod maker to engineer a new "iPhone" to fend off the threat, experts believe.
Reuters - Time Warner Inc. on Monday said its AOL online unit has acquired Userplane, a provider of Web-based chat and instant messaging services.
Reuters - YouTube, the popular online home video site, has an unexpected star -- a septuagenarian British widower -- whose soft-spoken, humble manner has won the hearts of users of the youth dominated Web site.
InfoWorld - Palamida and Black Duck Software, both of which provide intellectual property compliance services, are using the occasion of the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco this week to reveal product expansions.
Reuters - Telecoms services companies US LEC Corp. and privately-held Paetec Communications on Monday said they had agreed to merge into a new entity with an estimated enterprise value of $1.3 billion.