Ross Peat quits as MD for Microsoft New Zealand to spend more time with
his family. His replacement is Helen Robinson:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/A5D50799C5E6D220CC25717F00312364?OpenDocument
The Onesource Group claims a 22 per cent reduction in total telecommunications
costs, moving from Telecom mobile to Vodafone for its Wireless Office concept:
http://m-net.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=263&Itemid=77
Sun announces job cuts of 5,000 workers - 12% of the workforce - and the
closure of two sites:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32089
Toshiba shows off a fuel cell for laptops. It works, but it's heavy and
huge. Additional batteries may be lighter:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5016984.stm
A review comparing SuSE 10.1 with Microsoft Vista shows that Vista still
has some way to go before it is ready for the desktop:
http://desktoplinux.com/articles/AT5613250391.html
TechoConcepts now have both stages for a low-cost software radio that can
handle multiple frequencies between 450 MHz and 6 GHzs simultaneously:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32037
The European Union annulls an EU-US agreement requiring airlines to transfer passenger data to the US authorities, citing lack of data protection:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5028918.stm
Engineers discover an efficient method of fixing carbon nanotubes precisely
in place on silicon chips,allowing their use in a number of devices:
http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn9241-carbon-nanotubes-pinned-down-at-last.html
And finally. Segway owners generally fall over when they see the price tag. General Electric's fix provides not cheaper parts, but loans to buyers:
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-05-31T173006Z_01_N31205987_RTRUKOC_0_US-LEISURE-SEGWAY.xml&archived=False
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.