Judge holds axe off KaZaA

An Australian judge has extended the deadline for Sharman Networks to implement controls on the sharing of copyrighted material using its KaZaA p2p software until February. Sharman had originally been given just 10 days to put a filter in place that would enable the record industry to prevent the sharing of files relating to specified keywords. The company said that the deadline had been extended in order to give it more time to carry out the necessary modifications to KaZaA. ...more

i-Station docks iPod in stereo

Logic3 has added to its range of iPod accessories with a combined docking station and stereo speakers, The i-Station is a 12W RMS 2.1 sub-woofer speaker system with an integrated 3D surround sound processor and includes line-in for use with audio devices other than iPods. Doubling as a docking station, it supports full syncing via FireWire or USB, recharges the iPod and includes and adapter for the iPod mini. ...more

UK games chart: FIFA Street nutmegs the opposition

Street football flicks and tricks keep EA's FIFA Street 2 (PSP, PS2, XB and DS) at the top of this week's ELSPA UK games chart. It holds off at arms length two strong contenders for future number one, the new Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Fight Night Round 3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, and its Integrated Warfighter System, is Ubisoft's squad-based military shooter for X360, Xb, PS2 and PC. ...more

Sun engulfs Cobalt

Sun Microsystems, the largest manufacturer of Web page servers announced on Tuesday that it would by out Cobalt Networks in a $2bn stock deal. The purchase comes less than a year after Cobalt's successful IPO, and the company's shares have since rocketed by 500 per cent, hitting a high of about $128. Sun manufacture expensive high-end business servers and seeks to strengthen its waning hold of the rapidly expanding market, predicted to double this year, with the acquisition of Cobalt, which makes easy to install server appliances for SMEs. ...more

Berners-Lee starts his own blog

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has begun to write his own blog. The news has caused a ripple around the blogging community with hundreds of comments posted on the first message. While Berners-Lee has doubtless had many opportunities to address the web audience and indeed has occasionally done so as the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, this is the first time that he has taken to writing publicly from a personal viewpoint. ...more