Group pushes for privacy symbols

Leading Internet privacy company TRUSTe is to announce plans to develop a set of online symbols that would help users to understand a Web site's privacy policy. The idea is that surfers will not longer have to wade through the reams of jargon that makes up a site's privacy policy and instead will be able to see a representative symbol instead. These symbols will indicate a site's privacy policy and will be useful when surfers use alternative technologies to access the Web, such as PDAs and mobile phones. ...more

Apple sued over iPods damaging hearing

A Louisiana man has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging that his iPod damaged his hearing. John Kiel Patterson claims that iPods are 'inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss'. He is seeking damages and wants the court to force Apple to make changes to make iPods 'safer'. ...more

UPDATED: Legal woes block UK online ink cartridge reseller

UK online ink cartridge reseller Recharge has agreed to stop selling Epson-compatible cartridges after facing legal proceedings. Epson claims that Bolton-based Recharge Inkjet Technologies Limited, which trades under the name CartridgeMonkey.com, will pay it a 'substantial settlement payment' and promise 'not to infringe Epson's patents and registered designs'. ...more

Warner plumps for Windows Media

Microsoft's Windows Media audio format has scored another hit, as it has been scooped up by Warner Music Group to be its primary format for music downloads over the next three years. Bertelsmann's BMG Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Music have all opted for Windows Media, and this latest signing almost completes the roll call of the major labels, with only Universal absent. The popularity of Windows Media is partly down to its built-in anti-piracy features, as well as the music industry's acceptance that a new business model for distributing music online has to be found if it is to see off the free music-swapping explosion of the MP3 format. ...more

EU hails .eu success

The EU is hailing the .eu address as a resounding success a year after its launch, having already taken seventh place in the global top ten top-level domains (TLDs). According to web hosting company Strato, there are some 2. ...more