Gates Bids Farewell to CES (eWeek)

In what might have been his final keynote address at an International CES event, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates opened the 2008 expo with talk about entering a new "digital decade," where his company plans to play a major role. Gates acknowledged Apple's iPhone and signaled the importance of new content deals with NBC and others.

Back from the dead: CompUSA assets snapped up by TigerDirect (Ars Technica)

CompUSA's brand, trademarks, e-commerce business, and several retail locations are being saved from the ashes by Systemax, parent company of TigerDirect. Through the acquisition, TigerDirect plans to more than double its retail presence.

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Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba launch tech recycling company (CNET News.com)

Three of the biggest makers of TVs have formed a company to help manage the wave of electronics waste set to swell with the onset of digital television. Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba have launched the Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. in Minnesota.

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Intel Drops From One Laptop Per Child (Red Herring)

Intel said on Thursday it will drop out of the One Laptop Per Child project and resign from the board after the project's board demanded the chip maker stop supporting other efforts in emerging markets.

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The IT department is dead, author argues (Network World)

New Nicholas Carr book predicts utility computing will replace internal IT shops.

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