Internet Explorer to block pop-ups

The next version of Internet Explorer will include a facility to block pop-up ads, the company confirmed today. The feature will be included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, which is due to be released next year. Microsoft spokesman Darin Linnman told News. ...more

Yahoo! buys up online picture sharing site Flickr

In yet another round of search engine follow-my-leader, Yahoo! has bought Canadian photo sharing company Flickr. The acquisition follows a similar move by Google last year when it bought up the Picasa picture sharing website. The Flickr startup has won many plaudits for its free picture management download software and service. ...more

Intel readies New Mexico fab for 45nm chip production

Intel is ramping up its investment in 45 nanometer (nm) process technology ready for its next generation of processors. It has announced it will be spending up to $1.5 billion on its Rio Rancho site in New Mexico, retooling Fab 11X ready for 45nm process-based production. ...more

Apple and U2 to unveil black iPod

Apple is holding another of its special events - for which read high-profile product announcement - next week, where CEO Steve Jobs will be joined by U2' Bono and The Edge to unveil U2-themed iPods, pre-loaded with the band's new album. US business website Forbes.com reports that, 'Sources close to the group say the U2 edition of the popular digital music player will come preloaded with the band's new album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, along with portions of the Irish supergroup's 25-year catalogue. ...more

Nokia sets up camp with MIT to boost mobile horizons

Nokia is teaming together with the famous academic centre of computing development that is Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), for a joint research facility entitled the Nokia Research Center Cambridge (NRCC). The centre, which is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a collaboration between Nokia's Research Center and MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). It is intended to bring together researchers and scientists from both parties, to develop next-gen communications technologies. ...more