Microsoft asks for antitrust delay

Microsoft has asked for more time and longer hearings from the US Court of Appeals in its antitrust case. The software firm has requested 60 days and 56,000 words in which to make its case, with the US government getting the same. In addition, Microsoft has said it will need 90 minutes for oral arguments each. ...more

Blackberry rival updates mobile messaging software

Good Technology has released the latest version of its mobile messaging software for PDAs and phones using Microsoft's PocketPC platform. GoodLink 3.0's support for Windows-powered mobile devices brings it into even more direct competition with arch-rival Research in Motion (RIM), whose BlackBerry handhelds and messaging platform provide a similar service. ...more

Blu-ray flicks get first date

The first Blu-ray movies will be released on 23 May. Two leading distributors, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Lionsgate, have announced the release of 13 titles to coincide with the launch of the first commercially available BD player by Samsung. Sony will release 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, Hitch, House of Flying Daggers, A Knight's Tale, The Last Waltz, Resident Evil Apocalypse and XXX; at the same time Lionsgate will ship Crash, Lord of War, The Punisher, Saw and Terminator 2. ...more

AMD declares war on Intel

Information from the US suggests that AMD will dramatically undercut Intel in the performance-PC market with its new Athlons. On the Pricewatch Web site, at www.pricewatch. ...more

IBM takes G3 to 1GHz

IBM has announced a new G3 PowerPC processor - the 750FX - capable of running between 700MHz and 1GHz, the first PowerPC chip to break the 1GHz barrier. The processor, unveiled at the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, California, uses IBM's advanced 0.13 micron copper process with Silicon-on-Insulator technology and includes 512K on-die level 2 cache. ...more