7th December 2004 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Aged entrepreneur seeks Italian telco Wind in play
• Motorola free to sue Telsim owners in UK Having a domestic
• Orange 3G arrives Third to market
• Tapwave offers Zodiac Wi-Fi pack to UK users Free download to support WLAN SD card pair

Comms: Networks

• Cambridge wireless network to close New one due to be built though
• Energis appoints new CFO If he wants to get on, he better get a hat
• Tiscali denies France sell-off reports 'Remains core asset'
• V Two One told to pull 'UK's cheapest ISP' claim ISP stands firm

Hardware: Data Networking

• Good Tech touts over-the-air PDA set-up Code can communicate across any network

Hardware: Servers

• AMD ships 90nm Opterons Formal launch not far off
• IBM CICS legacy at the heart of SOA web services world

Hardware: Storage

• Hitachi disk drive biz closed for the holidays IBMers must run the ship
• NetApp's storage virtualisation evolves Dynamic virtualisation engine

Management: Financial News

• 'Clicks and bricks' trick tempts window shoppers 'Retail theatre' or gimmick - you decide
• 3Com issues profit warning Revenues down, margins squeezed
• IBM to take 5% of Lenovo to seal PC biz deal - report Momentum building
• Massive game advertising startup to aid desperate brands Analysis Product placement in computer and console games
• Mystery bidder snaps up Commerce One patents Someone pays $15.5m
• Samsung maps huge chip biz expansion 'Critical to success'

Market News

• Is IBM PC sell off preparation for a Power chip attack? Opinion A chip on the shoulder?
• iSuppli cuts 2005 chip sales growth target Optimist deflates expansion rate

Music and Media

• Asia-Pacific piracy still rampant Rip, burn and pillage
• Musicians 'unconcerned' about file sharing 72 per cent say internet has helped sales

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Free books up for grabs Site Offer The best of 2004, for less
• Last call for US pre-Xmas orders Cash'n'Carrion Get 'em in by Thursday 9 December
• The return of the atomic keyring Cash'n'Carrion Glowring back from the dead

Personal: Consoles

• Nvidia nabs PS3 graphics contract Next-gen GeForce to tie into Sony, IBM's 'Cell' CPU

Personal: Peripherals

• Apple 'readies' 5GB iPod Mini The better to compete with the clones

Personal: Reviews

• Leadtek WinFast PX6600TD GeForce 6600 card Review Mid-range features, performance for under £100?

Reseller

• TSG buys Scottish dealer Third buy in three weeks

Science

• Rat brain flies jet Seriously

Security: Anti-Virus

• 'White collar' virus writers make cash from chaos Malware Inc.
• Fake Lycos screensaver harbours Trojan More fallout

Security: Enterprise Security

• Security bugs take a bite out of Apple 16 reasons to patch

Software: Applications

• Jambo OpenOffice released Open source in Swahili