Former Procket CEO 'Stokes' his latest start-up   14 Apr 2005 11:00 GMT
Randall Kruep, who helped start-up Procket Networks raise more than $200 million in venture funding, is CEO of a new start-up.
Source: ZDNet

AMD posts first-quarter loss, but better than expected sales (Canadian Press)   13 Apr 2005 22:06 GMT
Canadian Press - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. posted a first-quarter loss Wednesday amid continuing soft demand for flash memory used in cellphones. But microprocessor sales set a company record.
Source: Yahoo

Court bars Microsoft from shipping networking feature   13 Apr 2005 21:57 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO - A court is blocking Microsoft  from using a networking feature planned for the future operating system code-named Longhorn and a service pack for Windows Server 2003 that had been scheduled to come out last year, according to a company suing Microsoft over the technology.
Source: InfoWorld

More cell phones, less satisfaction   13 Apr 2005 19:25 GMT
Embrace of mobile phones shouldn't be confused with enthusiasm for service providers, study stresses.
Source: ZDNet

Here Comes E-Mail for Mobile Phones, Finally (NewsFactor)   13 Apr 2005 17:53 GMT
NewsFactor - One would have assumed that e-mail on cell phones would have been a killer app by now. Certainly, e-mail is widely used on certain smart phones, which Research In Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM) Blackberry has proven to be a winner among a certain demographic.
Source: Yahoo

In Brief: Insightful announces S-Plus 7   13 Apr 2005 14:20 GMT
Insightful has announced an update of its S Plus statistical data analysis and predictive analytics platform. S-Plus 7 adds the ability to read, manipulate, and analyze extremely large data sets. Its new "pipeline architecture" streams large data sets instead of reading the entire data set into memory at once. The S-Plus Workbench gives developers a syntax-aware code editor as well as tools for project and task management. An interactive graphical system facilitates the creation of statistical charts and reports. S-Plus 7 is available today for Windows, Sun Solaris, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. S-Plus Server will be available in the second quarter.
Source: InfoWorld

Qualcomm Samples 3.1Mbps 3G Chips   13 Apr 2005 12:55 GMT
New chipsets will support 1xEV-DO Rev A, the follow-on to current CDMA-based 3G services.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

PalmOne Ships New Tungsten PDA, Cuts Zire Price   13 Apr 2005 12:48 GMT
Updated Tunsten E2 PDA has Bluetooth support, a brighter screen and longer battery life than the older Tunsten E.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Intel buying - not making - some flash chips   13 Apr 2005 11:52 GMT
TAIPEI -- Intel is procuring NAND flash memory from third-party suppliers to include in its chip packages, a company executive said Tuesday, a sign of how the chip maker is struggling to adapt to shifting demand patterns in the flash memory market.
Source: InfoWorld

Anti-Piracy Software Royalties Cut After Complaints (Reuters)   13 Apr 2005 11:25 GMT
Reuters - A group of technology firms has slashed the royalties they want to charge for essential anti-piracy systems after pressure from mobile phone companies, the group said on Wednesday.
Source: Yahoo