Via releases a laptop design as open source. The company issued the design for a low-cost notebook with WiMax support under an open-source license on Tuesday, a move intended to make customization easier and shorten design cycles for system makers.Apple files a patent for integrating solar panels into portable devices under touch-sensitive displays, suggesting that future Apple devices may be solar-powered, which could free them from wires for connecting to a power supply. Related: The Apple of the future. Adobe on Tuesday is releasing public betas of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth, all of which will be part of the next Adobe Creative Suite release, version 4. Top EU security agency calls for policing of social networks; group suggests that legislation be expanded to better protect people from the risks that social networking sites create. And just about everybody in IT has faced frustrating software sunset policies, crapware on brand new PCs, or cell phone exclusivity deals. And those are the just the beginning of the 10 most annoying habits of tech companies. Technology Industry