SCO ready to clean out Linux users for $1399 per CPU So you are a Linux user? Think it's cheaper than windows? Think again! The $699 scrubbing fee is exactly how much SCO wants for one CPU's worth of a Linux license, and that's just for the time being. Come October 15, the single CPU fee jumps to a whopping $1,399. SCO had been holding out on exactly how much it planned to charge Linux users for their use of what it claims is borrowed Unix code, but now all has been made clear. Of course we do not actually know what the offending code actually is yet so is $1399 too much to pay for something that we don?t even know what it is?! Crazy... Microsoft updates Xbox TV support chip Microsoft has about to update its Xbox consoles with a new, cheaper TV output system. Focus Enhancements' FS454 chip is now shipping to Microsoft for incorporation into future consoles. According to Focus, the FS454 supports "virtually all" of the world's standard- and high-definition formats. The company claims it consumes less power than rival parts and - crucially - costs less. That should help Microsoft reduce the amount of money it loses on each machine. Go Hands-On With N-Gage As a few of you may know, it's Edinburgh Festival time, and being a local I get to enjoy it first hand. This year a new mini festival is starting up called "the Edinburgh games festival" which will run for one week + a day for the press. The N-gage will be on public display for the first time at this event and yours truly will be down there to get all the info and photos! So stay tuned for this one. PS3 Cells almost ready Apparently the main CPU for the PS3 could be put into production as early as next year as the final designs have been almost finished. The chip being dubbed as "cell" has been created by IBM, Sony and Toshiba but details on what it does are still sketchy. Cell will differ from existing microprocessors in that it will have multiple personalities. The chip will not only perform the heavy computational tasks necessary for graphics, but it also will contain circuitry to handle high-bandwidth communication and run multiple devices? sources say. - Mark Tritschler