DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MPEG LA, LLC, world leader in alternative one-stop patent licenses, today announced that several MPEG-2 patent owners have filed an enforcement action in the Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York against Target Corporation (“Target”) and Doe Corporations 1-10, fictitious names for corporations currently unknown to the plaintiffs, for infringing patents essential to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard used worldwide in digital television broadcasting and DVD.

According to the complaint, Target offers in its retail stores a variety of products under its Trutech® house brand name, such as digital televisions and DVD players, that use patent protected MPEG-2 methods without having entered into licenses with the individual patent holders or a portfolio license that includes these patents offered by MPEG LA. The complaint also alleges that at Target’s request the Doe Corporations manufacture and produce the unlicensed products for sale by Target under Target’s Trutech® brand name, but these Doe Corporations are not believed to be licensed or paying royalties on Target’s behalf.

“We have offered Target a license, but regrettably they have refused,” said MPEG LA CEO Larry Horn. “We join those patent owners whose technologies Target is using without benefit of license and those companies who are licensed and paying their fair share of royalties in the hope that these actions finally will get their attention.”

The suit seeks, among other things, monetary damages and an injunction prohibiting Target from using MPEG-2 patents in its products and from offering, marketing, or importing them

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Leadtek 9600 GT SLI reviewed and compared with 9800 GTX

“With the Geforce 9600 GT pricing reaching new lows, it becomes interesting to see if pairing up two of them can get you more bang for the buck compared to the more expensive Geforce 9800 GTX. In this review we use two Leadtek 9600 GT Extreme cards and run our battery of game tests to find out what performance you can expect.”

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=817

“Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is a great concept and has a fascinating storyline, but its execution is poor. It doesn’t look good, play very well, nor does it offer anything new in terms of a gaming experience. Though to be fair, the way you can grapple an enemy character can be fun. Very much a linear game, very few exciting things happen along the way. And aside from moving through the maps, there’s nothing else to keep your attention. There are no secrets to be found, no hidden paths, no collectible items and few exciting scripted events. If you must shoot Nazis, pick up a title in one of the Brother’s In Arms or Call of Duty series, they’ll offer a much more rewarding WWII experience. Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is a big disappointment - shooting Nazis in the streets of major cities should be a whole lot more fun.”

http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=730

After a year of work, South Winds Games is finally featuring a new game.

Airport Mania - First Flight
http://www.southwindsgames.com/site/games.php?full=am

This game will put a smile on your face!
It is available for both Windows and Mac platforms, as usual.

Have fun!
South Winds Games
To share adventures around the world!

Title:
Klipsch Image Earphones

Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Klipsch/Image

Brief:
Klipsch Image is the name of a brand new set of high-end earphones. They feature a radical new design and come with an excessive bundle. Besides being extremely good looking they also have a special sound characteristic that appeals to a large crowd.

TITLE: Best Thermal Paste Application Methods @ Benchmark Reviews

DESCRIPTION: Over the past several months, I have read an unreasonable number of discussion forum posts which offer inaccurate and often times incorrect information. It’s not really all that surprising to read poorly conceived information on the Internet, which seems to be a anonymous means of passing off opinion for fact. As a general rule we don’t let too many things go untested, and the advice of wanna-be experts is not doing the hardware enthusiast and overclocker community any good. In this article, Benchmark Reviews dispels myth and establishes fact on the topic of proper application of Thermal Interface Material.

ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=1

NEW CONTENT (Software) - ATI Catalyst 8.4 Analysis - XP & Vista

QUOTE: “Another month, another set of Catalyst drivers. Last month we saw some issues with the HD 3870 X2, but hopefully this month we see those problems disappear. There isn’t much in the read me file and the majority of adjustments seem to be related to bug fixes.

With the same test system that we’ve been using for the last few months, we’ll just get straight into it and see what the latest Catalyst release brings us.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1395/ati_catalyst_8_4_analysis_xp_vista/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

OCIA.net has posted their review of the OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler.  Below is a direct quote from the review:

Title: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ Techgage

Quote: At 2.53GHz and $133 USD, the E7200 promises to become the new Dual-Core budget superstar. After taking a hard look at the upcoming offering, we would have to readily agree. Overclocking only sweetens the deal further, with 3.0GHz on stock voltages being more than possible. We have a winner!

DV Hardware has published a review of the small 8GB Pico USB drive from Super Talent.

Super Talent Pico 8GB review

This month Super Talent added 8GB models to their Pico USB stick lineup, the firm claims these USB sticks are the smallest 8GB USB drives you can buy on the market. There are three different versions of the Pico drive, they are available in capacities from 1GB to 8GB and they all have their very small form factor in common.

Link: http://www.dvhardware.net/review142_supertalent_pico.html

Western Digital is unveiling a brand new enthusiast-class hard drive today, the 10K RPM Velociraptor WD3000GLFS.  Like the previous generation WD Raptors that came before it, the 300GB WD Velociraptor shares the aforementioned 10K RPM spindle speed, and they have the same 16MB buffer, reliability ratings, and acoustic and environmental characteristics as well.  The WD Velociraptor sports a completely new design, however, that offers significantly increased performance, in terms of access times, IOPS, and data transfer rates.  Come on by the site and check it out…

Article URL: http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Western_Digital_Velociraptor_300GB/

Main Site: http://www.hothardware.com/

 STEC Announces Industry’s Smallest and Highest Reliability
SSDs; Unveils MACH4 1-Inch Solid State Drives

Compact 1-Inch Design Ideal for Small Form Factor Systems
Needing High Performance, High Reliability in a Single
Integrated Storage Device

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — STEC, Inc.
(Nasdaq:STEC), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high
performance solid state drives (SSDs), today announced the MACH4 1-inch
SSD — the industry’s smallest, highest reliability and lowest
power-consuming SSD. STEC’s new MACH4 platform enables system designers
to reduce the footprint and power requirements of designs, providing
unprecedented design flexibility and enabling new product categories.

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Title: Rainbow Six Vegas2 PC-Game Review on Technic3D

Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-658,1-rainbow-six-vegas-2-erfolgreicher-nachfolger.htm

Google Translate: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technic3d.com%2Farticle-658%2C1-rainbow-six-vegas-2-erfolgreicher-nachfolger.htm&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=de&ie=UTF-8

Quote: “The Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 PC Game from Ubisoft arrived Technic3D. Explore Vegas hot spots as the environment changes from dusk to bright daylight to dawn . Better than the First Part? See you in the following Review.”

Hyundai PC / Notebook Angled Mini high-powered Microphone
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=242

Nano 3rd Kick Stand Photo Frame Hard Case (Solid Black)
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=129

iPod / iPhone Infra-Red Remote Control
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=307

Can’t beat this deal, great protection for your iPod!

1 Cent with $2.99 Shipping = $3.00 Shipped to you!!!!!

Details:

iPod Classic (6G) Silicone Case (Default 80G, Smoky Black Color)

Features:
- Unique ergonomic design
- Comfortable
- Fully Protected from bumps and scratches
- Light weight
- Perfectly fit
- Anti-dust
- Easy access to all ports and sockets
- Can be coupled with an armband (not included)

Options: Color
- Smoky Black (Default color to be shippped)
- Blue
- Frost White
- Pink

Case Models:
- iPod Classic 80G (Default Case Model to be shippped)
- iPod Classic 160G

Link here: http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=66