Portugal to sell 500,000 of Intel's Classmate PCs (AP)
AP - Intel Corp.'s low-cost laptop initiative is set to get a boost Wednesday from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design.
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Reuters loses right to use crucial IM technology (AP)
AP - Thomson Reuters Corp. must remove a crucial layer of software from its instant messaging service beginning Friday under a federal court order that threatens to disrupt communications within dozens of stock brokerages and banks.
Nintendo reports jump in 1Q profit on hit Wii (AP)
AP - Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of the video game unit in attracting novice players.
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Electronic Arts posts smaller loss, misses targets (AP)
AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss for its fiscal first quarter Tuesday and more than doubled its revenue thanks to soaring sales of games such as "Rock Band" — even as it spent more on marketing and development.
Video game company to put gamers' DNA in space (CNET)
CNET - If you've every wanted to live forever, legendary game designer Richard Garriott--also known in the video game community as "Lord British"--may give you the chance.
IOC admits Internet censorship deal with China (Reuters)
Reuters - Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites despite promises of unrestricted access, a senior IOC official admitted on Wednesday.
Dell tests music player to renew iPod battle: report (Reuters)
Reuters - In recent months, personal computer maker Dell Inc., has been testing a digital music player that could go on sale as early as September, the Wall Street Journal newspaper said, citing several Dell officials.
LG to Use Dolby Mobile Audio System in Cell Phones (PC World)
PC World - LG Electronics plans to start adding Dolby Mobile to high-end phones later this year, it said Wednesday.
Inside The OSCON 2008 Open Source Conference (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - We round up our coverage of the open source OSCON 2008 conference. Don't miss Q&As with Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth and The Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin. Check out the photo gallery, too.
Nintendo, Software Makers Target DS Game Piracy (PC World)
PC World - Nintendo and major Japanese software companies are going after 5 companies they say sold devices to play pirated DS games.
HP, Intel and Yahoo To Research Cloud Computing (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Industry giants Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo announced Tuesday a joint project to research large-scale cloud computing, the ability to use applications, servers, storage and other computing services on the Internet without hosting, maintaining or configuring them locally. Early cloud applications include desktop office suites, but have rapidly grown to include enterprisewide services such as storage and network management. What's in the Cloud?
Nintendo Q1 profit up 32 pct on Wii; DS sales dip (Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) quarterly profit rose 31.5 percent on the runaway success of its Wii game console, but the Japanese video game maker kept its annual outlook well short of market expectations.
Music purchased from Yahoo could stop working soon (AP)
AP - Some users of Yahoo's music-download service will find songs they bought inaccessible after Sept. 30, adding fuel to criticisms over copy-protection measures known as digital rights management.
IAC swings to 2Q loss on charges (AP)
AP - IAC/InterActiveCorp said Wednesday that it swung to a second-quarter loss, hurt by a $300 million writedown in a catalog business, but excluding that and other charges its earnings beat analysts' estimates.
Italian media company sues YouTube (CNET)
CNET - Italian media company Mediaset announced on Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against YouTube and owner Google, alleging that the video-sharing site distributed and exploited its commercial property.
NPR to offer webcast of Newport music festivals (AP)
AP - Music fans unable to attend the Newport folk and jazz festivals will be able to listen to some of the concerts online.
VueScan scanning software supports foreign languages (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Hamrick Software on Wednesday announced the release of VueScan 8.4.79, an update to their popular scanning software for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. A free update for registered users, VueScan 8.4.79 costs $39.95 or $79.95 for the Standard and Professional editions, respectively.
Garmin reports higher 2Q profits, delays Nuvifone (AP)
AP - Garmin Ltd. shares dropped almost 15 percent Wednesday after the navigational device maker said its second-quarter earnings missed Wall Street expectations, it forecast limited growth for the rest of the year and said it was delaying its entrance into the cell phone market.
Study: Clear Strategy Key for SaaS E-commerce Success (PC World)
PC World - Gartner advises companies to plot a clear e-commerce strategy before choosing hosted software for their online stores.
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