Nokia Set to Make Netbooks – Chief Executive

From X-bit Labs: Nokia Corp., the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, is interested in making netbooks, the ultra low-cost personal computers, according to its chief executive officer. The claim is hardly a surprise, considering the fact that Nokia signed a pact with Intel Corp...

Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon to fight Google book deal

From InfoWorld: Microsoft, Amazon.com and Yahoo plan to join a consortium to fight a proposed settlement Google has made with authors and publishers over its Google Book Search service, according to a report published in The New York Times.

The coalition, which is being formed by...

Hearing set for appeal of Word injunction

From CNET News.com: A federal appeals court has scheduled a hearing next month to decide whether to uphold a ruling that would force Microsoft to stop selling Word in its current form.

A district court judge last week issued an injunction that would halt sales of any version of Word...

MySpace Buys iLike

From DailyTech: The social networking landscape in America is dominated by two major players -- MySpace and Facebook. MySpace was traditionally the most popular network as far as user numbers, but has been overtaken by Facebook.

MySpace announced this week that it was purchasing a...

Intel’s Chip With Unlocked Multiplier Hits 6GHz Clock-Speed

From X-bit Labs: Even though the Pentium E6500K processor with unlocked multiplier aimed only at Chinese market did seem to be a solution for those, who would like to have higher-than-expected performance, overclockers with no limits in mind have managed to achieve performance...

BlackBerry to sport Flash and Silverlight next year

From InfoWorld: Research In Motion is set to bring full Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight support to the company's BlackBerry phones. The BoyGenius Report blog claims RIM will introduce the new functionality sometime next summer, together with more powerful handsets.

The...

Not One, But Two Apple Tablets on the Way, Says Report

From PC World: What's better than a rumor about one Apple tablet? A rumor about two. That's right: not one, but two Apple tablets could come either this year or early next year. Market researcher Richard Doherty told BusinessWeek that Apple has developed two tablet computers...

Blockbuster, Motorola team up for mobile movies

From CNET News.com: After inking a deal with Samsung last month to deliver movies directly to your home, Blockbuster announced on Tuesday that its OnDemand service is also coming to your mobile phone.

Blockbuster OnDemand, to be available on "select" Motorola mobile phones, will...

MacBook Pro Notebook HDD, Bluetooth Fixes Arrive

From DailyTech: Last week DailyTech reported that the 500 GB hard drives on some of the new MacBook Pros were beeping randomly and performing poorly. Apple said it was aware of these issues and that it considered fixing them one of its top priorities. It apparently didn't take them...

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