Time Warner bares teeth at FTC condition

Time Warner and AOL are prepared to sue to take the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to court over its harsh condition to the AOL/Time Warner merger: that Time Warner makes its news and entertainment content available to rivals. USA Today reports that the companies are ready to go to court to ensure their privilege to Time Warner's content, even at the risk of delaying approval to the merger, while the FTC is equally vehement that it will sue the companies and block the deal if it doesn't get the concessions it feels necessary to preserve competition. The FTC is also considering Time Warner's agreement to open up its high speed cable network to competitors. ...more

Nokia turns to a Tablet

Mobile phone giant Nokia has unveiled a new product, and it's not a mobile phone. The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is the first of a kind for Nokia. It is essentially one part mobile computing device (complete with touch-sensitive, high-resolution 800x480 screen) and one part mobile phone accessory. ...more

NEC launches Centrino-based Versa notebook

NEC joins the Centrino gang with its sub-£1,000, sub-notebook, the Versa S900. Intel's much-heralded mobile processor redesign is particularly targeted at this system category. Rather than desktop replacements with big screens and DVD drives, the performance gains, in terms of extended battery life and support for light and slim designs, are geared towards highly portable sub-notebooks. ...more

Google launches British Froogle

Google UK is launching its Froogle shopping search service in Britain. The company says it already has 'hundreds' of merchants signed up to provide goods through the service. The service, which is now live at www. ...more

Strained relations cause Adobe no-show

Adobe Systems has decided not to exhibit at this month's Macworld Expo in New York. The company cited the slowdown in the economy as its reason for not exhibiting, but sources claim that the real reason has more to do with tension between Adobe and Apple over the development of Mac OS X versions of Adobe products. The party line, according to Cheryl Edwards, Adobe's public relations director, is simple: "For economic reasons, Adobe will not be exhibiting at Macworld New York this summer," she said. ...more