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By Alun Williams

Posted on 25 May 2007 at 13:14

On the day that Dell starts to sell PCs pre-loaded with Ubuntu, the Linux company's chief has warned Microsoft that it faces certain defeat if it attempts to start a patent war.

Wednesday 23 May

Businesses 'wasting money on Wi-Fi hotspots'
Businesses are wasting thousands of pounds on Wi-Fi hotspot fees because they don't use the minutes they pay for.

Intel forges semiconductor alliances for new flash firm
Intel has joined forces with a semiconductor specialist, STMicroelectronics, and a private equity firm to create a new flash memory business.

BT to bring VoIP to the PSP - The Wireless Event
BT and Sony are teaming up to provide voice and video calls on the PSP console.

Tuesday 22 May

Drive-by mapping: the technology behind sat nav
In this exclusive video report, PC Pro's Jim Martin goes behind the scenes with Teleatlas - one of the UK's major sat nav map data suppliers - to find out how maps are made.

My BT Vision of hell
A few months ago, desperately wanting a Sky+ box but refusing to pay hundreds of pounds for one, I ditched Sky - much to the horror of my family - and signed up for BT Vision.

Monday 21 May

IBM powers world's fastest chip
New Power6 chip offers environmentally-friendly computing with reduced power consumption.

Retailers panic over BBC Wi-Fi scare
Leading electronics retailers fear that sales of wireless networking equipment are set to plummet following a BBC Panorama investigation into Wi-Fi radiation.

Google wants your ISP's email
Your ISP email could be turned into a Gmail account if the search giant has its way.