FT.com -Microsoft aims to close gap in mobile race
The latest version of Windows for mobile handsets – due to be launched tomorrow – should stem Microsoft’s losses to Apple and Google as it races to complete a more thorough overhaul of its mobile software, according to industry analysts. The stop-gap release, known as Windows Mobile 6.5, is seen as essential in preventing Microsoft falling further behind Apple’s iPhone and other touch-screen smartphones.

FT.com – Banks accused of shunning innovators
Innovative manufacturers are the ones most likely to be denied bank finance, says a report to be published on Monday by the EEF manufacturers’ organisation. It said its findings, based on a survey of more than 200 companies, suggested a poor understanding in the financial sector of how and why manufacturers invested in innovation, which left better performing companies struggling to access credit.

BBC – Sony shows off 3D TV technology
Sony has shown off a new single-lens camera able to capture 3D images. The new camera takes a singel image that is split by mirrors and recorded on two sensors, resulting in a “smoother” picture, according to Sony. The prototype camera will be unveiled this week at Ceatec electronics show in Tokyo, Japan.

ComputerWorld UK – Forrester: Business insist on cost benefits from green IT
UK businesses are demanding clear cost benefits from their green IT initiatives, according to the ‘Forrester and Tech: Touchstone Events 2009 green IT UK report’, which found that eighty six per cent of IT executives press ahead with their green plans. Most of the work involved changes in datacentres and desktop environments. Half of the businesses surveyed wanted green IT investments to slash their energy consumption, and four in ten wanted to extend the life of their technology