26th April 2006 Archive

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Europe's plan to hunt down pirates

Four years in the brig for you, me hearty

The EU is planning a crackdown on counterfeiting and pirating of goods, with penalties including a minimum four year prison term. Brussels is looking to leapfrog the divergent legislation of its member states, Reuters reports, and has drafted legislation calling for offenders to be hit with fines of at least €100,000 to €300, …

Networking and Wireless 26 Apr 2006, 08:23
Rambus awarded $306.5m in Hynix patent case

One case down...

Rambus has won its month-long patent infringement trial against South Korean rival Hynix Semiconductor. A San Jose, California jury yesterday awarded compensation to the US chip interface designer in the sum of $306.5m. "We are very pleased with today's result – and very thankful for the considered attention of the jury and …

Bits 'n' Chips 26 Apr 2006, 09:28
Evesham has graphic plan for notebooks

Voyager goes dual core

Evesham Technology has spruced up its top end notebooks by giving them Nvidia’s latest graphics processor and a liberal sprinkling of Intel’s dual-core processor technology. The Quest A620 and the Voyager C720 now both have NVIDIA’s GEForce Go 7900GTX, which Evesham says will deliver “truly Cinematic“ graphics. The C720 will …

PCs 26 Apr 2006, 10:17
Vonage hooks up with The Cloud

VoIP does Wi-Fi

Vonage has inked a deal with Wi-Fi outfit The Cloud to enable its VoIP users to use their service on the move. Vonage customers who have a Wi-Fi handset (the pocket-sized Wi-Fi UTStarcom F1000 phone currently featured on Vonage's website costs £90) will be able to make VoIP calls whenever they drift into any of The Cloud's 7, …

Phones 26 Apr 2006, 14:05