31st March 2006 Archive

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Apple, Beatles case hinges on out-moded agreement

Apple vs Apple Firms' 1991 deal says they're both right

Apple Comp. yesterday rejected arguments made by Apple Corp. lawyers that its iTunes Music Service goes beyond the terms of the two companies' 1991 trademark usage agreement, as the their legal confrontation in the English High Court moved into its second day. Quite the reverse, Apple Comp. advocate Anthony Grabiner QC said. …

Media players 31 Mar 2006, 09:16
ATI reports record quarter

But income down year on year

ATI last night reported its highest quarterly sales yet. During the three months to 28 February 2006 - ATI's second quarter of fiscal 2006 - the graphics chip company realised revenues of $672m, up 13.7 per cent on the previous quarter and 10.5 per cent on Q2 FY2005's total. It wasn't all good news, though. While the quarter' …

Channel Register 31 Mar 2006, 09:33
Nvidia unveils mobile Quadro FX trio

Yes, the ones Dell's already announced...

Nvidia has formally rolled out three new workstation GPUs - the Quadro FX 350M, 1500M and 2500M - that Dell has announced will be used in its latest Precision high-end laptops. The three parts are essentially pitched on their power consumption: 15W, 45W and 100W - the latter higher then Nvidia's entry-level and mid-range …

Bits 'n' Chips 31 Mar 2006, 10:02
Toshiba HD DVD player ships in Japan

Top of the range HD-XA1 goes on sale for around $935

Toshiba may be delaying the debut of its HD DVD player in the US, but it went ahead today with its Japanese launch. The company said it was bundling the machine (for a limited time) - the first commercially available HD DVD player - with a pair of HD DVD discs. The HD-XA1 is the top-end model of the two Toshiba unveiled at …

HD 31 Mar 2006, 10:32
Rivals start to spin Blu-ray, HD DVD alternatives

All the 'Versatile' disc technologies explained

Suddenly, all sorts of small companies are crawling out into the sunlight to tout alternative optical media technologies that will support HD content without the need to move from the current red-laser technology to tomorrow's blue-wavelength lasers. In one corner is a consortium of well-known names such as Sprout CD (Ukraine …

HD 31 Mar 2006, 11:28
Intel unveils 'juggernaut' computer for rural India

Heat and dust proof?

Intel this week unveiled its entry into the low-cost developing-world computer stakes, and it's a whopper. Designed for India, the tower-on-its-side system is dubbed 'Jaagruti - which means 'awakening' in the local lingo - though 'juggernaut' might be a better choice given its size. Intel is pitching the machine as a system …

PCs 31 Mar 2006, 12:25
LG sues Samsung for slander

Alleges advertising dirty tricks

LG is suing rival South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung for slander over a series of adverts which, it alleged, make false and defamatory claims about one of its top-of-the-range digital TV products. LG maintains Samsung's ads were designed to disrupt sales of a plasma TV with a built-in hard disk drive and PVR …

HD 31 Mar 2006, 12:47
PowerColor X1900 XT 512MB

Review PowerColour brings a price-competitive ATI Radeon X1900 XT to the market

It's generally a waste of a lot of money to go for a top-of-the-range card from any manufacturer. Unless you really, really need that extra little bit of performance, it makes more financial sense to go for the next card down. This is especially the case with ATI's X1900 XT and X1900 XTX - the XTX's performance advantage over …

Bits 'n' Chips 31 Mar 2006, 13:21
Infineon DRAM biz to spin off as Qimonda

IPO at some point, presumably

Infineon's memory division will become a separate entity - named Qimonda - on 1 May, the company said today. Based in Munich, Qimonda will remain an Infineon subsidiary until it's IPO'd - though the parent company gave no indication when that may happen. Infineon CEO Wolfgang Ziebert described the move as a "strategic …

Channel Register 31 Mar 2006, 14:41
Apple 'iPhone' coming tomorrow/delayed to 2007*

Comment *Take your pick

Apple will tomorrow announce it is to enter the crowded mobile phone market. Or maybe it won't - it depends on who you talk to. Some say it's planning such a move, others that it's already well on its way to an announcement. Alternative voices claim it has had to delay its scheme for the time being. The logic behind the move …

Phones 31 Mar 2006, 15:54