Apple to cream 10 per cent off iPod accessories sales

Apple is seeking 10 per cent of wholesale revenues from iPod accessories in return for letting them display its new Made for iPod logo. The logo demonstrates that the accessory is fully compatible with the music player. Apple declined to comment on the royalties or the process for awarding certification to products 'With more than 400 iPod accessories on the market and growing, the Made for iPod logo program is designed to help consumers choose iPod accessories that work properly with their iPods, and also provide participating iPod accessory makers with guidelines and technical specifications to develop their products,' the company said in a statement. ...more

DRAMeXchange: Worldwide DRAM production boost due in 2004

Worldwide DRAM production capacity will increase by 15.6 per cent in 2004 according to the DRAMeXchange. The surge in growth will occur as manufacturers move from 8 inch wafers to 12 inch wafers and migrate to 11um processes. ...more

Opera pours itself into BitTorrent

Opera Software is incorporating built-in support for BitTorrent into its eponymous browser. The company is hoping to make it easier for users to complete the download of popular files via the BitTorrent system - making the most of available bandwidth and reducing the chance of in-transfer delay when multiple users are downloading the same file. To Opera it will just be another protocol. ...more

Yahoo! customises IE7

Yahoo is offering its own version of the upcoming Internet Explorer 7 browser to its users. The current beta 2 version is now available from Yahoo Downloads as a 'customised version' which sets Yahoo as the home page and opens Yahoo web mail as the second open tag. Yahoo! used the beta version of the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) to customise IE7 which Microsoft has available to all developers and partners who want to create their own versions of IE7. ...more

Diggers don't dig Digg DRM deletion

Digg.com was repeatedly brought to its knees yesterday as users reacted angrily to news that the site had bowed to pressure from a DRM licensing group. The website was one of several that received 'cease and desist' letters from Athe ACS Licensing Authority, which administers the DRM used on Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. ...more