Sony chipping suit stumped by Ozzie court

Sony has lost a legal ruling over the 'chipping' of PlayStation consoles. This is the practice whereby the games console is modded to enable it to play unauthorised versions of games. An Australian court has confirmed that 'chipping' consoles did not breach the country's copyright laws, reports Reuters. ...more

Philips introduces new 19-in LCD monitor

Philips is introducing a new range of large displays, starting with the 19-in 190B4CS LCD monitor. Weighing 7kg, and having a depth of 6.5cm, the slim screen has a maximum resolution of 1280x1024 pixels (running at 75Hz). ...more

Judge dismisses Google pagerank suit

A U.S. judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the fairness of how search giant Google calculates the popularity of websites in determining search results, court papers show. ...more

AMD goes native with quad-core demo

AMD has demonstrated its 'Barcelona' native quad-core x86 server processor at its annual AMD Industry Analyst Forum. The company recently unveiled the dual-CPU Quad FX platform, which comprises a pair of dual-core FX-70 parts and is AMD's response to the Intel Core 2 QX6700 Extreme CPUs, which have four cores per part. Intel's offering in the server and workstation category is the new Xeon 5300 series. ...more

Intel pilots new Tablet PC for NHS

Intel and Motion Computing are working with the NHS to produce a tablet computer for clinical use - to speed up the completion of paperwork and to give nursing staff more time to spend with patients. The mobile clinical assistant (MCA) - essentially a Tablet PC for medical use - was piloted at hospitals around the world, including Salford Royal in Manchester, after two years in development. The device, designed by Intel and Mobile Computing, will cost ?1,199 and be released in about two months. ...more