6th August 2005 Archive

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• Google snubs press in privacy fury

  Adds CNET to Do Not Call list

  Google has thrown a hissy fit and blacklisted tech news site CNET's News.com - vowing not to provide quotes or statements to the site for a year. "Google representatives have instituted a policy of not talking with CNET News.com reporters until July 2006 in response to privacy issues raised by a previous story," noted reporter …

  Music and Media 6 Aug 2005, 04:01

• FCC opens door to ISP wipe-out

  Re-monopolizing the phone service

  US telecoms regulator the FCC has signaled the end of the independent ISP, a move which will leave DSL provision concentrated in the hands of just a few large providers. The move, which turns local DSL provision from a regulated monopoly into an unregulated monopoly, also has repercussions for rural telephony providers, who will …

  Telecoms 6 Aug 2005, 04:03

• MSI signs Northamber

  Launches 'World's first' real-time DTS audio mobo too

  MSI this week launched its latest Intel 945P-based motherboard, which it claims it's the first in the world to support DTS surround sound. The hardware company also announced it had appointed Northamber is a UK distributor. The 945P Platinum Deluxe supports dual-core processors, such as Intel's Pentium D, connected across a …

  Channel Register 6 Aug 2005, 11:08