MySpace heads to China - report

MySpace.com is in talks to bring its social-networking site to China. It is negotiating with Boston technology trade publisher International Data Group's Chinese venture arm and former China Netcom Group's Chief Executive Edward Tian, reports the Wall Street Journal. ...more

Intel slims down laptop to 0.7in

Intel has unveiled further details of the 'world's slimmest laptop', which is only marginally thicker than the delectably slim Razr mobile phone. Dubbed the Intel Mobile Metro Notebook, it boasts a thickness of just 0.7in - a mere quarter inch thicker than the Razr mobile. ...more

Securing future memories for flash

A group of companies producing flash memory cards has announced the creation of a new standard to enhance and increase the security capabilities of flash memory cards. The aim of the Mobile Commerce (MC) Extension Standard is to boost the commercial possibilities of mobile products in which flash memory cards are used. Eli Harari, President and CEO of SanDisk, said, 'The new Mobile Commerce Security specification will make it possible for such storage cards to secure the transfer of downloaded content such as music and movies as well as personal information that is stored today in electronic smart cards, including financial, medical, personal identification and other secure personal records. ...more

Tickets, passport, email, Internet

Birmingham International Airport has become the first in the UK to provide wireless Internet access. Expanding on the airport's existing network of Internet access kiosks, connections will be available airside at terminal 2, to anyone with a wireless-enabled laptop. Once users have connected to the network, they will automatically be directed to a Web page with details of the service and payment options. ...more

Urban WiMax to raise ?35m to fund expansion of UK network

Money will be used to extend London-based WiMax wireless data network nationwide. Wireless broadband network operator Urban WiMax has announced plans for a fresh round of funding to raise ?35m to finance a national roll-out for its WiMax wireless broadband service. The company has appointed investment bank Rothschild to advise it on the planned fundraising that, when completed, will see the company begin deploying its WiMax service, which is already running in parts of central London, to other urban centres across the UK. ...more