Dan Nystedt

Dell Inc. has launched a new low-cost desktop PC aimed at grabbing market share in China. Instead of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista OS, it runs Windows XP.

The device is aimed at solving mounting security concerns around mobile Internet access by securing Wi-Fi Internet use. The DataTurf system uses an encrypted VPN (virtual private network) to secure connections over, say, an unsecured public Wi-Fi hotspot back to a device sitting at the user's home.

The group behind the US$100 laptop computer aimed at schoolchildren in developing countries has developed a novel battery recharger for the machine that looks a lot like a yo-yo.

Internet phone service provider Skype Ltd. plans to start charging U.S. and Canadian users $34.63 (US$29.95) per year for unlimited calls to regular phones in both countries, as the end of a free trial offer looms.

The fast growth in wireless Internet use throughout Asia leaves users vulnerable to data theft over unsecured networks and lost or stolen mobile devices, a security expert warned Tuesday.

A group of companies led by IBM have developed a new chip technology that they say may someday replace disk drives. The companies have built a prototype device that runs 500 times faster than today's flash memory.

Japanese memory chip maker Elpida Memory Inc. and Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. have announced a broad plan to invest $16 billion over five years to build four new DRAM factories in Taiwan.

ATI Technologies Inc. lost ground in every major graphics product category during the third quarter, and its acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is likely to blame, according to Jon Peddie Research.