Apple wins case against journalist

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg ruled on Friday that an online journalist must reveal the sources of leaked information about then-unreleased Apple products.

According to BetaNews, the ruling rejected the defence`s arguments that California`s shield laws, which protect the anonymity of sources, apply to online site PowerPage because trade secrets were revealed in violation of state penal code. Kleinberg said the site`s status as legitimate press was a moot point.

The case stems from a "John Doe" lawsuit filed by Apple against Web sites, including PowerPage, that disclosed the company`s plans for a FireWire-based interface for GarageBand code-named Asteroid.

Apple contends that its "trade secrets" were unlawfully disclosed and issued subpoenas demanding the sites reveal their anonymous sources.

The Mozilla Foundation no longer plans to release a final version of Mozilla Suite 1.8, despite earlier betas of this new update.

Instead, it has decided to end suite development with the current version 1.7 line, and focus on its standalone Firefox browser and Thunderbird E-Mail client, reports Software Journal.

However, the foundation has vowed to continue providing infrastructure support to those in the community who would like to continue to develop and update it.

SanDisk has updated its line of USB flash drives, adding a 2GB model to its Titanium line and unveiling the Cruzer Profile, which includes embedded fingerprint identification technology.

The company says the Cruzer Profile is approximately the size of a pack of gum and will be available in 512MB and 1GB capacities for $100 (R600) and $200 (R1 200) respectively, when it starts shipping in mid-April.

According to PCWorld, the Cruzer Profile features two tethered parts - the drive itself and the identification hardware, which stores fingerprint images and activates the drive when the user presents a matching print. SanDisk says the drive includes a portable password manager for extra security.

Meanwhile, the new 2GB Titanium drive will ship in April for around $250 (R1 500).