Government happy to do nothing on digital TV

An ITC/BBC report on the take up of digital TV and whether the UK will be able to meet the Government's 2010 deadline for switching off analogue shows we're doing quite well without Government intervention. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said: 'I welcome this report. It underlines how well the market has done by itself in driving forward digital take-up. ...more

Windows costs just $50, Microsoft tells court

Microsoft has outlined its defence of the latest of the several class-action antitrust lawsuits it has faced, this time in the US state of Iowa. In his opening statement, Microsoft's lead attorney, David Tulchin, started by assuring jurors that the issues involved are not as complex as the plaintiffs' attorneys had suggested in their opening remarks. 'The real issues are not complicated,' Tulchin said. ...more

Appeals court overturns Intergraph's $150mn win over Intel

Intel's long-running legal dispute with Intergraph has taken another twist, turning back in Intel's favour. The patent case involves the use of technology found within Intel's Itanium server processor. The New York Times reports that a US federal appeals court has overturned a previous district court verdict that found in favour of Intergraph. ...more

US court overturns ban on publishing DeCCS DVD descrambling code

A California appeals court has overturned a ruling that blocked Andrew Bunner from publishing the DeCCS DVD descrambling code, deeming it unconstitutional. The four-year old injunction was won by the DVD Copy Control Association which alleged that Bunner was distributing its trade secrets by posting the code on the Internet. The appeals court has now found that the order violates Bunner's constitutional right to freedom of speech because the code was already widely available and could no longer be considered a trade secret. ...more

Intel launches twin Itaniums

Intel has released two new entry-level Itanium 2 processors. The 64-bit server chips were announced at Intel's developer forum in Taipei, Taiwan. As well as an Itanium 2 processor running at 1. ...more