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Microsoft has filed 63 separate lawsuits against online auction sellers who have been offering fake “Blue Edition” versions of its Windows XP operating system. The company says the breadth of its legal action serves as an indicator of how widespread and globally-interconnected the software piracy business has become—in one case, the company alleges software counterfeiters in New Zealand obtained fake software in China and sold unwary customers in six countries.
Aside from the stir One Laptop Per Child’s XO-1 laptop has created stateside, and the mini-notebook revolution it debatably helped launch (alongside the Asus Eee), not much is often heard about the project’s ultimate goal: getting laptops into tiny hands abroad. The crew took one major step closer this week, though, with an order of 65,000 laptops coming in from one of Colombia’s major coffee-growing regions.
The online video landscape shifted subtly today with two separate announcements. First, Britain’s BBC has inked a deal to distribute excerpts of its news and entertainment programming via Internet video sharing site YouTube, while upcoming Internet television service Joost has signed a deal with Canada’s JumpTV to being a variety of “ethnic” programming to its service.
The replacement power cords are designed to protect consumers and their Xbox consoles from rare electrical component failures that can pose a fire hazard. Fewer than one in 10,000 consoles have experienced these component failures, and, in almost all instances, any damage caused by these failures was contained within the console itself or limited to the tip of the power cord at the back of the console.
However, in 30 consoles worldwide, these failures are reported to have caused minor injury or minor property damage. In seven instances, customers reported sustaining a minor burn to their hand. In 23 instances, customers reported smoke damage, or minor damage to a carpet or entertainment center.
From the company’s press release:
AT&T Wireless today announced the recent expansion of its international text messaging (SMS) services, permitting delivery of text messages between Mexican and North American users. The service helps build a communications bridge across the border that supports business development with Mexico´s primary trading partner and links the more than 10 million Mexicans living in the United States with their family and friends in Mexico.
From Nokia’s press release:
Nokia gears up for E3 2004 with a slew of new titles, its recently announced N-Gage QD game deck, and an impressive, immersive booth. Situated in the South Hall at area 1524, Nokia will be showcasing 11 N-Gage games: Pathway to Glory, Pocket Kingdom: Own the World, Ashen, Crash Nitro Kart, The Sims Bustin’ Out, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm, Call of Duty, Bomberman, Operation Shadow, Requiem of Hell, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004.
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