3rd March 2005 Archive

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Comms: Networks

• Ebbers was 'leader of the con' And he lied too say prosecutors
• Minister confirms commitment to broadband Funds forthcoming, future bright
• Nildram moves to head-off broadband hogs C'mon now...
• Strathclyde, London fingered for 8 meg trial It could be you
• UK Wi-Fi hotspot users offered free Skype calls Out of pocket onto the net

Hardware: Servers

• IBM's Opteron ruse falls to long-term Intel love IDF Spring 05 Together forever

Hardware: Storage

• Intel determined to dominate storage market IDF Spring 05 Have disk, will travel
• Portable player drive interconnect spec completed IDF Spring 05 CE-ATA finished after just six months' work

Management: Financial News

• Ireland withdraws grants for €1.6bn Intel fab Wafer plant still go, says company
• Napster ups revenue forecast Subscriber growth
• Verizon: Qwest can talk to Verizon bride MCI But don't exchange phone numbers

Market News

• Chip glut ebbs January sales down on December

Music and Media

• Sony slays Beatles-Metallica hybrid Beatallica offline after legal threat

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Stripper flogs breast implant on eBay Tawny Peaks' peak peaks at $10k

Personal: PCs

• PC tax could replace TV licence Digital Britain 'greatest ever challenge' for BBC, says minister

Personal: Peripherals

• UWB tech groups combine forces IDF Spring 05 The MBOA ♥ the WiMedia Alliance. True.

Science

• Astronomers identify mysterious 'burper' Radio wave burst from unknown object
• GlobalFlyer enters New Mexico It's looking good
• GlobalFlyer on a wing and a prayer Goes for glory, despite fuel worries
• GlobalFlyer over continental US Passes south of LA
• GlobalFlyer triumphs Safely back to Kansas
• ISS resupply runs on rails Successful docking
• Scientists slam US plasma weapon Pulsed Energy Projectile 'torture' rumpus

Security

• Google AutoLink: enemy of the people? Don't be evil ... mostly

Security: ID

• ID fraud rife in the UK - Which? Editor's ID easily lifted by cheeky researcher

Security: Spam

• US spamming conviction overturned Little Sister cleared of junk mail rap

Software

• Adobe opens source code kimono Would you Adam and Eve it?

Software: Applications

• Appeals court hits rewind in Microsoft Eolas case Reverses $565m penalty

Software: Operating Systems

• MS-DOS paternity dispute goes to court Paterson sues Harold Evans