Knock-proof nano sleeves rushed out

Hot on the heels of the iPod nano scratching controversy, the first protective cases for Apple's latest music player are appearing. PodsPlus (pictured) is offering an all-over silicon skin in a dozen colours for $11.99. ...more

Yahoo! stock stumbles

Despite meeting forecasts with its latest financial results, Yahoo! has faced the displeasure of the markets, concerned about the future performance of the Internet media giant. As far as the figures go, for the first quarter ending 31 March - net revenue totalled $193m compared to $180m for the same quarter in 2001. Pre-tax earnings were $24. ...more

RIAA offers deal to avoid lawsuit for file-sharing students

The US recording industry on Wednesday heightened its efforts to stop students from downloading pirated music online and offered students a way to settle the disputes out of court. The Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA, said it sent 400 letters to 13 U.S. ...more

Intel Core Duo chip pushed to 3GHz

An Intel Core Duo T2600 chip, nominally running at 2.16GHz, has been overclocked to a speed of more than 3.8GHz. ...more

Production to double at iPod mini disk factory

Hitachi is to double the output of factory that makes that 1in disk drives used in Apple's iPod mini. A shortage of drives coupled with unanticipated demand has created to a six-week waiting list for the portable music player, and delayed the European launch until July. Hitachi will invest $200mn in the Thailand plant, which also makes drives for both laptop and desktop machines and will employ some 16,000 workers. ...more