30th November 2004 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Mobile fingers UK's thickest armed robber Mug shot on camera phone left at the scene
• O2 to bring i-mode to UK in 2005 Anticipated NTT DoCoMo deal signed
• Sanyo makes UK 3G debut with Orange tie-in S750 slider phone boasts 320 x 240 LCD, 1.3Mp digicam
• Sony to ship true MP3 HDD music player next month NW-HD3 finally supports popular format natively

Comms: Networks

• BT gets into film, TV and music The show must go on, Pierre
• Eclipse punts entry-level 2Mb broadband 'Similar to the German Autobahn'
• PlusNet moves broadband hogs onto 'bad boy pipe' 'Protecting network and consumers'

Comms: Wireless

• IEEE approves Japanese Wi-Fi spec 'Universal' 802.11a kit comes closer

Distribution

• Reading Football Club turns computer dealer One way to pay the bills

Hardware: Data Networking

• Building disaster into the network: how UK.gov does IT Analysis Contracting out the blame...

Hardware: Servers

• HP replaces part of UDC with acquired OpenView package Moving on
• Sun begs partners to sell more Opteron servers Sell 25, get 1 free

Lifecycle: Manage

• MS patent claim redefines the Three Rs Reading, writing and, er, royalties?

Management: IT Director

• Judge dismisses IBM apartheid lawsuit Charges 'bordered on the frivolous'
• Trust your employees, says Microsoft Mobile working won't happen otherwise

Music and Media

• Kazaa challenged over child porn control policy If it can boot off smut peddlers, it can boot off copyright infringers

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Hate the Band Aid single? Click here Website offers solution to charity dilemma
• The American-speaker's guide to Proper English Pukka lingo, Blighty style

Odds and Sods: Site News

• How's my coding? Dial: 0800 666 700 Cash'n'Carrion User feedback from TechnoDepot

Personal: Consoles

• New Zealand censor pulls Postal 2 Gory game given nationwide sale ban
• Sony coughs to PS2 shortage 'It'll be lonely, this Christmas, without you to hold...'

Personal: Reviews

• Sony Cyber-shot DSC P150 Review Fast, inexpensive and highly pocketable

Personal: System Builder

• Seagate trumpets whitebooks for PC builders Money-making opportunity no. 101

Science

• Brain scans show difference between truth and lies Lies, damned lies and electronics
• Cassini probe snaps Mimas Another stunning Saturn holiday pic
• DTI punts lean, mean science programme More cash, less red tape

Security: ID

• Anti-RFID outfit deflates Mexican VeriChip hype Only 18 volunteers to date

Security: Spam

• North West biz buried in email blitz Publisher drops mailshot bomb

Software: Applications

• Oracle to open Belfast office 50 new jobs