Diamond Age Solutions News for the IT Industry

Thu Aug 24 07:56:08 NZST 2006

Today Index

Microsoft's fines in the product activation case increased by US$25m and costs by US$2m for litigation misconduct:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003216032_msftpatent22.html

Two-in-one. Linux "hibernates" through laptop reboots into Windows, and Windows Vista actually deletes other partitions on your disk:
http://www.apcstart.com/site/admin/2006/08/1087/how-vista-screws-dual-booting-nirvana

Photos of the as yet unreleased BlackBerry Pearl 8100:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/08/22/the-boy-genius-report-blackberry-pearl-8100-pics-and-videos/

And finally. One for the ladies; why do weapons have to be so macho? What's wrong with fur trim and rhinestones? Well, this shows you:
http://www.hoardmag.com/riello/Riello_1.ht

News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.