19th August 2004 Archive

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Channel

• Alienware evolves from gamers to corporates Revamped website signals desire for broader customer base

Comms: Mobile

• 3 UK claims 1.2m subscribers Took a little time

Comms: Networks

• Aussie wireless broadband firm hints at iTunes launch Unwired goes online in Sydney
• US broadband use tops dial-up It rocks

Hardware: Servers

• Motorola plumps for HP Linux-on-Itanium bozes Surprise move

Hardware: Storage

• Cornice countersues Seagate Hard drive rival's patents 'invalid', company claims

Lifecycle: Manage

• Microsoft wins another Eolas web patent battle But the fat lady isn't even humming

Management

• Lindows postpones IPO Fickle stock market

Management: Financial News

• Amazon snaps up Chinese etailer Oh, what Joyo.com
• Google goes GOOG at $85 a share Long awaited IPO goes ahead
• Nortel fires seven beancounters (and 3,500 more) North America bears brunt

Music and Media

• British Gas warns punters about rogue diallers Let's be careful out there
• Court tells RIAA and Congress to let P2P software thrive Keep on trading for the sake of innovation
• Should Google blame Foot in Mouth disease, or Evil Bankers? Analysis Lost in Space
• Virgin Radio touts Napster chart deal Nothing to do with Branson's Virgin Digital

Personal: Consoles

• Nintendo patents key console online gaming features Newly granted IP extends 1999 Net-connected video game patent
• Sony, MS trim UK console prices Not before time, says games biz

Personal: PCs

• Infected in 20 minutes Opinion Stepping in and taking charge

Science

• Epson parades tea cup-sized flying robot Buzz over tiny whirlybird
• Neptune shows off five new moons Gas giants battle for headlines

Security: Enterprise Security

• Cisco warns on router bug In brief Moderate risk
• Number crunching boffins unearth crypto flaws Making a hash of it
• Oracle joins the monthly patch bandwagon Breaks cover
• South Pole 'cyberterrorist' hack wasn't the first Threat over-egged

Security: ID

• Database snafu puts US Senator on terror watch list Good thing he wasn't wearing a turban

Security: Spam

• DIY phishing kits hit the Net My little fraudster

Software: Operating Systems

• IBM threatens SCO with GPL hearing SCO in lose/lose situation