iPod 'in short supply' for Christmas

Anyone wanting an iPod for Christmas may be out of luck. According to FT.com, the portable music player is 'in short' supply in many markets', including the UK. ...more

The states split nine versus nine

It was a split decision when the states involved in the Microsoft anti-trust case had to declare their intentions. When Judge Kollar-Kotelly held her first meeting yesterday the 18 states were split three ways: six in favour of the DoJ-backed deal, 6 against and six undecided. She then extended the settlement deadline, to give a few hours more to the undeclared states. ...more

Sharp heralds 'world first' 3D monitor

Japanese manufacturer Sharp has launched, what it says, is the world's first 3D TFT monitor. The LL-151-3D monitor delivers 3D image by displaying slightly different images to the left and right eyes. These perspectives are offset from each other at the same ratio as the brain expects in a real 3D image and it therefore interprets them as having 'depth'. ...more

Greenpeace ejected from MacExpo

Greenpeace was yesterday thrown out of MacExpo, after the organisers said that they had received complaints about the activities of activists for the environmental campaign group. Visitors to the show reportedly objected to the large number of activists who were leafleting at the entrance to London's Olympia exhibition centre, while companies, including Apple, are said to have been unhappy with their antics inside the venue. Greenpeace recently attacked Apple for its use of toxic chemicals in its products and 'poor' performance on take back and recycling. ...more

Adobe betas Soundbooth

Adobe has released a public beta of a new audio recording, creation and editing application. Soundbooth is designed to provide easy-to-use tools for efficient audio production. Video and interactive Web designers can record new dialogue tracks, sound effects or other audio assets or transform existing audio files with tools that cut, copy, paste, fade, stretch, and add effects. ...more