Arizona settles up with Microsoft

Another US state has been crossed off Microsoft's list, as it reaches a settlement over the violation of anti-trust laws. A financial agreement has now been reached with the south western state of Arizona. Microsoft's settlement of the class action lawsuit follows the model of previous states, such as North Carolina and South Dakota. ...more

Griffin hails 2007 with iPod karaoke

Griffin has unveiled its line-up of new products for 2007, including new speaker systems and a karaoke player for iPods. Amplifi is a 2.1 sound system in an all-wood, acoustically tuned enclosure designed to give rich tones. ...more

AMD announces MS development support for Alchemy Au1500 processor

AMD has announced Microsoft development support for the AMD Alchemy Au1500 processor. Specifically, Microsoft has released Board Support Package (BSP) to speed the development of Windows CE-based systems, such as thin clients, handheld devices and wireless access points. According to Todd Warren, general manager of Microsoft's Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group: 'Our BSP support of the DBAu1500 delivers the foundation needed to rapidly create the next generation of media-rich, reliable, small-footprint Windows CE-based devices. ...more

BTopenworld launches even faster ADSL service

ADSL speeds will increase this month, as BT announces an upgraded business service running at 2Mbps. The business 2000PLUS service has a download speed four times greater than the already available 512kbps version, and costs ?60 more, at ?159 ex VAT. A 1Mbps (1,024kbps) option, known as business 1000PLUS, will cost ?129. ...more

FWB ditches SoftWindows

The PC emulation package SoftWindows 98 has been discontinued by its developer, FWB. It seems the software has been unable to compete successfully with the Virtual PC system. FWB will continue to develop Real PC. ...more