The NZ Government orders Microsoft Office to be wiped from 25,000
Mac PCs in schools around the country:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10442388
Dell announce their pricing for Linux PCs, and contrary to earlier
reports, they are marginally cheaper than the Windows counterparts:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070525-windows-tax-is-50-according-to-dell-linux-pc-pricing.html
Nokia phones may be barred from the US if their patent dispute with
Qualcomm goes the wrong way:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070524-nokia-phones-could-be-barred-from-us-in-qualcomm-patent-squabble.html
Intel designers produce an 18mm thin laptop; not much fatter than a
Motorola RAZR:
http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/may2007/tc20070523_272039.htm
NEC Put the DRAM for an LCD display on the glass substrate itself as
they attempt to put all the circuitry for a display on the glass:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199701701
And finally. If you're an American who is is unhappy with your cellphone
company, you can start your own through Sonopia:
http://origin.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_5965049?nclick_check=1
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.