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Dell adds flash drive option for ultra-portables

Dell has begun offering a flash memory, solid state drive (SSD) as an alternative to a hard drive (HDD) in two of its ultra-portable laptop models, the Latitude D420 ultra-mobile and D620 ATG semi-rugged. The company is one the first to offer a flash-based drive as an alternative to hard disk drives (HDD) on corporate notebooks. A SSD is a hard drive alternative based on flash memory. ...more

Fon gets Gspace for Gmail

Wireless internet service provider Fon has bought browser plugin maker Gspace for an undisclosed amount. Gspace is a Firefox browser extension that allows users to upload and keep files using their GMail accounts. The extension will be integrated into a new device Fon will launch in February 2007 called Fon Liberator which is a Wi-Fi router that allows user to attach storage devices via a USB port. ...more

FWB ditches SoftWindows

The PC emulation package SoftWindows 98 has been discontinued by its developer, FWB. It seems the software has been unable to compete successfully with the Virtual PC system. FWB will continue to develop Real PC. ...more

Europe unlikely to copy US spyware clampdown

A UK legal expert believes that US moves to jail spyware perpetrators are unlikely to be copied by European authorities. A US House of Representatives subcommittee has this week approved a bill that recommends up to five years in prison for convicted distributors of malicious spyware. Past versions of the Internet Spyware Prevention Act have failed to pass a vote in the US Senate. ...more