Motorola's consumer handsets chief resigns
News Shortly after Motorola's handsets division gained a new chief executive, its head of consumer devices has handed in his resignation [20 Aug 2008]
Microsoft forks out £50m to extend Novell Linux pact
News The proprietary and open-source vendors have extended their deal: Microsoft will sell more Suse licences, while joint R&D will continue [20 Aug 2008]
Microsoft unveils email-priority prototype
News Email Prioritizer is a PC-only, Office 2007-only experiment that allows the user to put a 'do not disturb' button in Outlook, and prioritise emails by importance [20 Aug 2008]
Judge lifts gag order on Boston travelcard-hack
News An orderhas been allowed to lapse that stopped three MIT students discussing details of hacking the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's travel smartcard system [20 Aug 2008]
AOL upgrades web-based AIM to version 7
News The company has upgraded its AIM Express software, adding new features such as tabbed conversations, status messages and text-message support [20 Aug 2008]
VMware joins Microsoft support scheme
News VMware has said it is 'proud' to be taking part in Microsoft's Server Virtualization Validation Program [20 Aug 2008]
Tech trends at the Intel Developer Forum 
Video ZDNet.com correspondent Sumi Das talks with senior editor Sam Diaz about trends and products at this year's Intel Developer Forum [20 Aug 2008]
Microsoft foresees ad revolution after Powerset buy
News Powerset's natural-language processing tech may change the way advertisers bid to have their ads shown next to search results, claims Microsoft [20 Aug 2008]
Ericsson, STMicro form semiconductor joint venture
News The two manufacturers have merged their mobile semiconductor and platforms businesses [20 Aug 2008]
Intel unveils Nehalem 'turbo mode'
News At IDF, the chipmaker announced a power-control feature in its new microarchitecture, claiming it is 'pretty compelling' for enterprises [20 Aug 2008]
Intel: Sentient mobile devices will understand users
News At the Intel Developer Forum, the company announced it is working on sensors enabling mobile devices to understand human behaviour and give guidance to users [20 Aug 2008]
November debut for HTC's Android-platform phone
Video Kara Tsuboi and Tom Krazit discuss HTC's forthcoming Android-platform phone, which has been given the green light by the FCC for a November release [20 Aug 2008]
Google digs deep to exploit geothermal energy
News The company is investing $10m in US start-ups in a quest to produce a gigawatt of electricity through renewable sources [20 Aug 2008]
Airport trials face-scanning technology
News The UK Border Agency has started trials of facial-recognition technology to check passports at Manchester Airport [20 Aug 2008]
Government web content to join archive
News The National Archives plans to start copying and making available online all central-government website content from November [20 Aug 2008]
HP earnings beat Wall Street estimates
News Growth in notebook sales has helped the computer make beat analyst estimates for the third quarter, with $2.03bn in earnings [20 Aug 2008]
IBM cloud investment offers business continuity
News The company will equip datacentres around the world to let customers access cloud-based computer services in the event service disruptions take down their networks [20 Aug 2008]
Salesforce expands platform with InStranet buy
News Having purchased InStranet, a call-centre software provider, Salesforce is planning a new offering for its software-as-a-service platform [20 Aug 2008]
Microsoft banks on tailored search to best Google
News Setting out its search-strategy stall, Microsoft said it aims to gain a deeper understanding of searcher behaviour to secure an edge in the market [20 Aug 2008]
Nokia retains lead in smartphone market
News In the second quarter of 2008, smartphones enjoyed near-record shipment levels in EMEA, but analysts warn tougher times may lie ahead [20 Aug 2008]
Apple releases iPhone 3G firmware update
News Reports, unconfirmed by Apple, speculate that the update is aimed at fixing problems with unreliable web reception and dropped calls [20 Aug 2008]
Microsoft relaxes restrictions on virtualisation
News The company will allow organisations to move servers as they wish without penalty as it eases up the rules on server licensing [19 Aug 2008]
Android security team appeals to bug hunters
News The security team for Google's nascent open-source mobile platform, Android, has attempted to raise its profile with the security community [19 Aug 2008]
Dell extends warranties after GPU fault
News The company has announced a limited international warranty extension of one year, after Nvidia admitted flaws in some of its graphics-processing units [19 Aug 2008]
Keeping innovation alive at Microsoft
Q&A Hsiao-Wuen Hon, head of Microsoft's research lab in Beijing, explains why he believes researchers should be given the freedom and opportunity to explore new ideas [19 Aug 2008]
