4GB Shuffles soon

Apple will launch 2GB and 4GB versions of its flash-based iPod Shuffle in June and August, reports Macnewsworld.

Sources say Samsung Electronics and Toshiba are planning to ramp up the output of 8GB NAND flash chips that will be used in 2GB and 4GB versions of the Shuffle.

Apple currently offers 512MB and 1GB iPod Shuffle models. The company has refused to comment on the report.

The UK government has announced a final version of the new Fraud Bill, which targets phishing criminals with prison sentences of up to 10 years, reports Techworld.

The legislation will create a number of new offences as a way of rationalising the confusing and outdated array of existing laws on fraud that date back as far as 1968.

"This reform is needed to enable prosecutors to get to grips with the increasing abuse of technology, particularly in relation to fake credit card scams and personal identity theft, which cost millions of pounds every year," says attorney-general Lord Goldsmith.

Hitachi Data Systems and IBM have extended their technology interoperability agreement and have agreed to increase the compatibility of their storage systems, reports Infoworld.

The agreement states that Hitachi`s storage systems will support IBM`s mirroring and replication software. The companies will also collaborate on product interoperability testing to support compatibility between Hitachi`s storage systems and IBM`s zSeries mainframe.

IBM officials say the new agreement extends previous operability in that the companies will work to make sure their systems are compatible.

A US woman has sued search engine company Yahoo for $3 million for failing to remove nude photos of her from the profile of her former boyfriend, reports the Inquirer.

Cecilia Barnes filed the lawsuit in Oregon and claims that her former boyfriend began posting naked pictures of her, her personal mail IDs and phone numbers in Yahoo profiles.

Barnes informed Yahoo of this in January and received notification that the images would be removed from the online profile database, but the images are still available.

A Yahoo spokesperson declined to comment, saying the company did not comment on pending litigation.