Apple plans 2GB iPod Shuffle

Apple has shuffled its line-up of matchbook-size digital music players, announcing a new iPod Shuffle with double the storage space and slashing the price of its 1GB models to $49, says News.com.

The 2GB version of the screenless flash memory-based player will cost $69 and be available for sale later this month, Apple said in a statement. That's less than the previous price for a new 1GB model, at $79.

Both models, which sport a built-in clip, are expected to come in five colours: silver, blue, green, purple and red.

The Mozilla Foundation has revealed Mozilla Messaging, a new subsidiary dedicated to creating open source Internet communication software, says Arstechnica.

The organisation, headed by former ActiveState CTO David Ascher, will take on stewardship of Mozilla Thunderbird. The newly-formed subsidiary has also revealed plans for Thunderbird 3, the next major version of the open source mail client.

Mozilla Messaging has hired a small staff of developers that will work alongside community contributors to move the initiative forward. In addition to Ascher, the organisation's board of directors includes Mozilla Labs VP Christopher Beard and MySQL AB CEO Marten Mickos.

Intel's latest gaming and high-end computing platform includes two quad-core processors and graphic cards, says Computer World.

The new platform, code-named Skulltrail, holds a total of eight processors and gives users a choice of two multi-card graphics solutions, one from ATI and one from nVidia.

"This shows Intel taking the lead in developing and bringing to market cutting-edge PC designs," said Dan Olds, an analyst at Gabriel Consulting Group. "Before, they tended to aim more for the middle-ground mass market and, in doing so, left the high-performance side of the market to others. Now, with this new combination, they've elbowed aside everyone else to take the lead in the PC performance race."