22nd February 2006 Archive

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Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• Oracle would be smart to love Sleepycat Put your 'trust' in the pussy

Comms

• Nextel gives Sprint profits indigestion Customer surge
• Wanadoo punter slips through LLU net Isolated case or first of many?

Comms: Mobile

• 'Millions suffer RSI' from text messaging Xrcises 2 prolng yr txtin life
• Yahoo! Go? Yahoo! No! Review If this is the future of mobile data - mobile data doesn't have a future

Comms: Networks

• PlusNet ups sales and profit Looks ahead to 8 meg roll-out

Comms: Wireless

• Canadian Uni hot under the collar over Wi-Fi safety Tin-foil hats all round

Hardware: Storage

• HP dishes up iSCSI infusion for EVA systems XP kit gets fat cache

Information: Knowledge

• The Business Intelligence (BI) scandal: why pay more to get less? Comment Ignorance is not bliss
• Weird scenes inside the BI gold mine Comment The rush for Business intelligence

Management: Financial News

• EC gets fresh Microsoft complaint Oh dear...
• Nominet responds to rule-change concerns No conspiracy, just good business, claim chief exec and chairman

Management: IT Director

• Morgan Stanley offers $15m to make up for missing emails Footnote to one of the 'dumbest moments in business'

Music and Media

• Google Perfect 10 thumbnails 'breach copyright' Search engine giant stung by nude pics ruling
• Round up all the Fortescues! DNA crime scene surname matching Are you the owner of this surname, sir?
• Yahoo! unbans! Allah! Thank god for that!

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Tul ships Radeon X1300 board overclocked 150MHz HyperMemory boosts buffer to 512MB

News: Consoles

• Amazon.co.uk Xbox 360 order cancellations a 'mistake' Exclusive Demands £12 'sourcing fee' for some 360 games
• Nintendo DS Lite to hit Europe well before 16 August? Manufacturer stays mum

News: Mac

• Apple to unveil 'fun products' next week Pippin reborn? Just kidding...

News: Networking

• Euro cops seize Razorback P2P servers Site owner arrested in Switzerland

News: PCs

• Shuttle next-gen SFF PC exposed Exclusive Media Center PC bound

News: Smartphones

• Judge rejects US govt Blackberry ban immunity request DoJ unconvinced by RIM's contingency plan?

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• EFF Awards 2006: Nominate a Founder! Buggin's turn?
• Supreme Court greenlights mind-expanding tea Refreshing news for Brazilian church

PC Builder

• Micron sets RICO on Rambus Alleges anti-racketeering law violations, evidence tampering

R&R: Books

• Core Web Application Development With PHP and MySQL Book review Solid overview

Reseller

• IBM goes after small biz Channel rejig ahoy!

Science

• EU Commission eyes MIT-style research powerhouse 'Perverse', say academics
• Have sex, live longer If you're a mole-rat
• Japanese space telescope is go Astro-F to probe early universe
• Reduce your risk of alcohol-related injury: stay drunk Reckless amateurs a danger to themselves

Security

• Unpatched Mac OS X hole poses critical risk Hackers go on Safari

Security: ID

• Strict liability for data breaches? Comment 'An ounce of protection is worth a kilogram of cure'

Software

• Microsoft faces another anti-trust suit You almost feel sorry for them don't you?

Software: Operating Systems

• Sun buys Linux and Solaris patch whiz IBM client defects
• Windows Vista is for businesses - honest Microsoft accentuates the positive