Just this week I converted over to Windows mail from Thunderbird. I was having major headaches with spam in Thunderbird. The built-in filter simply just didn't cut it anymore.I read that the default Windows Vista mail had a built-in spam filter so I thought I'd give it a go. To my shock and amazement, the filter has deleted one email I wanted only (a Press Release I was bcc on) and it has only missed deleting 7 spam emails in 3 days. I had been getting about 100-150 missed spams a day. This has saved me so much time and the filter customization allows you to instantly add domain names and individual emails to your accepted or block list. It's all very clean and easy to use and it works. I am hooked.

Surprisingly, in a move that saddened Linux lovers, Palm has announced plans to shelve the Foleo handheld PC just before it was due to be shipped. Although Foleo II hasn’t been taken off the cards, they have decided to focus on a ‘next-generation platform.’ Palm CEO, Ed Colligan, wrote, “I hope this renewed focus at Palm will allow us to deliver more compelling solutions to our core smartphone market, and it will allow us to position ourselves for the long run around one Palm experience.” Read the full announcement here.

“Ford and Microsoft worked closely together to design and engineer Sync, which is based on state-of-the-art Microsoft Auto software,” said Velle Kolde, product manager for Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit. “Using software that bridges the automotive and consumer electronics industries, Ford Sync will help revolutionize the driving experience by providing a simple system that intelligently connects mobile phones, music players, and more.” Read all about it at Huliq.com.

New processors from AMD running on a Barcelona core are expected to be based on the new K10 architecture. Making the jump from K8 to K10, the new architecture offers a range of new features for incredible power savings, increased performance, increased floating-point performance, and increased virtualization performance. Features include the independent dynamic core technology, AMD CoolCore Technology, AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator, AMD Memory Optimizer Technology, AMD Balanced Smart Cache and Rapid Virtualization Indexing. For an in-depth review, click here. 

The new System LCD from Sharp comes equipped with optical sensors embedded into each pixel of the LCD panel to provide both touch screen and scanner functions. The elimination of the need to bond a film to panel for these capabilities produces vivid images on the thinner screen display. The screen allows tactile recognition for simultaneously touching multiple points to achieve desired results such as enlarging or reducing images. Business cards can be scanned by simply placing them on top of the screen. Even fingerprint authentication is expected to be featured in the near future. Learn more here.