Apple speeds iBooks and upgrades Mac mini range

Apple has introduced faster iBooks and upgraded its Mac mini range, adding extra memory. The iBook range has been slimmed down, with two models where three used to be. The 12in iBook gets a speed bump from 1. ...more

IBM's patience runs out on SCO

IBM has filed a request to push through a Motion to Compel Discovery in order to get hold of the specific 'misappropriated' code it claims SCO is with-holding. The memorandum comes on the heels of a Hallowe'en conference between the two sides, where the administrative Judge handling the case ruled a final meeting would be held 21 November, to resolve the issue. After this, the discovery request would go to oral argument on 5 December if SCO still hadn't satisfied IBM's requests for SCO material that it needs to compile its defence. ...more

The PC Pro weekly news round-up

Killer Wi-Fi was undoubtedly the story of the week, with the BBC's Panorama programme claiming that Wi-Fi radiation in one school was three times that of a mobile telephone mast. It began with retailers fearing that sales of wireless kit were set to plummet amid fears of Wi-Fi radiation. It ended with the BBC accepting there was 'no hard evidence' to substantiate fears. ...more

A third way for the NET?

A new PPP for the Internet? Net chief calls for public-private partnership for managing the Internet. Stuart Lynn - president of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) - has proposed reform of the three-year-old body that replaced previous US government control of the Internet. He speaks of ICANN's mission as being 'incredibly ambitious' - the hope was to have a private body that would be nimble enough to react to the fast changing world of the Net. ...more

Panasonic to ship Blu-ray drives next spring

Panasonic has announced that it will ship Blu-ray devices and media as early as Spring 2006. The subsidiary of Matasushita will introduce Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives for notebooks and desktops that will be able to write and read single- and dual-layer BDs as well as all types of recordable DVDs and CDs. The drives will be accompanied by the new non-cartridge BDs (bare disc) with storage capacities of 25 GB and 50 GB. ...more