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6th April 2006 Archive

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  • Apple Corp. saw iTunes early, didn't complain - lawyer

    Apple vs Apple Closing arguments made in court case

    The Beatles' recording company, Apple Corp., was given an opportunity to object to Apple Comp.'s use of the apple logo in association with the iTunes Music Store. But it chose not to, the iPod maker's advocate claimed yesterday. Apple Corp. received an ITMS demo in January 2003 - four months before the service went live, Anthony …

    Media players 6 Apr 2006, 09:38

  • PS3 priced at €499-€599 - Sony exec

    Not a cheap console

    The PlayStation 3 will set European consumers back €499-€599 (£349-£419), a senior Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) executive has let slip. Sony is expected to announce worldwide pricing and other such details at an 8 May event the week before the E3 computer games trade show. But in an interview with the Europe 1 …

    Consoles 6 Apr 2006, 10:34

  • Intel to sample Core Duo core update this month

    Forecast Celeron M 4xx CPUs finally make an appearance

    Intel is to update its Core Duo processor line, the chip maker has told customers, with samples of new T2400, T2500 and T2600 65nm dual-core processors shipping by early May. Some may go out the door before the end of April, we understand. According to company documentation seen by Reg Hardware, the move will see Intel …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Apr 2006, 11:09

  • Seagate, Cornice settle spat... for now

    Can't start fighting again until 2008

    Hard disk drive makers Seagate and Cornice have ended their feud and granted themselves 20 months' breathing space before they're allowed to start fighting again. The two companies this week said they had dismissed their lawsuits and countersuits and "agreed not to sue each other for patent infringement through the end of 2007 …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Apr 2006, 11:45

  • US mobile digital TV service unveils smart phone

    Modeo ropes in HTC handset

    Modeo, the US company evangelising the DVB-H digital TV standard Stateside, is to offer a Windows Mobile 5-based smart phone capable of receiving and displaying such broadcasts. The handset, manufactured by Taiwan's HTC, will go on sale in the second half of the year, the company announced yesterday. The 10.3 x 5.5 x 1.5cm …

    Phones 6 Apr 2006, 13:41

  • Sony 7mp Cyber-shot to battle blur

    It's highly sensitive too

    Sony has updated its skinny Cyber-shot T family with a 7.2 megapixel model that also incorporates the company's anti-shake system, Super Steady Shot. The slimline camera also features a high sensitivity ISO 1000 setting to improve its picture-taking ability in low light conditions. The 19mm-thick, 132g DSC-T30 sports that …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 6 Apr 2006, 14:14

  • Sony claims PS3 pricing leak 'incorrect'

    But close to the mark even so?

    Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has claimed reports that its senior staffers let slip how much the company plans to charge for the PlayStation 3 when the console ships next November are "incorrect". Instead, head of the the company's French operation, Georges Fornay, says he was "misunderstood" when he appeared to indicate …

    Consoles 6 Apr 2006, 15:15

  • Firm follows Apple with Windows-on-Mac code

    Parallels ships virtualisation app beta

    US software company Parallels has posted a pre-release version of its upcoming virtualisation tool for Intel-based Macs. Coming in response to the release of Apple's Windows XP-oriented Boot Camp utility, the Parallel product eliminates the need to choose which operating system the users at start-up. Instead, users can flip …

    Mac 6 Apr 2006, 15:55

  • Euro lobbyists demand end of levies on blank media

    Consumers appear unconcerned, however

    Five industry organisations are together calling on European states to abolish - or at least significantly reduce - "outdated" levies raised on digital media and devices to compensate copyright holders for losses they incur through unauthorised copying. The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the European American Business …

    Storage 6 Apr 2006, 16:04

  • Fingerprint-reading Flash drives

    Group Test Time to invest in some biometric data storage?

    Fingerprint recognition might not be all it's cracked up to be - as it has been proven time and time again that there are ways around it - bit it's still far better than no security at all. As long as it's set up properly, it works well enough, and it's fairly easy to use. Many laptops now come with built-in biometric security, …

    Storage 6 Apr 2006, 17:41