17th November 2005 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Sun giving away Studio Take my tools. Please

Comms

• Ofcom warned not to relax BT regulation just yet Says UK trade group

Comms: Mobile

• GoogleNet conquers Mountain View One lamp post at a time
• Nokia buys Intellisync Belt and braces
• RIM touts 'NTP-beating' Blackberry update Company 'comfortable' with workaround
• T-Mobile brings Sidekick II to UK Danger's 'Blackberry for consumers' arrives at last

Comms: Networks

• Wanadoo 'UK's number one' VoIP outfit, says Wanadoo My VoIP's bigger than your VoIP

Comms: VoIP

• Sony unveils video VoIP service Oh goody...

Hardware: Data Networking

• PathScale promises major Opteron cluster boost SC05 Trendiest start-up ever

Hardware: Servers

• Penguin gets personal with Linux clusters SC05 Heavy beast slides under your desk
• Rackable makes x86 SMP charge SC05 Rise of the 8-way

Management: Public Sector

• 'Most wanted' site still floored Best if villains just hand themselves in

Music and Media

• Beyond the web, Google opens Base All your classifieds will soon be ours
• iTunes price rise a cert - EMI boss A dollar too short
• Patriot Act 'compromise' makes matters worse Updated While some on the Hill try to obstruct it
• Welcome to the Rotting Dog Blog Utopian distemper and other musings
• World Summit blog: Buses, toilets and fear WSIS Tunis The flipside of an authoritarian government

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel 975X multi-GPU chipset slips out One 16x or two 8x PCI-E slots, anyone?
• Intel to 'revise' Pentium M naming scheme Indicates performance and wattage

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Classics suffer death by SMS 2b? Nt2b? ???
• Counterfeiters send jammed printer for repair Forgers cuffed after blonde moment
• Man flogs debt on eBay Updated Debt Free? Then buy some!!
• Sony in USB lead porn punt shocker Hey babe, try plugging this in...
• Tesco targets incest demographic Bold marketing initiative
• UK's first 'most wanted' website goes titsup Burgled perhaps?

PC Builder

• SIA slashes chip sales forecast For '06 and '07

Personal: Mac Channel

• Apple to intro Intel iBook 'with big price cut' January debut?

Personal: Peripherals

• Blu-ray backer HP threatens to back HD DVD too It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
• iPod wrist controller Tech Digest ...and loads more gadget essentials

Personal: Reviews

• Leadtek DTV1000 T digital TV tuner Review

Reseller

• Club 3D completes UK distie set-up with Enta signing Now to build brand recognition
• Dimension Data’s 'very good year' Except for Europe

Science

• Europe's heavy lifter takes to the sky Cool
• Private enterprise needed in space: NASA And 2006's $17bn space budget is approved

Security

• CMP Media dons Black Hat Spurs debate on future of security show
• Microsoft may look again at virus notification Customers want more info
• Sony DRM uninstaller 'worse than rootkit' Double jeopardy

Security: ID

• Biometrics push passport fees past £50 Not so small price to pay
• Ex-MI5 boss, House of Lords give ID cards thumbs down Not a good day for the database builders
• Users don't trust websites with personal info Big concerns, survey finds

Security: Spam

• 'Vindictive' UK spammer jailed for six years Guilty of £1.6m .eu scam

Software: Applications

• Microsoft goes limited with Office 12 beta New Office or same old suite?
• UK manufacturer coughs £10k for unlicensed software Settles with BSA

Software: Operating Systems

• Sun brings open source database to Solaris 10 Postgres first, more promised