7th January 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Ofcom readies spectrum review More trees slaughtered...and for what?
• Phone biz agrees on $1 DRM levy Plus a penny per download
• Three jailed in Saudi rape film case Used video mobe to record assault

Comms: Networks

• Gio debt demands pulled ISP owes NTL cash too

Hardware

• Thin client firm NCD becomes invisible Exclusive Old hands create new software biz

Hardware: Data Networking

• BBC staff asked to lay off BBC news ticker Not compatible with BBC desktop. Blimey

Hardware: Storage

• Blu-ray Disc maker to 'abolish cartridges' CES 2005 TDK debuts scratch-resistant coating
• Brocade to fix two years of earnings after audit Stock snafu
• SanDisk offers USB-friendly SD flash memory CES 2005 No reader required
• U3 launches USB drive-hosted app 'standard' CES 2005 The Microsoft of Mass Storage?

Management: Financial News

• Former Worldcom directors cough up $18m Personal contribution to $54m settlement
• iTunes launches in Ireland Better late than never

Management: IT Director

• Tesco offshores 400 IT jobs to India 'Transitioned out of the UK'

Management: Small Biz

• UK e-spend on the up-and-up Record online sales during 2004

Music and Media

• Man stabs long-lost Friends Reunited mate 7 times Great to see you - now drop dead
• Nappletizer users - getting physical? CD sales up in US
• OFT rattles sabre over 'free flights' web offer Fones4Free must withdraw 'misleading' promotion
• Plugs to be pulled on EU biometric visa scheme? Look ma, no wires... Aaaaargh!!!
• Studios announce HD DVD movie release lists CES 2005 Quality content coming to new format. Van Helsing too

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Microsoft's Ballmer beat off Asian genital challenge More truth in jest

Personal: Consoles

• Game firms back Blu-ray CES 2005 Better format because... Sony says so?

Personal: Mac Channel

• Apple music store smacked with antitrust suit Steve Jobs made me buy an iPod

Personal: PCs

• A boutique PC for only $50,000 Big OEMs seek couture inspiration

Science

• Canadian scientists build nano-propeller Really small aircraft sought
• Innovation Prize: entry deadline looms £50k up for grabs
• Shuttle launch moves closer NASA takes delivery of 'safest' fuel tank

Security

• Kids warned about street thefts Let's be careful out there

Security: Enterprise Security

• Microsoft Anti-Spyware? Column Admit defeat now
• Mozilla and Firefox flaws exposed Mixed bag

Software

• Gates holds forth on Red Menace of IP law reform Sort of thought processes detect sort of communists
• Oracle finally puts PeopleSoft in its pocket All is well that ends
• The government open source dynamic Trend analysis

Software: Applications

• IBM buys into spookware Bringing home the Kevin Bacon