SmartDisk announced that on Friday, March 4, it filed a suit for patent infringement against Archos S.A. of France and Archos, Inc. in the United...

A Russian website offering MP3 tracks for sale has been cleared of breaching copyright laws, say reports. Last month the International Federation of the Phonographic...

Adding greater versatility to the Hi-MDTM format, Sony Corporation today announced the adoption of MP3 direct playback and the new Hi-MD PHOTO standard, which extends...

Intel received a warning from Japan's Fair Trade Commission about unfair business practices, the regulator said on Tuesday, marking the FTC's second such action against...

European Union President Luxembourg expects the bloc's ministers to approve a controversial draft law on patenting computer-based inventions on Monday, a Luxembourg official said. The...

The UK music industry has claimed victory in its first battle with illegal file-sharers after 23 people paid £50,000 to settle out of court. The...

The Mozilla Foundation announced the launch of www.mozilla.org.cn and the creation of Mozilla China, a non-profit organization to help develop, promote, and deploy Mozilla products...

Facing the inevitability of multiple audio/visual codecs required in new-generation digital set tops, Broadcom Corp. will stop developing MPEG-only chips by the second quarter of...

Intel Corporation outlined its plans to develop a broad family of PC, consumer electronics (CE) and mobile platforms and technologies designed to work simply and...

Foxconn Electronics has formed an alliance with Hewlett-Packard (HP) for the co-development of new technologies and new products, the leading Taiwan EMS (electronics manufacturing service)...