21st July 2004 Archive

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Channel

• French atomic agency sues Samsung Alleges LCD patent pinching
• Shuttle unwraps 'fastest' SFF PC yet Athlon 64 at the helm

Comms: Mobile

• Garmin preps mid-range integrated GPS PDA Kit Watch As Dell readies own Bluetooth GPS solution
• HP extends PDA lead PalmOne Treo purchase pays off in EMEA
• Symbian founder on mobile past, present and future Exclusive Why Skype's a chimera and why the iPod is great

Comms: Networks

• France Telecom must return state aid €1bn pay-back
• ISPA seeks analysis of BT's 'Cleanfeed' stats Web filtering figures 'could be misleading'
• One.Tel in broadband - telco bundle That's it

Hardware: Data Networking

• US Net users want VoIP Gimme, gimme

Hardware: Storage

• Seagate sees red in Q4 Betting on tiny drives

Lifecycle: Manage

• BTG sues Apple and MS over software downloads Patent dispute

Management: Financial News

• Apple signs key indies to iTunes Updated 'Tens of thousands' of extra tracks being uploaded
• Chip biz IPO pushes Motorola into the red But big handset sales yield big income growth
• Freescale posts Q2 profit on rising sales But growth slowing
• mmo2 numbers are up Quarterly update
• MS makes monster payout $32bn special dividend to shareholders
• Online ad spend on the up-and-up Will surpass radio within three years
• Virgin Mobile floats! Bobbing along

Management: Public Sector

• IBM's £400m Defra IT deal gets the green light But will it save us money?

Management: Small Biz

• Broadband ISPs must wise up to small.biz needs Listen and learn

Music and Media

• Judge deems PS2 mod chips illegal in UK Unlawful to use, sell, advertise, own etc
• P2P net iMesh falls in line with RIAA Users will pay to share
• Parents clueless about kids online Need to get 'Web wise'
• What went wrong at Wright State when Napster arrived Opinion A lose, lose proposition

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• God violates Intel trademark Jesus inside

Odds and Sods: Letters

• God to smite Reg hacks FoTW Pillars of salt? Oh yes

Science

• Aurora rattles tin for space exploration Scientists say government must chip in
• Mars rock found in Antarctica 1.3bn years old, and from the Red Planet
• NASA and Bush battle for budget Funding is up, down, up, down, up...

Security: Enterprise Security

• Bluesocket punts wireless security kit Intruder detection system - at a price
• Cybercops seize Russian extortion masterminds Three online blackmail suspects cuffed
• iPass touts network access policy devolution Remote access on the edge
• The ATM keypad as security portcullis Protecting your cash from solenoid fingers

Security: Spam

• Spam King dodges $20m big stick NY settles for $50k from Scott Richter

Software

• Judge junks most of SCO's complaint against DaimlerChrysler Johnny Utah missed the tube

Software: Applications

• Oracle judge hears closing arguments Takes no prisoners