20th December 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• RIM 'close' to revealing injunction-busting technology US PTO rushes to final judgement on NTP patents

Hardware: Servers

• Oracle begins Phase IV of per processor pricing offensive x86 discount and a huge headache

Lifecycle: Execute

• Identity management bandwagon on a roll Comment You can't do that

Management: Financial News

• AOL / Google deal 'a disastrous decision' Icahn rubbishes tie-up
• BT's 'reputation damaged' by India outsourcing deal CWU says it's 'angry and disappointed'
• Thus to buy Your Comms - report More festive fun

Music and Media

• EU chief criticises net firms over China actions Google, MS and Yahoo! slammed for double standards (again)
• Santa running short on surveillance gear this year Crisis at the North Pole

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Club 3D unveils mid-range Radeon graphics card X1600 XT is CrossFire-ready

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Bloke finds self on Google Earth Satellite snaps sunbathing ne'er-do-well
• It's a dog's life on eBay Dogs fight nanos and 360s for top eBay spot

Personal: PCs

• NEC unveils first 'Yonah' notebook But when will it actually ship?

Personal: Peripherals

• Apple ponders 1GB iPod Nano Shuffle sweet spot
• iPod headphones may damage hearing I heard that. Pardon.

Personal: Reviews

• Sony Walkman NW-A1000 Review The best MP3 player from the big S yet - but is it an iPod killer?

Reseller

• Microsoft targets pirate partners Tears up dodgy MAPS
• OFT guidance on selling kit online How to write small print

Science

• NASA eyeballs lost Beagle 2 Evidence of crash landing
• NASA Pluto mission looks good to go January launch for New Horizons

Security

• Computer forensics firm Guidance hacked Crackers make merry with unencrypted database

Security: Spam

• Sober worm prompts net perv confession Malware outs malfeasance

Software: Operating Systems

• Fully featured Windows Vista CTP coming Wait for it, wait for it...