A tough quarter for Compaq

Compaq's quarterly balance sheet does not make happy reading for the company's executives: a stark drop of over 82 per cent in income. For its second quarter, Compaq has reported net income from operations as $67m, from sales of $8.5bn. ...more

No dead pixels - guaranteed

Display manufacturer CTX is claiming a first with guarantee that its forthcoming S530 LCD displays will have no dead pixels. Dead pixels are areas on LCD screens where no image is shown and most manufacturers allow for a certain number. The problem has been an ongoing source of frustration, largely for notebook users. ...more

The noose looms for Napster

Free music lovers are logging on in their millions as an impending court decision could put paid to the song-swapping side of Napster for good. The decision, to be made by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, is expected at 10am (about 6pm tonight, GMT). At a hearing in July, the Recording Industry Association of America had asked for an injunction to temporarily shut down the service be reinstated, until relevant copyright law has been agreed. ...more

UPDATED: Axe drops on Apple's eMac

Apple has confirmed that it is no longer selling eMacs through its online store, although the eMac page on its website is still live. Apple said that the eMac is still a current product, but is now available exclusively on its education online store though it may still be available through other outlets. The machine was introduced in May 2002 and originally was only available to education customers although a month later Apple decided to sell it to anyone who wanted it. ...more

Microsoft's Novell subpoena quashed

Microsoft has suffered a setback in its efforts to overturn the EU antitrust ruling and prevent the imposition of daily fines for non-compliance A US judge referred to European law before rejecting Microsoft's attempt to subpoena documents from Novell that relate to the EU's investigation, under a special section of American law designed to help foreign tribunals, Reuters notes. 'Enforcing Microsoft's subpoena to Novell would circumvent and undermine the law of the European Community concerning how a litigant may obtain third-party documents,' District Court Judge Mark Wolf said in his ruling. Wolf said originally he had leant towards the software firm, but reconsidered after Microsoft 'erroneously' told him that the European Commission did not have the powers to make the documents available. ...more