Patent Terrorists Lose Big In MP3 Case Against Microsoft
The US Senior District Court has ruled that Microsoft does not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5 Billion dollars for technology used to encode and decode digital audio files in the Windows Media Player. The French concern claimed that the technology infringed on two of its patents. The ruling overturned a previous jury verdict in a lower court. Yesterday’s the judge issued a ruling “in favor of Microsoft and against Lucent,...
Yamaha Reveals Limited Ship Date For Tenori-On
Yamaha has revealed that their provocative Tenori-On instrument will be available in the UK on September 4th. Interestingly enough, the roll-out is only slated for the British Isle with no other availability announced. The Tenori-On was conceptualized by interactive sound artist Toshio Iwai and made its official trade-show premier at the UK’s SoundsExp07, although Iwai has been utilizing it in his performances and demonstrations for...






