ARM embeds new instruction set for 2.6 Linux kernel

UK chip designer ARM has announced open source support for the 2.6 Linux production kernel. The ARMv6 Instruction Set Architecture uses new enhancements to the kernel that add features such as physical cache, application space identifiers (ASIDS) and the use of atomic operations. ...more

Nokia damns iPhone with faint praise

Apple's iPhone is an interesting product, but its sales goal is not very high, the head of the multimedia unit at Nokia, Anssi Vanjoki, was quoted as saying on Thursday. Apple unveiled its much-anticipated version of a smart phone on Tuesday, presenting a sleek device with a large screen that combines a phone, an iPod and instant messaging. 'It is quite an interesting product but it is lacking a few essential features, such as 3G, which would enable fast data connections,' Vanjoki, whose multimedia unit is a direct rival to Apple, was quoted as saying by Finnish business daily Taloussanomat. ...more

VideoSeven launches armada of LCD monitors and projectors

VideoSeven has launched 16 new LCD displays, projectors and TVs. The new product launch sees the German brand split its LCD range into 'Value', 'Professional' and 'Entertainment'. Starting with LCD displays, the three lines span 15-, 17 and 19-inch displays. ...more

ClearCommerce warns of online auction holiday scams

Cut-throat thieves are operating a cut-price ticket scam, according to security experts ClearCommerce. Under a ruse known as 'triangulation', gangs operating from Eastern Europe, are promoting online auctions which purport to offer cut price tickets to exotic locations such as the Bahamas. Typically, if a victim buys such a ticket, they will pay the party offering the ticket direct. ...more

Microsoft goes to the wire with EU documents submission

Microsoft has submitted new documents to the European Commission in an attempt to avoid the imposition of new fines for failing to comply with the EU's 2004 antitrust ruling. Earlier this month the Commission imposed a €280.5mn fine on the software giant. ...more