5th May 2005 Archive

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Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• Microsoft competitive chief pragmatic on Linux Blurring the lines

Comms: Mobile

• GSM Association rejects revised phone DRM rates 'Think again, MPEG Licensing Authority'
• OMA washes its hands of MPEG LA licensing arrangements We're not playing any more
• Users untouched by mobile viruses despite hype Phantom menace

Comms: Wireless

• Cisco preps Wi-Fi tracking kit Keeping tabs on workers and wheelchairs

Hardware: Servers

• AMD dual-core 1xx Opterons 'to go Socket 939' Cheaper-server plan?
• Intel partner sues... Intel (and AMD too) Acacia waves the patents
• Supermicro abandons Intel-only stance, embraces Opteron Dell all alone now

Hardware: Storage

• Maxtor narrows loss First quarter 'better than expected'

Lifecycle: Manage

• BEA going beyond Java Project Freeflow
• Microsoft releasing IP to start-ups Beware geeks bearing gifts?

Management: Financial News

• AOL subscribers go AWOL 2.3m disappear in a year
• CD Wow! enters download biz UK cut-price CD retailer signs Loudeye
• DRAM price plunge hammers Hynix Q1 revenues, profits slide
• GUS buys LowerMyBills.com for $330m US bolt-on for Experian
• IDC cuts worldwide 2005 PC forecasts 'Worsening economic conditions
• More mergers in the telecom industry? Expect a flurry of deals
• RealNetworks sneaks a profit Large lawyers bill doesn’t help

Management: IT Director

• IBM refuses to say where jobs axe will fall Fears grow over Greenock's future

Management: Public Sector

• Councils not generating interest in local elections Should be more info online, says survey

Management: Small Biz

• Sending data by email: a govt licence to print money VAT demands
• Small firms surfing web to non-local markets Casting the net wide

Market News

• Dutch Customs exposes UK chip carousel fraud Fraud 'worth $600,000'

Music and Media

• Hong Kong scouts gain IP proficiency badge Contest Dib dib dib, MPA style
• Library use an open book as Pat Act renewals loom Welcome to the FBI reading room
• Vonage bows to 911 pressure Promises full access to emergency services

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Spring into PHP with El Reg Site offer 30% off this top title

Personal

• GPS drives Euro PDA shipments But smart phones still the most popular devices

Personal: Reviews

• ATI 512MB Radeon X800 XL Review More buffer, gentlemen?

Science

• Missing link dino unearthed in Utah Feet for meat, veggie teeth
• New guidelines complicate US stem cell research Rules out many existing lines
• Scientists build shopping robot for the blind Navigates by RFID
• Smudgy blur is an exoplanet Cool

Security

• Apple mega-patch fixes 19 flaws The fix is in