16th February 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Cannes demos the next fast thing 3GSM HSDPA - Data gets faster, acronyms get longer
• Opera and Orange seek phone browsing perfection Driving data use
• Sanyo trumpets Wipoq debut 3GSM 'Personal mobile gateway'

Comms: Networks

• ISP 'co-op' formed to boost broadband One for the little guys
• NTL to trump BT in March assault Broadband competition
• PlusNet to trial BT's 8Mb broadband Speed junkies

Comms: Wireless

• Qualcomm: WiMax isn't magic 3GSM But it's creeping up
• UK boffin demos plane-based broadband Whatever next?

Hardware: Servers

• Sun speeds Opteron gear, squeezes SuSE Old kit on sale

Hardware: Storage

• 3PAR adds DIY tool for snapshots Getting possessive about enterprise data
• EMC admits to iSCSI fleet Clariion gets another 'i'

Management: Financial News

• BT workers demand 8% pay rise Why? 'Cos they're worth it
• Support for proposed eBay strike fades Boycott 'not taken seriously'
• UMC HQ raided in China investment probe Foundry chiefs' homes searched too
• Verizon's MCI takeover faces shareholder revolt Shareholders want explanations...

Management: IT Director

• Abbey axes 335 IT jobs gone
• Sun burns Solaris and Linux staffers Thanks for the code

Management: Small Biz

• UK techies blow 17 days a year yakking to mates Personal email hits productivity

Music and Media

• Apple sues three journalists for emails EFF backs defence
• Cheated wife on spyware wiretap rap Illegally spied on hubby's net affair
• Domain dispute puts question mark over UK ecommerce Game.co.uk goes to appeal
• Man sues bigger penis pill company 'No increase in size' despite maker's claims
• Napster To Go DRM 'threat' astounds media Comment Move along, nothing new here...

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Bye bye Carly, don't forget to write Letters Plus thoughts on Apple's pint-sized product line

Personal: PCs

• SiS signs Intel bus licence Adds support for 1066MHz

Personal: Reviews

• ViewSonic VP171b 8ms LCD monitor Review More to it than a fast response time?

Personal: System Builder

• Questar courts bloody-nosed Linux wannabes Euro distros

Reseller

• Reseller duo in court for 'bribing' council Allegedly...

Security: Enterprise Security

• Cisco overhauls security line-up RSA 2005 ATD tackles Trojans and spyware
• Fraudsters expose 100,000 across US Credit data company admits ID theft
• Passwords? We don't need no stinking passwords RSA 2005 Some PINs never change
• Scammers say 'No' to drugs, 'Yes' to fraud RSA 2005 Path of least resistance
• T-Mobile hacker pleads guilty Unusual secrecy

Software: Operating Systems

• Is Linux security a myth? Comment Time will tell