6th January 2006 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Cellco staff muddled by own tariffs 8m UK punters 'unhappy' with providers
• Handheld PC runs two OSes on two CPUs CES Windows Mobile and XP ticking over simultaneously

Comms: Networks

• BT PC snafu leaves 3,000 families disappointed Telco blames surge in demand

Comms: VoIP

• Google Talk accused of patent infringement Search giant faces lawsuit

Distribution

• Enta takes on LG Onwards and upwards

Hardware: Storage

• EMC 'rebalancing' workers So they can stand up straight in unemployment line?

Management: Financial News

• HP gives CSC the eye Sniffing about
• IBM shatters the American dream Golden Pond drained

Management: IT Director

• 300 Scottish jobs to go at ex-IBM plant 'Disappointing news for the area'

Management: Reg Technology Panel

• IT Suppliers: Your perceptions Reg Reader Studies You spoke, now they better listen

Market News

• Medion issues profit warning Shares plummet

Music and Media

• 'Robot agents' to help settle disputes Letsarbitrate Letsarbitrate Letsarbitrate

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: 17 minutes of goodwill Episode 1 Happy New Year

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Talks hint at Futurama revival Good news everyone

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Cheerleading not fatal: official Letters Plus eBay, strip clubs and giant apes

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Cash'n'Carrion switches on to PayPal Site news Shop 'til you drop

Personal: PCs

• Asus revs Lamborghini laptops CES Vroom, vroom...
• Dell ridicules Microsoft as a 'so called' high-end gamer CES Fire-breathing Renegade burns Xbox 360
• Intel recruits top Hollywood talent to make Viiv thrive CES Hopefully, they know what Viiv is

Personal: Peripherals

• Blu-ray Disc developers complete specification CES Tech ready for licensing as backers unveil players
• Cowon previews 4GB 0.85in HDD MP3 player CES It's got a tiny OLED screen too

R&R: Opinion

• DBA as Service?
• Outsourcing as process driver

Reseller

• PC-WARE buys Danish dealer Nordic push

Science

• Scientists moot gravity-busting hyperdrive Mars in three hours - theoretically

Security: Enterprise Security

• Microsoft backtracks on WMF patch Releases early

Security: ID

• Data sharing tops UK banks' anti-fraud agenda High Street Watch

Security: Spam

• How to sue a British spammer Biting back

Software

• CA swallows Wily Application management here we come

Software: Operating Systems

• NewSCO broadens case against Novell Cries: 'no fair'