8th July 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Yahoo unveils SMS search service Find: Pizza

Comms: Networks

• BBC to show comedy via broadband Not a laughing matter
• Commission names and shames 11 EU countries Legal threat over telecoms failures
• Engineers repair Pakistan net connection At last
• Google invests in electric broadband Socket to 'em
• Pipex to invest in LLU 'Compelling opportunity'

Comms: VoIP

• VoIP use on the up-and-up As predicted

Hardware: Servers

• SGI shares plummet as deal closing malady lingers Eyes penny stock status

Hardware: Storage

• Sharp develops 100GB optical disc Next-gen dual-layer Blu-ray Disc?

Management: Financial News

• Borland disappoints again in Q2 CEO retooled as ex-CEO

Management: IT Director

• Microsoft looks to partners to force Office upgrades Helping you to help us

Management: Small Biz

• Microsoft must woo partners Feel the love

Music and Media

• For ambulance-chasing bloggers, tragedy equals opportunity Rush of blood to the Wiki
• Scientologists drop copyright case Dutch website can link to material
• UK biometric ID card morphs into £30 'passport lite' So what price the £93 passport?

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Rubber-clad Reg hack seeks playmates FoTW 'You dirty communist'

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Don't let bombs become political ammo Letters Reg readers get cynical

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Rockall first day cover surfaces on eBay Signed by Terry Pratchett, by jingo

Personal: Mac Channel

• IBM to Apple: eat these chips PowerPC revved again

Personal: Reviews

• Sony Ericsson K750i Review The best multimedia handset yet?

Personal: System Builder

• PC case maker caters to iPod owners Make your computer look like your MP3 player

Science

• Hurricane Dennis menaces Shuttle Another launch delay possible

Security: Anti-Virus

• $250K reward for Sasser virus informants That's what friends are for
• Sasser suspect walks free Probation and no fine for 'world's worst' VXer
• Three critical patches for MS July Patch Tuesday In brief Details on delivery
• VXers release 'London bombing' Trojan Scumbags spread spambot

Security: Spyware

• Check Point beefs up spyware defences Behaviour blocking with a twist
• Trojan downloader spam poses as admin email Taking BOFH's name in vain

Software

• Sun's software deputy quits DeWitt-Kohn syndrome claims another over July 4

Software: Applications

• Look out IBM, here comes Microsoft's OzFest Enough with the Notes
• Microsoft urges partners to make business app run Must beat-off Oracle and SAP