1. UK's T-Mobile and Orange mobile operators may merge

Two of Britain's mobile network operators have announced their intention to merge into a single company, which would then become the largest in the UK.

If the T-Mobile and Orange deal is allowed to continue, it could be signed in November. The new company would then control over one-third of the UK market.

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1. Sony Vaio laptops preloaded with Google Chrome browser

Apparently it's been happening for some time, but Sony has been preloading some of its US-destined VAIO laptops with Google's Chrome web browser.

That's a great result for Google, even thought VAIO's aren't necessarily the most popular laptops going and that Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox have a huge market share in comparison (~70%/20%).

Is this a sign that Sony might be keen to get Google's forthcoming Chrome OS on board? It would be interesting to know, though hard to measure, how much damage PC manufacturers have suffered as a result of sticking Windows Vista on their computers. Windows 7 might be better, but perhaps Chrome OS will join Linux as a credible alternative OS — even as a build option rather than by default — for hardware vendors wanting to distance themselves from Microsoft.

Chrome might only have about two percent of the browser market share at present, but I just get the feeling that share will grow as more deals are done and the word gets out to Joe Public.

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