27th March 2002 Archive

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Channel

• Benchmarks demolish Apple speed boasts New kit bested by ancient PIII
• EC to clear ‘most’ of Infineon DRAM aid package Competitive
• Korean vendors pump up DRAM prices Milk it while you can

Comms: Mobile

• Nokia's OMA may take on wireless interoperability burden WAP fiasco avoidance

Comms: Networks

• BTo slashes broadband satellite prices Cheaper rural access

Hardware: Data Networking

• EC to cut mobile phone charges – FT Call termination fees

Management

• A free Easter bunch of fives from IT-Minds Competition Win a copy of 'PHP and MySQL Web Development'
• NTL redlines £11.1bn That's £3,700 per customer

Music and Media

• Operation Enduring Valenti The battle for all your electronic gear
• Time slams Tiny credit card firms Mexican stand-off

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Mac performance: up to snuff or up the duff? Letters Putting the Squawk into SPEC
• Taking James Gosling to task – your letters That seals it...

Personal

• Amiga returns with AmigaOne PPC hardware This month's comeback announcement...
• Philips wins $5bn Dell supply gig Dell wins Philips PC supply gig

Personal: Mac Channel

• A fresher Linux for Macs One button madness
• Apple discovers Bluetooth, hikes Mac prices iPod, LCDs refreshed
• Dolby is sound on MPEG 4, gets thumbs up MPEG-LA gets it in the neck

Security

• Drive-by hacking linked to cyberterror Updated ICC misses the mark
• Microsoft .NET promo reveals personal info Shared sauce
• Panel debates Samaritan-hack amnesty Hack-and-tell: a crime or public service?

Security: Anti-Virus

• AV vendors sell ‘blunt razor blades’ Analysis Three years after Melissa has anything improved?

Software

• Intel exec laughs off MS cannibalism charge Trial motormouth alert...
• MS judge to weigh broadening of case Will consider evidence on new platforms
• Suffer not the little children – McNealy The first hit of heroin is free
• Sun grapples with Java portability for Web services It's a thorny issue