Power Macs break 1GHz barrier

Apple has announced its first gigahertz Power Mac and the world's first computer with nVIDIA's new GeForce 4 MX graphics card. A new dual-processor 1GHz Power Mac tops a revamped range which includes single-processor 933MHz and 800MHz models. Both the dual 1GHz and the 933MHz feature the new graphics card that holds 64MB of DDR RAM; the 800MHz sees a return to the Power Mac for ATI, who supply the Radeon 7500 card with 32MB of RAM. ...more

iPod goes video

Apple has unveiled the fifth generation iPod with support for video playback through its enlarged, 2.5in colour screen. Available for the first time in a colour other than white, namely black, the new iPod provides either 30GB or 60GB of storage. ...more

Linux creator derides SCO letter

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has responded to SCO's open letter, asking CEO Darl McBride to 'please grow up'. Torvalds thanks McBride for his letter. 'We are happy that you agree that customers need to know that Open Source is legal and stable, and we heartily agree with that sentence of your letter,' he writes, and continues: 'The others don't seem to make as much sense. ...more

SCO plunges to $6.5mn net loss

SCO has announced its fourth quarter results with a net loss of $6.5mn. The Unix company's financial woes continue to stem from its efforts to license its claims to Unix intellectual property with Linux users and its efforts to establish those claims through court cases with IBM and Novell. ...more

Epson targets UK company for patent infringement

Seiko Epson says it is embarking on legal action against UK ink cartridge seller Medea International over its claims of patented Epson-compatible cartridges. Epson says that Medea International's InkRite PhotoPLUS cartridges contain technologies that infringe UK patents it holds. It says that the spongeless valve design used in InkRite cartridges is similar to Epson's patented invention known as 'Epson Smart Valve Technology'. ...more