Panasonic readies Blu-ray DVD
News HD DVD recently got a boost from the DVD Forum standards body. The Forum's steering committee approved version 1.0 of the physical specifications for HD-DVD read-only discs, which was seen as giving manufacturers a green light to begin producing...
[July 1, 2004, 10:40]
ICANN signs in .eu
News ICANN, the international body in charge of managing Internet domains, has given the official go-ahead to the creation of a European top level domain, .eu. At a meeting of its managing committee, the body authorised its president, Vint Cerf, to sign...
[March 24, 2005, 16:20]
Canon i950 review
Reviews At 41.8cm by 27.4cm by 16cm, the i950 is nicely compact too, with curved paper trays that tuck snugly into the body. The rest of the printer appears almost featureless: two buttons for power and paper feed and a green power light sit on the top...
[March 31, 2003, 9:48]
BBC releases iPlayer beta
News The beta version of the service is available for Windows XP users, less than three months after the service received the green light from the corporation's independent governing body, the BBC Trust. The BBC's online, on-demand TV iPlayer was...
[July 30, 2007, 8:35]
Rambus victorious in US gov't antitrust case
News In 2002, the FTC alleged that the company intentionally withheld its patent plans from a standards body that later gave the green light to Rambus technology now found in the vast majority of PCs and servers around the world.
[February 24, 2009, 11:25]
Gyration Ultra Cordless Optical Mouse & Mobile Keyboard review
Reviews Within the curvy dark blue body of the Gyration mouse is a pair of gyroscopes. A small green light below the buttons glows when the mouse transmits; it also fades in and out when the mouse is charging.
[November 6, 2002, 8:20]
Ellison ups ante in war of words
News Edwards, the regulatory body has asked Oracle for additional information as part of a more extensive inquiry that could take months. Edwards, which appears imminent now that regulators have given the deal a green light, affects his bid for PeopleSoft.
[July 16, 2003, 10:40]
Staying Out Late? Equip yourself with these High Tech Gadgets (Part 2)
News With its solid, black magnesium body and red handgrip, it looks as good as you think you do. Fifteen other motors are distributed throughout its body to create smooth movements and express distinctive body language.
[October 25, 1999, 9:55]
Bluetooth gets green light for health tech
News The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the industry body that is overseeing the standard's development, expects devices using the new standard to be available before the end of 2009, executive chairman Mike Foley said in a statement.
[June 9, 2009, 17:16]
IT skills academy gets gov't green light
News According to the chief executive of IT sector skills body e-skills UK, Karen Price, the next six months will be "critical" as the project enters the core business-planning phase. The government has given the go ahead for a National Skills Academy...
[October 9, 2008, 15:03]
Icann gives green light to non-Latin URLs
News The body, which oversees the internet domain name system, announced on Friday that it has voted to institute a fast-track process for internationalised domains (IDNs). Icann has given approval for the use of non-Latin characters in top-level...
[October 30, 2009, 16:10]
