Mobile messaging rivals sort out patent spat

BlackBerry maker, RIM, and Good Technology, maker of the mobile messaging software GoodLink, have resolved their numerous legal disputes. The two companies have signed a licensing agreement under which RIM will receive a lump sum payment for the first fiscal quarter of 2005 and then ongoing quarterly royalties. Full details of the settlement have not been revealed, but it should mark the end of a series of lawsuits between the companies. ...more

LaCie introduces wide-gamut 25in LCD display

LaCie has announced its first widescreen, wide-gamut LCD, targeted at digital photography, prepress, CAD, video editing and creative design markets. The LaCie 526 monitor has a 25.5in, 16:10 panel with a 1920x1200 resolution capable of displaying two A4 pages at full size with room to spare. ...more

Adobe updates Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released minor updates to its Reader and Acrobat applications. Both updates add viewing and annotation support for 3D content embedded in PDF documents created with Adobe Acrobat 3D. There are also stability and performance enhancements. ...more

All roads lead to Gladius

Gladius Online is a new Massively Multiplayer Online Game with a difference: it's set in Ancient Rome and it's being developed by Brits. Oh, and it's free. As the online gaming world becomes ever more overpopulated with silly Orc games, it makes a pleasant change to see one rooted in history and brimming with new ideas. ...more

Tax office lambasts BlackBerry tax rumours

HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) has hit back at media reports suggesting that mobile device fans could be heading towards bigger tax bills, branding them 'complete garbage and nonsense'. News stories surfaced suggesting that BlackBerry and personal digital assistant (PDA) users who send too many non-work emails could be hit financially by the tax man. But HMRC has hit back at the assumptions, claiming the reports contain a number of inaccuracies. ...more