9th September 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Music phones no threat to MP3 players Personal Video Players even less so
• Over-the-air iTunes wouldn't choke O2 Tech Digest How far will Apple go?

Distribution

• NEC wades into deeper channels, signs Interface Margin call

Hardware: Servers

• Sun's Niagara: speeds and feeds emerge Exclusive Roll up, clock speed and configurations here

Management

• Former HP boss Platt dies The last of the engineer leaders

Management: Financial News

• Dell will comply with AMD subpoena AMD vs Intel Will search the archives for requested emails
• Google and GEICO settle AdWords dispute Big group hug
• HMV digital downloads: sure it Plays For Sure It's as easy as a Bangalore support call
• Intel tightens revenue forecast No news is good news
• Katrina to hammer silicon wafer production? Blows hydrogen plant out of action
• PalmSource bought by browser developer Access all areas?
• Panic over: boom times ahead for chip biz Increased production to push up prices, apparently
• Reykjavik nets €0.8bn in Iceland Telco sell-off Gifts for everyone

Management: IT Director

• Carly Fiorina joins League of Exiles The board that shed a thousand tears
• Ethical concerns vex IT workers What would Gates do?
• Thousands of HP Europe staff to feel Emperor Hurd's axe Come back, Carly!

Management: Public Sector

• Belgians plan to subsidise PCs Just €850 to you
• Computer error destroyed 1m UK tax records MPs round on Revenue

Market News

• Horizon posts 20 per cent rise in profits Enterprise up, channel down

Music and Media

• File-sharing Republican blogger tackles Hollywood Hatch Interview Voting with your mouse
• Phone cos and rights activists round on Clarke Will he listen?
• Subpoenas at 6Gbps? RIAA, MPAA join Internet2 Boffins look nervous

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: Putting a price on the Boss Episode 27 70k a year? You must be joking

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• 'Mobe' excised from Reg lexicon Poll result The people have spoken
• Burning Bush fans turn flames on El Reg FoTW Like we care...
• Searching for failure? Try George W. Bush Google tells it like it is
• UK PC mag in Tesco processor mix-up Pulp fiction
• War Child album goes down to the wire Mixed and on the web in 24 hours
• Wheelbarrow blagger cuffed after 2mph pursuit Poor choice of getaway vehicle

Odds and Sods: Letters

• The unholy trinity: computers, taxes and evolution Letters But why aren't the Brits revolting?
• Vint Cerf replies: 'I've been busy, you know' Star Letter The chief of staff has a message...

Personal: Peripherals

• Apple pipped to Nano name by arch-rival Legal battle brewing?

Personal: System Builder

• Intel 'sells out' of notebook chipsets Boosting demand for Napa?

Science

• Rollercoaster gets woman pregnant G-force puts bun in oven
• Three-parent embryo research gets green light A teensy bit controversial, this one

Security

• UK gov flies IT security kitemark New quality award scheme

Security: Enterprise Security

• Firefox blighted by unpatched bug IE-style security flap hits alternative browser

Software

• Solitary patch for MS September Patch Tuesday In brief Whatever