“Apple said today it has agreed to pay rival Creative Technology $100 million (£53 million) to settle all outstanding patent litigation between the two companies. The agreement, which settles five pending lawsuits, allows Apple to use Creative’s technology in its iPod, the world’s best selling digital music player…” (Read full article here)
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“eMachine’s founder—and number two Gateway shareholder—Lap Shun “John” Hui has made an unsolicited offer of $450 million for computer maker Gateway’s retail operations. Hui sold budget PC maker eMachines to Gateway back in 2004 for $290 million; Hui current owns Joui International, which develops office products…” (Read full article here)
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“Apple has announced a voluntary recall of 1.8 million lithium-ion batteries, the latest casualty of the Sony battery fiasco. The affected notebooks include certain models of the iBook G4 series as well as the PowerBook G4 series, the company said. About 1.1 million laptops sold within the U.S. are affected, with an additional 700,000 units sold abroad. Apple’s decision follows a similar recall by Dell, which had shipped Sony battery cells inside of its own laptops. Dell recalled 4.1 million batteries on August 14, the largest consumer product recall in U.S. history..,” (Read full article here)
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“Microsoft revealed today that no 32-bit versions of Windows Vista will be able to play back “next generation high definition protected content” (translation – studio-released BluRay and HD-DVD movies). By far the majority of PCs use 32-bit processors, because despite AMD’s efforts to push 64-bit CPUs into the marketplace early, Intel’s first widely-promoted 64-bit CPU is the just-released Core 2 Duo. PC users will now have to choose between a PC that can play high definition content (64 bit) versus one that can potentially run older devices that only have unsigned drivers available (32 bit)…” (Read full article here)
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“Online piracy is not solely responsible for dwindling sales of recorded music, says a report. Media analysts Screen Digest said broader cultural trends and the debut of DVD had left many consumers with much less to spend on their music collections. But the boom in sales of music through online portals will help to offset the decline in sales, said the report…” (Read full article here)
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“Users of Microsoft’s Messenger email service will be able to report suspected sexual predators directly to the police at the click of a mouse. In an attempt to protect the 11 million users of the service from potential abusers, the software giant has struck up a partnership with the UK government-backed Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre. Microsoft will add a “report abuse” icon to Messenger that will link any users worried about their anonymous internet buddies directly to online police services…” (Read full article here)
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“Microsoft on Tuesday launched a new offensive against cybersquatters who allegedly gain illegal profits from thousands of Web sites, such as WindowsLiveTutorial.com and HaloChamp.com, that include the company’s trademarked names. Redmond filed three lawsuits in federal court this week claiming that some Web site operators have registered and operate hundreds of domain names with the sole purpose of reaping “bad faith” profits and in violation of federal and state laws…” (Read full article here)
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“Tower Records filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years Monday, weeks after word surfaced that the iconic music retailer had been cut off by major suppliers for failing to pay its bills…” (Read full article here)
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“While many gamers are getting ready to decide whether they want to shell out as much as $600 for Sony’s PlayStation 3 this holiday season, one Electronic Arts executive thinks Nintendo’s own next-generation console offering, the Wii, will come in at a much more attractive price. According to GameIndustry.biz, EA vice president and COO David Gardner expects the Wii, Nintendo’s unfortunately named console that was previously known as the Revolution, to retail for about $170 in Japan…” (Read full article here)
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“Scientists at Boston`s Massachusetts General Hospital say they have discovered why the immune system cannot fight the HIV virus. Bruce Walker, head of the Boston team, said the body`s virus-attacking T-cells are turned off by certain diseases including human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS, CBS News reported Tuesday…” (Read full article here)
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“Nasa has been unable to find the footage of man’s first steps on the moon, it has been revealed. Although one of the most important artefacts of the 21st century, the only footage is that found on television broadcast tapes. Images of the event broadcast on television were filmed by pointing a low-quality camera at the monitor showing the original images being beamed back from space to stations in Australia and California. Former Nasa workers are attempting to locate the original images but their efforts have proved fruitless for several months…” (Read full article here)
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“Firms that wire up their workers with BlackBerry devices and other equipment that provides always-on connectivity with the office may wind up with liability for encouraging addiction among staff, US researchers warned today. Gayle Porter, an associate professor of management at the Rutgers-Camden School of Business, said that the “fast and relentless pace of technology-enhanced work environments creates a source of stimulation that may become addictive…” (Read full article here)
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“The South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has recently announced the launch for 2007 of the largest liquid crystal display screen (LCD) in the world, with a diagonal of 70 inches (1.78 meters). Until now, the record in this area was detained by Sharp’s LCD, which has a diagonal reaching 65 inches (1.65 meters).The new device will be unveiled at the International Meeting on Information Displays (IMID) 2006, in Daegu, Korea. Samsung’s latest LCD panel has a 1080p resolution a conical viewing angle of 180 degrees and video signal of 120Hz…” (Read full article here)
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“With more than 106 million units already shipped worldwide, the PS2 just became more affordable in Europe. The PS3 might break the bank for most, but those new to gaming in Europe could do well to pick up the PS2 at its new low price of 129.99 euros. A limited edition pink version (right) was also announced…” (Read full article here)
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“News Corp’s acquisition of MySpace has worked out well so far. But other media giants should not overpay for social networking sites. Banker David Hannum, and not P.T. Barnum as widely believed, once said that “there’s a sucker born every minute.” That axiom may yet prove true for major media companies in the coming months. News Corp.’s purchase of Intermix Media, parent company of the uber-popular social networking site MySpace, for $580 million last year has created shock waves throughout the traditional media industry…” (Read full article here)
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