13th June 2009 Archive

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Amazon pays $51m to settle Toys R Us divorce

Lawyers in toyland

Amazon.com must pay Toys R Us $51 million to settle a 2004 lawsuit seeking to scrap an exclusive distribution deal with the toy retailer. The web retailer said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission its an "unanticipated" sum that will be payed in full during its third quarter. In return, Toys R Us is …

Music and Media 13 Jun 00:26
Apple's big week: the good, the bad, the ugly

WWDC Strange fruit

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference saw its fair share of big-ticket news items during the last five days. There was the iPhone 3G S, the revelation of details about Apple's parallel OSes, Snow Leopard and iPhone 3.0, and the roll-out of the latest MacBook Pros. However, there were plenty of other details you might have …

Software 13 Jun 00:59
Reg Review Round-up

From Canon's EOS 5D MkII DSLR to the O2 Joggler...

In case you missed 'em, this week's reviews from Register Hardware. Round-up The best netbook-friendly Linux distros Android on your Eee, anyone? Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware fix frees frustrated filmmakers Orange Vegas Less Elvis, more Johnny? Philips GoGear Opus Some small screen shortcomings, but sounds …

PCs & Chips 13 Jun 07:02
Tube Deluxe 3.1

iPhone App Review iPhone download in 'ruddy useful' shock

London has arguably one of the best public transport systems in the world, but it's easy to take it for granted. You get used to trains running regularly, making it even more annoying than it might otherwise be when they don't. So often, Londoners metaphorically slap their foreheads and berate themselves for not checking …

Reg Hardware 13 Jun 08:02
NASA scrubs Endeavour launch

Gaseous hydrogen venting glitch

NASA scrubbed the planned launch of space shuttle Endeavour early on Saturday morning due to "a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the external fuel tank". The agency explained: "The system is used to carry excess hydrogen safely away from the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. …

Space 13 Jun 09:11