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.
The Motley Fool - Enterprise software companies are mostly prosaic but not CA (NYSE: CA - News). As I pointed out in a recent article, the company has experienced defections of senior executives (like the CFO, Robert Davis), a delay of its fiscal fourth-quarter and annual reports (because of accounting issues on $70 million in sales commissions), and "a material weakness in its financial controls" (which basically means the company has problems with its accounting system).
Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) is betting on 16-year-old golf dynamo Michelle Wie to drive home sales of its cameras, laptop computers and flat-screen TVs during a holiday season critical to its turnaround.
Reuters - Consumer safety officials said on Tuesday they are reviewing all Sony-made lithium-ion batteries in laptop computers for fire hazards after Dell Inc. announced the largest electronics recall in the United States.
Reuters - A home video by two British teenagers entitled "How to be a Perfect Chav" is proving a big draw on the Internet, attracting some 30,000 hits since it was posted on Monday.
AP - Dell Inc.'s recall of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries came as embarrassing news to Sony, which supplied the problem batteries, but proved to be good news for rival Japanese electronics companies Sanyo and Matsushita, pushing the struggling company's shares higher Wednesday.
BusinessWeek Online - Stuart Karten and his small design team have dabbled in DNA analyzers and Bluetooth headsets, untangled problems with Belkin computer cable aesthetics, and helped companies like Adidas, Mitsubishi, and Du Pont overhaul their products and image. But even before founding Stuart, his eponymous firm, in 1984, Karten had made a name designing medical products.
Macworld.com - Apple has released Boot Camp 1.1 beta, a new version of its software to enable Intel-based Macs to run Microsoft Windows XP. The new release, measuring 202MB, is available for download from Apple’s Web site.
USATODAY.com - Internet search giant Google on Monday night began offering small businesses a free way to offer coupons online. The initiative is aimed primarily at the millions of businesses that don't currently advertise online, and offers them the ability to attract local customers with discounts or special deals.
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Motorola, a longtime maker of mobile phones, is one of the most trusted wireless brands, while Sprint and Samsung are among the least trusted by U.S. cellphone customers, according to a survey. The survey asked 4,700 consumers across the USA how much they trust major cellphone service and handset brands.
AFP - Centuries-old manuscripts at a colonial-era library in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata are set to become available online before they disintegrate, a library official has said.
