22nd March 2006 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Eclipse woos Windows Vista developers Come on over to my place

Code: Microsoft/.Net

• In the Mix MIX06 Beyond the browser is a brave new world….. honestly

Comms

• Easynet commits to LLU Sky broadband on the way

Comms: Networks

• EC backs state aid to fund broadband If the market fails...
• Verizon to pay CBS for video content 'Survivor' via fibre

Distribution

• C2000 gets DIY handyman Inventory control boss from B&Q

Hardware

• Lenovo readies budget dual-core SME-friendly laptops Own-brand offering

Hardware: Data Networking

• Broadband possible in space Nobody tell BT
• Cash-strapped FBI agents left without email Unreachables

Management

• Gates and Meg Whitman to advise Brown You want to move next door, that's what you want to do...

Management: Financial News

• Brown's budget extends R&D relief Price of a Lordship frozen...
• ITV confirms takeover approach rejected Nothing to see here

Management: IT Director

• Merrill Lynch to cough $2.5m for missing emails SEC action settled
• The rise and rise of Peter Cochrane TechScape Former BT CTO gives forth

Management: Small Biz

• Sage mounts Viking invasion From Newcastle to Norway

Music and Media

• 'Nut Case' gang rampage - GTA cited Murder, robbery and kidnapping raps
• AOL's email tax row goes intergalactic Phasers on stun! Esther Dyson is back
• Commons walks all over Lords' ID card proposals Compromise rejected
• Dutch court upholds Creative Commons licence Unambiguous win for Adam Curry
• EC should extend privacy regs to RFID, says bar code chief Tags are a very private matter

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD Socket AM2 CPUs to support DDR 2 800 But will it tell users?
• Nvidia acquires Hybrid Graphics Middleware purchase
• Samsung pre-announces 2.33GHz Intel Core Duo T2700 Whoops - dual-core mobile chip not due 'til Q3

News: Consoles

• Microsoft ups XBox 360 shipments Supply problems over
• Transmeta confirms Microsoft partnership More about Xbox 360 than Xbox Handheld?

News: Mac

• Apple MacBook Pro 'fastest Windows XP notebook' Beats an Acer by a nose

News: PCs

• Dell starts selling $9,900 overclocked gaming PC Bundles 30in LCD, four graphics cards, physics processor
• Samsung touts 'smallest' dual-core laptop Q35 coming

News: iPod

• Belkin to boost 5G iPod battery life TunePower said to increase video playback time by up to 300 per cent
• French DRM bill 'state-sponsored piracy' - Apple J'accuse
• Quanta 'to make next-gen video iPod' Momentum building behind rumoured gadget

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Aussies reject 'opt-in' for porn Strewth Bruce
• Second flying car spotted Down Under New hyperdrive-driven X-vehicle caught on Google Earth
• Solved by science: the pensioner pervery pandemic Case closed

Science

• Bird flu's problem Why cough and sneezes don't spread diseases
• IceCube scientists fly home for the Winter Massive Antarctica particle project hails neutrino success
• Lack of proper kip killed dinosaurs Exhausted T-Rex too shattered to cope

Security

• Debit card fraud underscores legal loopholes Three secret data leaks to blame

Security: Enterprise Security

• 200,000 HP staff exposed as laptop loss party continues Thank you, Fidelity
• Debit-card fraud underscores legal loopholes Notification issues

Software

• EC rejects latest MS anti-trust spin Ouch...

Software: Applications

• Firefox 2.0 alpha debuts online Pre-feature release is strictly for code jockeys
• Gates admits Internet Explorer error Oops, I did it again

Software: Operating Systems

• Windows Vista slips to 2007 Merry Xmas, OEMs