Apple sued for 'inflated' claims

Apple, the world's most successful brand, is being sued by a Los Angeles law firm for "deceptively" marketing the new 20-inch iMac, reports The Register.

Kabateck Brown Kellner says the monitor is "vastly inferior to the previous generation it replaced", not that you would know it from Apple's "grossly inflated" claims.

According to the law firm, Apple told consumers both the 20- and 24-inch iMacs displayed "millions of colours at all resolutions".

Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest contract electronics maker, plans to ship at least 10 million third-generation iPhones for Apple, a person familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires, says CNN Money.com.

The person, who declined to be named, said Apple will likely launch the new-generation iPhone as early as the second quarter.

"Hon Hai is ready to ship anytime. It is just waiting for the nod from Apple," said the person.

Smartphone maker Palm has sold the one-millionth unit of its inexpensive Centro phone since its launch last September, says Reuters.

Priced at $99, the Centro sells in 10 countries, including Germany, Spain, Singapore and India. In the US, the Centro is available with carriers Sprint Nextel and AT&T.

Palm, an early seller of the smartphone, has faced stiff competition recently from rivals Research In Motion, which makes the BlackBerry, and Apple, which makes the iPhone.

A virtual reality ride on the London Underground may help treat paranoia, experts believe. King's College London has developed a programme simulating a journey where a person interacts with other travellers, reports BBC News.

A third of the 200 people studied had paranoid thoughts, with those anxious and worried most likely to have these thoughts, said the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Experts believe the programme could be used to assess and treat people in combination with counselling.