The Supreme delay for the Microsoft anti-trust case

With grim inevitability, Microsoft is seeking to take the anti-trust case to the highest court - the US Supreme Court. This could delay the conclusion of the case even further. Having failed in its bid to have the findings of the lower court overturned (that it had improperly "commingled" its browser software with its dominant Windows platform), the Redmond colossus is now seeking to have all the original findings over turned because the presiding Judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, was biased. ...more

Nokia to buy push-email specialist Intellisync

Nokia is to buy push-email specialist Intellisync for $430mn. The acquisition will provide the phone giant with its own technology for automatically delivering email to handhelds. It will no longer have to rely on BlackBerry Connect technology licensed from push-email pioneer RIM, although it will continue to offer this as an option on its devices. ...more

Average PC hosts 18 different spyware programs

The average computer in the UK is host to around 18 different spyware programs, according to new research. Unsurprisingly, behind the research, which puts the UK third in the global spyware hotspots, is an antispyware company: Webroot. The company's research rated the UK third behind Thailand and the US, and the phenomenon is costing UK PLC some ?445m a year in lost time, productivity and repairs. ...more

Lucas Arts dates Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

The Star Wars saga continues in game form. Lucas Arts has dated the arrival of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and unveiled the game's website. The game is scheduled to appear in November and will run on the PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP and the Nintendo DS, with the accompanying website trailing what is in store in terms of new graphics technology and gameplay features. ...more

Sun preps Java Desktop 2 for May release

As Sun prepares a new version of its Java Desktop system, vendors are queuing up to sell it. The latest is US supermarket Walmart, which is to sell it loaded onto Microtel computers at prices from $298 to $698. Sun says it has signed agreements with 21 computer makers in the last four months to ship the system. ...more