12th January 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Double trouble from Symbian virus Two infection techniques
• Kids phone pulled over safety concerns 'Foolish, ignorant to ignore these findings'
• mmO2 dials up change for small investors Plans to change name too
• O2 falls for Blackberry 'Charm' Handset-styled email gadget to ship as 7100x
• Printing for camera phones Standards, dear boy, standards

Comms: Networks

• BT savaged for 'poorly run' free flights promo Tut, tut

Hardware

• HP and SBC pledge to service you together Unified eye on the enterprise

Hardware: Data Networking

• VMware touts PC software-in-a-can It's a wrap!

Lifecycle: Manage

• MEPs call for fresh start on software patents A new year's resolution, no less

Management: Financial News

• Microsoft CFO off to join VC firm More time with family etc.
• Napster UK pares prices Paves way for local debut of Napster To Go service
• Punters warm to online poker Industry comment Big bucks in growth industry
• SightSound looks to shut down Napster - again History does repeat itself

Management: IT Director

• Rambus board plays musical chairs Who'll be in the CEO's seat when the tune stops?

Market News

• Festive sales boost Dixons iPods and flat screen TVs a hit

Personal: Mac Channel

• Mac rumour sites get it completely right Macworld 'This is what they want. Stripped down, no display'

Personal: Reviews

• iRiver PMC-120 Portable Media Center Review Is the world ready for portable video?

Personal: System Builder

• Boxed 533MHz FSB Dothans seen on sale Tokyo shops offer new mobile CPUs a week early
• Carrera goes titsup Not keen to admit it, though
• MS takes big stick to Dutch resellers OEM licensing policy outrage

Science

• Scientists train Japanese-speaking rats Well, sort of...

Science: Rise of the Machines

• London menaced by flaming DVD players The Rise of the Machines™ continues inexorably

Security

• PATRIOT Act author tapped for Homeland Security Former Ashcroft aide on track for confirmation

Security: Anti-Virus

• Full disclosure put on trial in France Security research faces the guillotine?

Security: Enterprise Security

• Hacker breaches T-Mobile systems, reads US Secret Service email And downloads candid shots of celebrities
• Microsoft patches critical flaws External testers give 'em the once over

Security: ID

• US jails Brit credit card fraud mastermind for 14 years Why are they calling it identity theft, these days?

Security: Spam

• UK firm fingered in US XXX spam probe Assets frozen

Software: Applications

• BMC buys French identity software maker for $33m Calendra heading to Houston
• Opera dangles free browser in front of universities $1 was too much