Never get lost using your PDA

Navman has launched a clip-on GPS system that turns both PalmOS and Pocket PC-based machines into navigation aids. It's a European debut for the GPS receivers that come with Smartpath, GPS-enabled software covering 90,000 towns and cities in 12 different countries. You can simply set locations as destination points and then track your progress. ...more

Sony Ericsson goes clamshell crazy

Sony Ericsson, the mobile phone spin-off, has released a group of new handsets including clamshell models and a new variation of the Walkman phone. The clamshell models are aimed at the style conscious business user. They are equipped with push e-mail support and RSS feeds for news updates and traffic reports direct to your phone. ...more

AOL targets three phishing gangs

AOL has filed lawsuits against three phishing gangs in a bid to tackle the growing problem of identity theft and other online scams at the heart of phishing attacks. The suits have been filed in Virginia, whose state laws contain provisions for the prosecution of such attacks. The suits also cite US Federal law covering trademark abuse and spamming and seek damages of $18m. ...more

Pop videos are music to Google's ears

Website publishers will be given the chance to host music videos on their site, under a new advertising scheme launched by Google. Google said it would distribute advertising alongside videos from Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group to website publishers, in a four-week test now underway. "Over the past few months, we have run tests to figure out how we work with our partners and advertisers to combine high quality video content with ads and then distribute them (over) the Google AdSense network," Google said in statement. ...more

Longhorn corralled in Malaysia

Reuters reports that shopping malls in Malaysia are already selling CDs of Microsoft's next version of the Windows operating system, two years before it's ready for commercial launch. And being years away from readiness, the stores only want a pound. The version of the Longhorn operating system is that shown off at this year's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles in October, and which is currently available to MSDN subscribers to download. ...more