6th August 2007 Archive

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iPhone's keyboard prompts patent violation suit

Apple faces court action, again

A Florida-based company has accused Apple of infringing a patent it owns for a readable keyboard display, similar to the iPhone's touch-screen. SP Technologies filed a claim alleging that Apple has infringed on a patent it was granted in 2004 for a "method and medium for computer readable keyboard display incapable of user …

Phones 6 Aug 2007, 11:36
Nokia calls Microsoft for DRM software

Music to your ears?

Nokia is to incorporate Microsoft's DRM software into its S60 and Series 40 mobile device platforms, fueling speculation that it's about to jump onto the music downloads bandwagon. Microsoft's PlayReady content access software allows owners of digital content to transfer it between different devices in a DRM-controlled manner …

Phones 6 Aug 2007, 14:36
AMD's Opteron goes to 3.2GHz

High-end chips gussied pre-Barcelona

AMD is trying to breath new life into its dual-core Opteron by upping the chip to 3.2GHz just weeks before Barcelona rolls on store shelves. AMD announced today the pricing and availability to its Opteron 2000 and 8000 series x86 chips, both in a mainstream and high performance flavor. The top-end models 8224 SE and 2224 SE …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Aug 2007, 17:45
Lenovo to ship Linux laptops

Microsoft’s source code departments begin shaking”

Lenovo is to pre-load ThinkPad laptops with a Linux OS, in response to calls from enterprise customers. Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 is to be available across the PC maker's ThinkPad notebook series starting in the fourth quarter of 2007. The OpenOffice.org productivity suite, an email client and a web browser …

PCs 6 Aug 2007, 21:47