29th December 2005 Archive

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Code

• First among equals Column The contract metaphor is an effective way of approaching API design

Comms: Mobile

• InterDigital wins big in Nokia royalty spat That will be $250m. Plus interest, please

Information: Knowledge

• The case for open source ETL Comment What you see is what you get

Management: Financial News

• Overstock shares fade as CEO warns of 'drugs or dead body' caper Mark Cuban now part of the fun

Management: Public Sector

• NSA involved in snooping cookie shocker What's next?

Music and Media

• 2005: The year the US government undermined the internet 2005 in review And no, it's not what you're thinking

Science

• 2005 extended by one second Extra drinking time this New Year

Security: Anti-Virus

• Trojan alert over unpatched Windows flaw Incoming!

Security: Spam

• Claim back £300 per spam Net crusader creates legal precedent
• Spammers eschew porn for penis patches Spice out of fashion in 2005
• UK man wins landmark spam victory Spammers pay compensation for unsolicited mail

Software: Applications

• Open document man resigns from Mass CTO post Tired of being a lightning rod
• Sony 'rootkit' settlement clamps down on DRM Deal paves way for kinder, gentler music label