Microsoft has asked the designers of a low-cost Linux laptop intended for children in developing nations to redesign the system so it can accommodate its Windows XP operating system.

Supercomputers that consist of thousands of individual processor "brains" connected by miles of copper wires could one day fit into a laptop PC, thanks in part to a breakthrough by IBM scientists announced recently.

The first free US inflight email and instant messaging service will launch next Tuesday aboard a JetBlue flight leaving Kennedy Airport in New York.

TomTom has announced plans to incorporate Google Maps into its sat nav hardware.

Microsoft said that it has reached the "release candidate" with the first service pack for Windows Vista, with plans to make the test software available publicly next week.

Nokia announced fresh investments of approximately US$75 million towards its manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, India, for the year 2008.

Adobe has announced that PDF 1.7 has been approved by the ISO and will become the ISO 32000 standard (DIS).

Total consumer tech revenue grew by just 6 percent to US$2.2 billion versus 2006; LCD TV, GPS and notebook computers show most positive sales results.

Sony is importing a British ad for American audiences.

According to an equipment industry source on December 3, LPL has recently sent a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 8G equipment to an aligner supplier Canon.

Verizon Wireless plans to support Google's new software platform for cell phones and other mobile devices.

Samsung Electronics has introduced its first handset model equipped with Samsung SDI's 2.2-inch active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AM OLED) panel at a retail price of 599,000 won.