Rated Top Ten

The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)

And the top ten Bestellers this week are:

• Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
• The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
• The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
• The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
• From Beirut to Jerusalem (Updated with a New Chapter)
• Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems
• The Ruins
• The Messenger
• Judge & Jury
• The Kite Runner

A collection of the 10 new products that CNET editors liked best in the past week. Ceck them out here starting on this page.

Nokia Tests Cellular Wi-Fi Phones, PC World reports here: Users in Finland are testing technology that lets users switch between cell and wireless networks without interruption.

CNET News.com reports here: Software giant next week will start charging a nominal fee for 2007 Office Beta 2 downloads, as it seeks to offset costs.

Popular Science reports here: "Forgot your wallet? You’ll need a better excuse than that for passing on the check. By next year, you’ll be able to pay simply by swiping your cell phone a few inches from a cash register, with a new wireless standard called Near Field Communication."
Guess at the same time stealing cell phones will become  more popular and you have to run to cancel or put a stop on your stolen cell phone account or the thieves will party with it.

Yahoo News reports here: "Users should soon see the best bargains in years for a new desktop thanks to falling prices on the two most expensive components in a PC. A battle between the world’s two biggest processor makers and oversupply in the LCD panel industry have sent prices tumbling. Users should see the mark downs showing up in stores any time." Check out some top rated Desktops here in our online store.

Press Release from IBZL Corporate Communications, reports here:  New York, Zurich – July 28, 2006 – For the sixth year in a row, BusinessWeek is publishing the ranking of the 100 most valuable global brands (measured in US dollars) together with the leading brand consultancy Interbrand.

The ten top brands are again Coca-Cola (ranked 1st), Microsoft (ranked 2nd), IBM (ranked 3rd), GE (ranked 4th), Intel (ranked 5th), Nokia (ranked 6th), Toyota (ranked 7th), Disney (ranked 8th), McDonald’s (ranked 9th), and Mercedes (ranked 10th).

Your Guided Tour of the All-New PCWorld.com can be found here. "The site’s makeover starts with a bold new look and feel, of their design partner MetaDesign. But the changes go deep below the surface," they mention. We recommend you take a look and we congratulate PC World to a job well done.

BBC News reports here: Around 80% of mobile phones will be blocked on all five UK networks within 48 hours of being reported stolen in future, industry leaders have pledged. The pledge is part of a charter aimed at reducing mobile phone crime launched by the Mobile Industry Crime Action Forum (MICAF) and phone networks. It takes effect by this year’s end but will not extend to foreign networks.