Qualcomm buys UK mobile-TV spectrum
News Seventeen lots of spectrum in the mobile TV-friendly L-band have been won in an Ofcom auction by Qualcomm, at a cost of £8.3m [16 May 2008]
Asus to embed Linux into all motherboards
News The company has put the 'instant-on' Splashtop distro into some motherboards since last year, and is to extend the tie-in across its whole range [16 May 2008]
IBM introduces new hybrid blade
News The QS22 uses a mix of cell processors on blade technology to bring high-performance computing to small and medium-sized businesses [16 May 2008]
Silverlight open-source implementation released
News The Mono project this week made the first public release of Moonlight, an open-source implementation of the Silverlight rich media browser tech [16 May 2008]
IBM uses liquid metal to boost solar-cell efficiency
News The company's tech increases the power of the sun's rays by a factor of 10, using liquid metal to transfer the resulting heat from solar cells [16 May 2008]
VeriSign will not revive Site Finder despite patent
News The controversial URL-typo redirection service will not make a reappearance, despite the belated award of a patent for the technique [16 May 2008]
Dell to cut PC power by 25 percent
News The company says will cut power consumption of its PCs and notebooks by a quarter in the next two years, largely by reliance on its suppliers [16 May 2008]
Soca reveals its cybercrime-fighting successes
News A report detailing work by the Serious Organised Crime Agency over the past year revealed some e-crime successes, yet cybercrime still seems to be a low priority [16 May 2008]
Researcher: Debian cryptography may be flawed
News All OpenSSL keys generated between September 2006 and May 2008 may be invalid, according to a security researcher [16 May 2008]
Defra deploys Vista, citing green credentials
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs expects the Microsoft operating system to reduce its carbon footprint while the BitLocker encryption system will boost security [16 May 2008]
EC eyes tech as key to greener future
News The Commission is supporting the intelligent use of tech to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions across Europe's economy [16 May 2008]
Apple dismisses Safari vulnerability claims
News A security researcher says Safari users risk littering their desktops with malicious software because the browser does not ask for user permission when downloading files [16 May 2008]
Microsoft officially teams up with OLPC
News The XO machine will now be available in both Linux and Windows varieties, a move that OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte says helps give the laptop credibility [16 May 2008]
Microsoft limits XP subnotebook specs
News Reports suggest XP is being offered at a discounted rate to makers of low-cost subnotebooks, but only if they agree to limit the devices' hardware specs [15 May 2008]
Livescribe demos Java-fuelled smartpen 
Video The Java-capable Pulse Smartpen records audio as the user takes handwritten notes, synchs up the sound with the writing and translates languages instantly [15 May 2008]
Microsoft blames users for Vista infections
News In countering claims Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, Microsoft has said the 'complacency' of users is to blame for infection rates [15 May 2008]
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CBS to buy CNET Networks for $1.8bn
News CBS has entered into an agreement to acquire ZDNet.co.uk publisher CNET Networks [15 May 2008]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings three critical fixes
News The software maker has released four patches as part of its monthly update cycle, three of which have a critical rating [15 May 2008]
Cern demos Java apps for giant 3D digital camera
Video Derek Mathieson, project leader at Cern, explains the use of Java apps by the Atlas detector, a six-storey-high, 100-megapixel camera with 100 million data channels [15 May 2008]
Dell and Ericsson ink mobile-broadband deal
News As Dell has already said it will use Qualcomm's Gobi mobile- broadband chipset, the PC maker may be planning to use Ericsson modules in low-cost subnotebooks [15 May 2008]
RIM tight-lipped on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News Although refusing to comment on a touchscreen BlackBerry, co-CEO Jim Balsillie has insisted RIM is 'not religious on form factor' [15 May 2008]
NHS stalls electronic record system rollout
News Following concerns raised in a report evaluating a trial rollout of the system, the NHS has decided to call a halt while it takes stock of criticisms [15 May 2008]
WorldWide Telescope finds intelligent life at Microsoft
Video Explore the cosmos with Microsoft Research's WorldWide Telescope, which integrates an impressive range of data sources in an attractive and well-connected interface [15 May 2008]
RIM aims to broaden BlackBerry user base
News RIM has revealed a product roadmap through which it plans to target every size of business, from the biggest corporate players to the smallest home businesses or even individual users [15 May 2008]
Adobe to launch beta test for Flash Player 10
News Code-named Astro, Flash Player 10 includes better support for 3D animation and video hardware acceleration, among other improvements [15 May 2008]
