HP files suit against 'grey market' reseller

HP has filed a law suit alleging civil conspiracy, common-law fraud and breach of contract against two companies for defrauding HP out of more than $8.6mn in discounts. The suit, filed in a Tennessee federal court, alleges that Capital City Micro duped HP into offering significant discounts on its products as a way of ensuring the custom of drinks wholesaler P&E Distributing. ...more

BBC digs deeper into its archives

The BBC has opened up yet more of its archive material this week. For teachers, the BBC has launched the Open Schools Archive. Content here is divided into six categories, covering geography, history, nature, politics, places and audio resources. ...more

Northern Ireland to get 100 per cent ADSL coverage

BT Wholesale has announced yet another batch of ADSL ready for service dates, primarily in Northern Ireland and Scotland. This means that all the 119 exchanges in Northern Ireland currently without ADSL now have ready for service dates. Of course extending coverage to 100 per cent of exchanges may not mean that averyone will have access to broadband, given the current 60dB signal degradation maximum, which limits the service to properties within some 6km of the exchange. ...more

Sony widens the view

Sony plans to debut two new TFT monitors in mid-October, including a 23in model. The P series monitors, the P82 and P232W, are driven by a 200Mhz graphics chip. Sony claims fast and responsive screens with high contrast (400:1) and strong luminescence (300cd/m?). ...more

No High Street Apple in the UK

Apple's confirmation that it is to open its first retail store - likely to be the first in a chain of stores across the US - makes the company unique amongst computer makers as having both a chain of its own stores and a dealer network. An Apple spokesperson was unavailable for comment on whether the stores would be rolled out in the UK. However, it is doubtful whether Apple UK has the resources at present to bankroll a chain of stores, given its financial limitations, with one prominent dealer claiming, "I haven't heard any noises about them doing anything in Europe. ...more