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.
Macworld.com - Apple has released ExpressCard Update 1.0 for MacBook Pro laptops. The update requires Mac OS X v10.4.7 to install.
AP - While the process isn't perfect, scanning machines do exist to detect liquid explosives like the ones purportedly at the heart of the terrorist plot broken up this week.
AP - Despite ongoing privacy concerns and legal disputes involving companies bidding on the project, the U.S. State Department plans to begin issuing smart chip-embedded passports to Americans as planned Monday.
Macworld.com - Apple on Friday announced that it will request a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel. The company is responding to a NASDAQ Staff Determination Letter it received on Friday that claims Apple is not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued listing, as set forth by Marketplace Rule 4301(c)(14).
PC Magazine - A total of 181 students from 72 teams representing 42 countries participated in the Microsoft Imagine Cup, a contest that ended on Friday. Italian team Even .ctor took first place in the software design category.
Reuters - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. on Friday said U.S. regulators have requested additional information on its radio receivers that also contain FM transmitters.
InfoWorld - Apple’s WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC) is no Mac pep rally. It’s a gathering of geeks ready for a deep dive into a pool of technologies. But WWDC also has a tradition of new product intros, and last week was no exception, with two major hardware offerings and a tantalizing look at Mac OS X 10.5, code-named Leopard.
AP - Although he was alarmed by AOL's haphazard release of its subscribers' online search requests, Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday the privacy concerns raised by that breach won't change his company's practice of storing the inquiries made by its users.
The Motley Fool - Like other enterprise-software companies, FileNet (Nasdaq: FILE - News) has had a static stock price over the past couple years. But things changed abruptly over the past few weeks as buyout rumors propelled the price from $25 to $35. The Street's hunch was right -- IBM (NYSE: IBM - News) announced on Thursday that it will shell out $1.6 billion for the company. It's likely not an isolated event, so expect the dealmaking to continue.
Macworld.com - Apple on Friday filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a notification of late filing for its Form 10-Q, a report required by the SEC, in this case for Apple’s financial quarter that ended July 1, 2006.
