The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, prohibits Microsoft from selling Microsoft Word that can open custom XML:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/176223.asp?from=blog_last3
Nokia's plan to put Office apps on smartphones may be just another nail in Microsoft Mobile's coffin:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136601/Nokia_alliance_may_spell_doom_for_Windows_Mobile
Palm meanwhile annoy their customers by getting the Palm Pre to contact Palm HQ at regular intervals, giving the user's GPS location:
http://kitenet.net/~joey/blog/entry/Palm_Pre_privacy/
NEC and Panasonic are releasing 9 new cellphones, all powered by the non-profit LiMo mobile linux OS:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/technology/2743757/Nine-open-source-mobiles-on-the-way
Tales of exploding iPhones and iPods. Apple's response? To offer a refund if the owner signs a confidentiality agreement:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/12/exploding_iphone/
Intel offers 32Gbit NAND Flash chips, storing 3 bits per cell, and moving the standard small Flash disk size from 2 to 4Gbytes:
http://www.dailytech.com/Intel+Micron+Joint+Venture+Rolls+Out+32Gb+3bpc+NAND/article15954.htm
And finally. A money-scramble brings Dallas traffic to a halt as an armoured truck drops US$1,500 in coins down the expressway:
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/weird/Spilled_Quarters_from_Loomis_
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