SanDisk CEO Eli Harari once plotted to dethrone the iPod with a series of "iDon't" ads--a marketing campaign that cast Apple iPod users as fad-driven sheep, and promoted his company's Sansa media players as the smart alternative.

Intel is interested in building another chip manufacturing plant in southern Israel by 2012 at a cost of US$2.5 billion, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Monday.

Xandros has announced that its integrated software solutions for next-generation ARM and Intel-based wireless netbooks and MIDs are being showcased at the ongoing Computex 2009.

The trademark dispute between Intel and Psion over the term "netbook" may be over following unconfirmed reports that the two companies have reached a settlement that lets other computer makers refer to their products as netbooks.

Facebook has received US$200 million from a Russian investment group in exchange for a small stake in the nation's largest social networking company.