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`12.Jul.2026`	Update on the Legal Dispute Between Hyperion and Amiga At the end of March, Hyperion and the Amiga Corporation jointly announced that they had resumed negotiations toward an out-of-court settlement. On April 30, the Amiga Corporation filed a motion (PDF) in the case Hyperion Entertainment CVBA v. Itec, LLC et al. to dismiss the case. A "dismissal without prejudice" - that is, with the option for all parties to file a new lawsuit regarding the same matter at a later date. The reason for the motion: the two parties had already begun negotiations toward an out-of-court settlement. The main points of the motion: Amiga's attorney is filing the motion on behalf of both parties. Hyperion, which for years had trouble securing legal representation, has now decided not to hire any new attorneys. Hyperion's new director, Timothy de Groote, has given his consent (PDF) and simply wishes to receive copies of the documents. Attached to the motion is an Agreement to Facilitate Settlement (PDF) signed by both parties two days earlier. In this agreement, Hyperion acknowledges that, under the terms of the 2009 settlement agreement, Amiga is now Hyperion’s new licensor and has the same rights as its predecessor Amiga, Inc. - for example, with regard to the enforcement of copyright violations. While Hyperion had originally attempted to register various trademarks on its own ("AmigaOne," "AmigaOS," "Workbench"), the agreement acknowledges that the Amiga Corporation is the rightful owner of all Amiga trademarks. Should the settlement negotiations fail and the legal dispute resume, Amiga Corporation would be Hyperion's sole point of contact—Hyperion had originally attempted to drag all of the various shell companies from the McEwen era (Amino, Amiga Inc., Itec) into the legal dispute. In their "Agreement to Facilitate Settlement", Amiga and Hyperion have set June 30 as the deadline. If no agreement is reached by that date, both parties have the right to resume court proceedings - albeit under the terms modified by the preliminary agreement as described above. Right at the start of the new month - that is, after the deadline mentioned above had passed - Hyperion has once again discontinued digital distribution of AmigaOS 3.2. The relevant entry has disappeared from the official website; if you look for the corresponding link in the archive.org copy from May, you’ll be taken to a blank page on 2checkout.com. It is currently unclear whether this action indicates that the settlement negotiations have failed or is part of an out-of-court settlement that has actually been reached. Editor's note: Mike Battilana declined to comment to amiga-news.de on the current status of the negotiations, which, in our view, makes it quite unlikely that an agreement has already been reached. (cg) [News message: 12. Jul. 2026, 20:45] [Comments: 2 - 13. Jul. 2026, 16:23] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`16.Jun.2026`	Commodore: Announcement of the "Callback" Flip Phone Commodore, which recently embarked on a brand relaunch under new management and released the C64 Ultimate as a new edition, has announced the Callback 8020, a new flip phone that deliberately omits the features of classic smartphones: browsers, social media, email, and productivity apps are completely absent, and the touchscreen is disabled by default. The device runs on Sailfish OS, which was developed in collaboration with Jolla, and, according to the manufacturer, is capable of running over 99 percent of Android apps in a sandbox environment. A product video is available on YouTube. The Callback is equipped with a 48-megapixel camera, an audiophile DAC for HD audio, FM radio, and included in-ear headphones. As a tribute to the brand’s history, the phone includes ringtones based on the Commodore 64’s SID chip, a selection of classic C64 games, and a remote control function for the Commodore 64 Ultimate. With prices starting at $499 for the base model, the Callback as a device designed with a deliberately minimalist feature set falls into a decidedly upper-end price range. Pre-orders will be available starting June 30, 2026. (nba) [News message: 16. Jun. 2026, 14:51] [Comments: 1 - 17. Jun. 2026, 22:34] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.May.2026` Retro Buddys (e-mail)	RPROM: 7-fold Kickstart switch now available in store RPROM, developed by Niklas Ekström and Per Bengtsson, is a ROM emulator for the Amiga 500, 600 and 2000 models based on the RP2350B microcontroller (amiga-news.de reported). For those who don’t want to solder it themselves, RPROM is now also available as a ready-made product at the title link. The Kickstart switch can hold up to seven Kickstart ROM images. A Windows, MacOS or Linux computer is required for programming. A version for the Amiga 1200, 3000 and 4000 is in the works; for these models, two RPROMs will be required. (snx) [News message: 10. May. 2026, 07:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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