D-Link rings changes on open-source phone

A dual-mode phone that runs on the Linux operating system will be put on sale early next year by D-Link. Better known as a maker of wireless and network switching products, D-Link is making its first foray into GSM phones with the V-CLICK. The V-CLICK will switch between Wi-Fi and GSM or GPRS networks at the click of a button, says D-Link, and will be 'unlocked', so users should be able to use it with any SIM card. ...more

Judge rejects Microsoft dismissal motion

An attempt by Microsoft to have the nine states's anti-trust case against them thrown out of court has been rejected by judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. The judge ruled that the fact that the case had been sent to her by the US Court of Appeals last summer precluded her from dismissing it. She also rejected the company's argument that the states' case undermines the federal government, which reached an agreement on the anti-trust penalties to be imposed on Microsoft with the other nine, settling states last year. ...more

Researchers at HP latch on to the successor to transistors

Researchers at Hewlett Packard think they may have come up with the successor to the transistor. In the future a 'crossbar latch' technique could provide the kind of switching at the molecular level currently performed by silicon based semiconductors. The crossbar approach where tiny meshes of wires overlap each other has been a subject of intense investigation among nanotechnology researchers because they are relatively easy to manufacture and extremely high densities can be achieved. ...more

iPod: 'A memory stick with bad software'

The president of Lenovo Europe, Milko van Duijl, delivered his scathing verdict on the iPod to a roomful of European IT journalists, as part of a larger speech on the importance of design. 'The iPod - it's a memory stick with bad software,' he said. 'You can't even delete a song on it without linking it up to a computer. ...more

Pics on CD without a PC

The Disc Steno CP100 is a new device that takes images from flash memory cards and burns them direct to a CD, without the need for a computer. It comprises a 24x CD-writer and two memory card slots, compatible with all the major flash formats - CompactFlash, SecureDigital, MultiMediaCard, MemoryStick and SmartMedia. A rechargeable battery is included. ...more