9th March 2006 Archive

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Code: Scripting

• PHP project follows script Easier, simpler

Comms

• Industry goes mad for IPTV London forum feeding frenzy
• Number of premium rate complaints dip Still work to do to combat scammers

Comms: Mobile

• Fujitsu Siemens dangles wireless lappy for €1 CeBIT Strings attached, naturally
• Voda outlines timetable for HSDPA trial Testing, testing...
• Voda's top marketing man clears desk Toodle-oo
• Vodafone ends cross-border roaming charges Ireland now one island

Management: Financial News

• Fujitsu Siemens sets massive growth target CeBIT They must be really high
• Micron dishes out $680m bid for Lexar Lends a helping NAND
• SCO spends $4m to make $30k in Q1 Bad math bigger problem than IBM

Management: IT Director

• Wall Street to McNealy: Book the cruise tickets Time to shove off

Management: Public Sector

• PC World Business wins Catalist status Not much surprise here
• Shared services become hard to swallow Government force-feeding councils anyway
• The ambassador's IT angst 'Unfortunately, Prism has gone wrong'

Management: Small Biz

• BT spooks SMEs over mis-selling fears Let's be careful out there
• Cheeky BT tries to poach 'displaced' C&W punters Helpline for 'anxious' SMEs
• Entrepreneurs hail launch of IP centre Opportunities abound for start-ups

Music and Media

• Apple TV: wait and sue Analysis Why bother with work?
• Google offers MS-style Seattlement for click fraud suit $90m in credits, no more questions

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Not CeBIT Tech Digest Sod the techie stuff - the iPod shower system is fun!

News: Hi-Def

• Panasonic points to Autumn Euro Blu-ray debut CeBIT Makes blank BD media pitch too

News: Phones

• Benq intros GPS-enabled Wi-Fi smart phone CeBIT P50 updated for Siemens era
• Panasonic adds Skype to DECT cordless phone CeBIT Landline or VoIP - it's your choice
• Samsung readies 10mp, satellite TV phone CeBIT SCh-B600 does it all

News: Storage

• Panasonic preps 4GB SD HC card CeBIT Based on SD 2.0 spec

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Mum's a junkie whore and dad got devoured 419 email classic

PC Builder

• Foxconn calls for new benchmarks Industry needs to agree on a standard bench first

R&R: Books

• Professional .Net 2.0 Generics Cash'n'Carrion And many more books with a 34% discount!

Reseller

• Channel Warriors: it's survey time again Your chance to win a Reg goodie bag

Reviews: Mac

• Logitech Cordless Desktop S530 for Mac First UK Review Something for your Mini, sir?

Science

• Ancient cosmic signal decoded It's from near the dawn of time, man
• Boffins produce plasma at two billion kelvins Very hot stuff from the Z machine
• Galaxy-chasing nebula caught on camera Dramatic image of 'cometary globule'
• Global warming may kill ground-based astronomy Forecast for 2050: cloudy
• NASA finds a gusher on Saturn moon Water and life on tap

Security: Enterprise Security

• Plug pulled on Mac hacking challenge OS X security debate rages on

Security: ID

• UK supermarket trials fingerprint payment tech Just put your dabs here, love

Security: Spam

• ISPs must take lead in fighting spam ITU calls for action
• Work-at-home mum in net filth conviction From MommyJobs to JoeJobs