In Brief: Acer unwraps Ferrari 4000 notebook PC   27 May 2005 13:00 GMT
Acer announced its Ferrari 4000 notebook computer this week, with a sleek black and red casing made from what it says is the same carbon fiber technology used on the body of Formula One race cars. The engine of Acer's latest high-end notebook is a Turion 64 processor from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) that runs both 32-bit and 64-bit programs, a Radeon X700 graphics processor from ATi Technology, a gigabyte of double data rate dynamic RAM, and a 100GB hard drive, Acer said. The Ferrari 4000 has a DVD reader/burner onboard and a 15.4 inch display. The notebook will come in two colors, black and Ferrari red. Acer is the official supplier to Scuderia Ferrari. A company representative was unable to provide information about pricing and availability.
Source: InfoWorld

Skype To Release VoWLAN Phone   27 May 2005 12:53 GMT
Skype's CEO told a conference in Paris that it will release a Wi-Fi phone that it expects to be profitable by the end of the year.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

GSM Catching Up In The Americas, Group Claims   27 May 2005 12:35 GMT
Trade group claims that the number of subscribers to wireless operators in the Western hemisphere using GSM technology has more than doubled in the last year.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Taiwan Mobile launches 3G network with Linux backbone   27 May 2005 12:05 GMT
Taiwan Mobile Co., one of Taiwan's biggest mobile phone service providers, launched a trial of its 3G (third generation) network this week using a Linux operating system as its backbone, an executive at the company said Friday.
Source: InfoWorld

NHK, Sony developing slim, high-capacity 1-inch drive   27 May 2005 11:52 GMT
Japanese public broadcaster Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), working with Sony, has developed a prototype 1-inch disk drive that is thinner and has more storage capacity than similar drives on the market today, an NHK researcher said this week.
Source: InfoWorld

The citywide Wi-Fi reality check   27 May 2005 11:00 GMT
Wireless technology tempts cities that want to offer low-cost broadband to residents, but operating a network is no walk in the park.
Source: ZDNet

Mobile Phone Industry Tries to Clean Up Its Act (PC World)   27 May 2005 08:00 GMT
PC World - Groups are hoping to regulate the way companies sell content, such as ringtones.
Source: Yahoo

Qualcomm chief dismisses Wi-Fi, WiMax threats   26 May 2005 21:16 GMT
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.- Qualcomm Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Irwin Jacobs defended his company's licensing strategy during a Wednesday night appearance in Mountain View, Calif., and said he sees no threat to it from Wi-Fi or WiMax.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia unveils Linux-based web device without phone (Reuters)   26 May 2005 16:32 GMT
Reuters - Nokia unveiled on Wednesday a pocket-sized Web browser for wireless broadband networks, which is the Finnish firm's first Linux-based device and its first product without a built-in mobile phone.
Source: Yahoo

Growing pains hurt Skype   26 May 2005 15:56 GMT
Q&A CEO Niklas Zennström says customer complaints will clear up over time and use e-mail in an emergency until 911 is ready.
Source: ZDNet