1st December 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Nokia unwraps 3G threesome The 6282, 6233 and 6234 pitched at business users
• Weary Judge wants RIM to write the cheque Old settlement invalid, no more delays

Comms: Networks

• Telewest goes live with HDTV Lucky south Londoners go high def
• Tiscali gets the 'Hump' over Herbert Why Humphreys is a dirty word

Comms: VoIP

• Skype does video VoIP Hear me, see me

Information

• CA lets Ingres go Comment Making the right noises, but ...

Lifecycle: Manage

• Revised open source GPL expected spring 2007 Meaty, beaty, big and bouncy

Management: Financial News

• French cellcos fined €534m for collusion Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom fingered
• MP3.com founder opens net music archive, play service Oboe not again
• Pru to scoff rest of Egg Thy will shell be done
• RIM battles PDA patent holder in UK court Elonex' IP offshoot mounts challenge
• Your Communications up for sale Their Communications could be Yours

Management: IT Director

• Intel taps intelligent toilet expert as new CTO Some other less flushy promotions too

Music and Media

• 10% of US net users 'addicted, needing therapy' Other 90% too burned-out to respond
• Depolarizing the copyright debate Enough, geeks
• EU ministers approve biometric ID, fingerprint data sharing All this and record retention too!
• ICANN kills .xxx porn domain But where's the pressure come from?
• ICANN shrugs off dotcom lawsuits But legal threats point to wider malaise

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel: chipset shortage to run through H1 2006 'Napa', 'Broadwater' roll-outs in jeopardy?
• Samsung admits it rigged DRAM prices Will pay $300m fine

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Umbongo Linux Firestorm browser 1.56/2 - like wow! The Rotting Dog Blog Improved tab nest clustering!

Personal

• Oboe is your iPod everywhere Analysis Moving in while Apple dozed

Personal: Mac Channel

• Apple to unveil Intel laptop next month - analyst Responding to speculation?

Personal: PCs

• Evesham wins AOpen MiniPC UK exclusive Exclusive Small computer, not-so-small price

Personal: Peripherals

• iPod Shuffle bug fix leaves key bug unfixed Firmware 1.1.3 still skips some paused ITMS songs
• Japanese 'iPod tax' threat fades Government panel says no to recording media levy extension

R&R: Stob

• Candid Dalek shares thesp titbits Stob Isn't 'Davros' in Switzerland?

Security

• HP buys your trust or your Trustgenix Dezel departs
• Mac OS X security under scrutiny Even a mac can have holes
• Panda bares claws over illegal OEM sales I'm mad as hell
• Spoofing trick foxes wiretaps Hanging on the telephone

Security: Anti-Virus

• Microsoft launches anti-virus public beta PC tune-up
• Trojan exploits unpatched IE flaw MS mulls emergency patch release

Services

• Capita wins over second city Big contract in Birmingham

Software

• E-tailer unwittingly sold counterfeit software Whoops