Ubuntu Mobile Embedded project & Intel announce a version of Linux for
phones, PDAs, tablets etc. First cut expected in October this year:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6634195.stm
Sun says they've now release the bulk of Java as Open Source but ask for
help from the community to replace encumbered bits like fonts:
http://open.itworld.com/4915/070508opsjava/page_1.html
The European Galileo GPS project is now postponed until 2012 and if
squabbles over funding continue may never get off the ground:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/05/08/213701/public-share-should-increase-says-galileo-consortium.html
The US Federal Aviation Administration says the hardware requirements
for Vista mean it may pass on upgrading its computer systems:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199500324
IM-R200 Pantech dual-screen phone has an OLED-backed touch panel with
haptic feedback that slides out to be used as a keyboard:
http://www.gizmag.com.au/go/7219/
Sony Ericsson launch their P1. Smaller than the P9xx series with WiFi,
touchscreen, 3.2MP camera and UIQ 3.0:
http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=3347
And finally. The Japanese elite are now treating themselves to
facials of pure gold, just like Cleopatra:
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSSP2813462007051
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.