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Fabless future: Struggling AMD spins off factories
(AP)
AP - For years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s scrappy image was best summed up by an insult that founder Jerry Sanders lobbed against rivals: "Real men have fabs."
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`Mail Goggles' might prevent e-mail regrets
(AP)
AP - Here's the scenario: It's Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty.
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MySpace, HP in deal to encourage photo printing
(AP)
AP - Among all the profiles on MySpace, the social networking site's users have uploaded almost 4 billion photos. Now through an agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co., MySpace hopes people will increasingly print these images and, eventually, buy photo-embellished merchandise, too.
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Web ad sales dipped from previous quarter
(AP)
AP - U.S. Internet advertising revenue dipped slightly in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, which likely is a ripple effect from the bad economy given that prior to 2008 the market had seen several consecutive quarters of increases.
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EU directive could change iPhone battery design
(CNET)
CNET - The European Union is considering a requirement that all cell phone batteries be easily replaceable, which might cause a problem for Apple's iPhone.
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U.S. official says online drug videos threaten teens
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The director of the White House war on drugs said on Monday that Internet videos that show people getting high pose a dangerous threat to teenagers by encouraging them to use drugs and alcohol.
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Taiwan's Asustek adds new member to low-priced mini laptop family
(AFP)
 AFP - Taiwan's Asustek Computer on Tuesday added a new member to its low-price "Eee PC" mini laptop family after achieving what the company said is a great success in the market.
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VeriSign sells Jamba stake to News Corp
(Reuters)
Reuters - News Corp has taken full ownership of mobile content provider Jamba by buying VeriSign Inc's 49 percent stake for about $200 million, the two companies said on Tuesday.
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Firefox 'Geode' Tech Adds Location Awareness
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Mozilla Labs on Tuesday unveiled a Firefox add-in called Geode, which will give the browser location awareness.
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Judge orders RealNetworks to pull copying software
(AP)
AP - RealNetworks Inc. said Monday it had temporarily stopped distributing its DVD copying software, RealDVD, at a federal judge's request in a copyright case brought by Hollywood studios.
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AMD Splits Into Two Companies with Abu Dhabi Backing
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Advanced Micro Devices, which has been struggling to regain its footing in competition with rival Intel, announced Tuesday that it will split into two companies. One of the companies will be a global enterprise focused on semiconductor manufacturing, temporarily called The Foundry Company. AMD itself will focus on designing microprocessors.
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Trends & Innovations - Monday
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - A new study says video game players are surprisingly fit, countering stereotypes that peg them as overweight couch potatoes. Gamers are 10% leaner than the average American, says the study of 7,000 players by Univ. of Southern Calif. researchers. They also exercise 1-2 times a week, more than the average American. But the study also found gamers have a higher rate of mental health problems. They're 50% more likely to have been diagnosed with depression and have a 20% higher rate of substance addiction.
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