Lawsuit centres on wireless controller systems.

Solar cells could be inserted under the iPod screen to power you music. It's only a patent, but we're already dreaming of iPods that never run out of charge.

30 major consumer electronics firms under the spotlight.

Klausner Technologies demands $360m for 'visual voicemail' system.

Leigh Dyer has found holes in Steve Ballmer's pledge to work together with open source developers.

Negroponte not worried by patent suit.

Laptop project's relationship with country sours further.

UK man gets broken iPod for invention.

Orinda Intellectual Properties USA claims patent infringement

Cross-licensing agreement covers broad range of consumer products.

Strumming its pain with the finger.

Employee monitoring may fall foul of the law.

Big Blue asks ITC to intervene in patent dispute.

Lowers costs and reduces overheating

That park bench you're sitting on? It could be made from ink cartridges. A new patent for "eWood" aims to build outdoor furniture with all your printer junk.

The controller that should have been bundled in the original PS3 finally arrives, and there's more than 60 compatible titles on the market.

OpenOffice wins big with users.