By Elizabeth Montalbano, Mar 17, 2009
Microsoft Tuesday unveiled yet another of its patent agreements, this time with printer manufacturer Lexmark. The companies said they are allowing "greater mutual access" to each other's patent portfolios but are not disclosing the terms of the deal, according to a news statement. Microsoft also declined to provide more specifics about what technologies are covered in the agreement beyond information contained in the statement, which said it covers a broad range of products from both companies. Microsoft is historically a stickler for ensuring people don't violate its patents, which number about 15,000 worldwide, and has more than 500 cross-licensing deals in place already. Companies with agreements similar to Lexmark's include Samsung, Pioneer, Nikon, Hewlett-Packard and Brother, just to name a few.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Nvidia, Sony Sign Physics Deal for PlayStation 3
by Mark Hachman 03.17.09
Nvidia said Tuesday that it has licensed its PhysX physics technology to developers for use with the Sony PlayStation 3. Specifically, the deal covers a tools and license middleware agreement that the graphics chip company signed with Sony Computer Entertianment. Under the agreement, the PhysX package will be distributed to registered PS3 developers. The PhysX technology source code SDKs for PS3 and all major gaming platforms are available for license directly from Nvidia, the company said. "Nvidia is proud to support PlayStation 3 as an approved middleware provider," said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of content and technology at Nvidia, in a statement. "Games developed for the PlayStation 3 using PhysX technology offer a more realistic and lifelike interaction between the games characters and other objects within the game. We look forward to the new games that will redefine reality for a new generation of gamers."
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Nvidia said Tuesday that it has licensed its PhysX physics technology to developers for use with the Sony PlayStation 3. Specifically, the deal covers a tools and license middleware agreement that the graphics chip company signed with Sony Computer Entertianment. Under the agreement, the PhysX package will be distributed to registered PS3 developers. The PhysX technology source code SDKs for PS3 and all major gaming platforms are available for license directly from Nvidia, the company said. "Nvidia is proud to support PlayStation 3 as an approved middleware provider," said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of content and technology at Nvidia, in a statement. "Games developed for the PlayStation 3 using PhysX technology offer a more realistic and lifelike interaction between the games characters and other objects within the game. We look forward to the new games that will redefine reality for a new generation of gamers."
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Back To Beta For Google Chrome
Google Chrome is back to beta, but with good reason, according to the company.
by Scott Campbell March 17, 2009
Google, in order to better compete against Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Apple's Safari, and Mozilla's Firefox Web browsers, among others, has moved the latest version of its browser back to the beta-testing stage in order to gain more valuable feedback from users, according to Google's new Chrome blog, which launched Tuesday. "In December, we took the 'beta' label off our first version of the Google Chrome browser. Since then, we have continued to release fixes and updates to this version, while building and testing new browser improvements in our developer releases," wrote Brian Rakowski, Google Chrome product manager, on Google's blog. "Now, we're ready to roll out the next beta of Google Chrome to get some early feedback on features that are still being polished."
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by Scott Campbell March 17, 2009
Google, in order to better compete against Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Apple's Safari, and Mozilla's Firefox Web browsers, among others, has moved the latest version of its browser back to the beta-testing stage in order to gain more valuable feedback from users, according to Google's new Chrome blog, which launched Tuesday. "In December, we took the 'beta' label off our first version of the Google Chrome browser. Since then, we have continued to release fixes and updates to this version, while building and testing new browser improvements in our developer releases," wrote Brian Rakowski, Google Chrome product manager, on Google's blog. "Now, we're ready to roll out the next beta of Google Chrome to get some early feedback on features that are still being polished."
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