VMware sets IPO price at $29 ... Oracle announces 11g pricing ... Nokia says 46 million batteries may overheat

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News: Nokia says 46 million batteries may overheat
News: Oracle to charge for four 11g database add-ons
News: Microsoft trumps Google on free e-mail storage limit
News: VMware IPO price set at $29 per share
News: Microsoft reorganizes around aQuantive acquisition
Interview: Jimmy Wales talks on the future of Wikimedia
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Sweaty man electrocuted by PC


NEWS UPDATES

Nokia says 46 million batteries may overheat
Nokia Corp. is offering to replace 46 million batteries made by another
company for use in its mobile phones because of a risk of overheating,
Nokia said on Tuesday.

Oracle to charge for four 11g database add-ons
Oracle Corp. has issued details on pricing for its new 11g enterprise
database, with the vendor making some of the most talked-about features
available as extra-cost add-ons.

Microsoft trumps Google on free e-mail storage limit
Microsoft Corp. is increasing the storage limit for its Web-based e-mail
service, surpassing competitor Google Inc.'s limit but far short of
Yahoo Inc.'s unlimited storage.

VMware IPO price set at $29 per share
VMware Inc. set the price for its Tuesday initial public offering at
US$29 per share, the top end of the range of starting prices that the
software virtualization company had forecast.

Microsoft reorganizes around aQuantive acquisition
Microsoft Corp. has appointed the former CEO of aQuantive Inc. to head
up a new division devoted to serving advertisers and publishers, moves
that are part of the company's close of its acquisition of the digital
media and advertising services firm.

Microsoft questions FCC's 'white spaces' decision
The FCC on July 31 said a wireless prototype submitted by Microsoft and
other members of the White Spaces Coalition interfered with cable
television channels and therefore would not be licensed for use. But
Microsoft claims that the device was malfunctioning when the FCC tested
it.


INTERVIEW

Jimmy Wales talks on the future of Wikimedia
The role Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, plays at the organization
that supports the user generated and edited encyclopedia is changing as
he shifts more of his time to activities in the wiki and open source
communities, and shares time with his for-profit venture, Wikia Inc. In
this interview, Wales discusses his changing role at Wikimedia, plans
for the future, and other topics.


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Sweaty man electrocuted by PC
Hint for PC users: if you think your computer is too hot, maybe removing
the case and exposing the electronic innards and dangerous power source
isn't the best idea. But if you simply must do so, perhaps you shouldn't
keep your sweaty, naked flesh too close to said innards.

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