SCO listed on German bourses 'without its consent'

SCO has been involved in a bizarre development involving German stock exchanges and the unauthorised listing of company shares. The self-declared owner of the Unix operating system has notified the Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges that SCO shares have been listed without the company's knowledge or consent. SCO has now formally requested that its shares be de-listed from the German exchanges and it is also pursuing the brokers involved in the listing. ...more

HP launches its cheapest laser jet yet

The HP LaserJet 1000 will be HP's cheapest LaserJet when it launches in the UK for ?277.30 (including VAT) this Autumn. Available from 1 October, the USB mono laser offers a top speed of 10pp/min and 600dpi resolution, which can be effectively doubled with HP's Resolution Enhancement technology to 1,200dpi. ...more

Microsoft twists knife on Lindows in Dutch court

Undeterred by Lindows change of its trading name to Linspire Microsoft's lawyers have returned to the attack in the Dutch courts. Despite losing in US and Canadian courts, Microsoft finally secured a victory in the Netherlands by convincing the court that 'Lindows' infringed the Microsoft Windows trademark. It has now returned to the courts there in order to finally force Lindows to give up the name entirely Despite the change of trading and product names and website, the sharp-eyed Microsoft lawyers noticed a reference to the 'Lindows' holding company at the bottom of the Linspire. ...more

Academic studying social impact of the iPod

The world's leading expert on the social impact of personal stereos has turned his attention to the iPod. Dr Michael Bull from Sussex University, the author of Sounding Out the City: Personal Stereos and the Management of Everyday Life, wants to know how iPods are used and what impact they have on their owners' lives. He particularly wants to hear from women with the white earbuds. ...more

Europe and Asia to drive mobile porn explosion

Mobile phone porn revenues are expected to rise by 50 per cent to be worth more than $1bn a year in 2005. According to a report by Juniper Researh the boom will be fuelled by streamed video and video clips. The research firm says that the mobile phone 'adult' market will amount to $1. ...more