4th April 2006 Archive

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Code: Microsoft/.Net

• A Vista with no view of an EU sunset Comment IT industry blinkered by MS obsession

Comms: Networks

• 'Mysterious green goo' discovery halts phone repair Fears over safety of 'suspicious substance'
• Demon chases overdue accounts Admits some bills may have been sent in error
• NTL confirms Virgin Mobile buy-out At last...
• Virgin to improve customer service at NTL 'Bout time too

Management: Financial News

• CSC prepares for takeover bids And slashes European operations
• EDS buys into India Complements strategy, apparently...
• Microsoft buys intelligence Pays for Proclarity

Management: IT Director

• Tech sector recruitment to rise in 2006 Despite moves to low-cost manufacturing markets

Management: Public Sector

• Birmingham Council signs 'unique' deal Transforming rather than outsourcing

Management: Small Biz

• Customer database dispute continues Value of card index the root of the issue
• Employment law is too complex, says FSB Small.biz growth stifled by red tape

Market News

• AMD Fab 36 'generating revenue' Shipping chips to paying customers

Music and Media

• Online betting addict gets suspended sentence Steals £500,000 but is ill not dishonest...
• Passport rule change anticipates ID refusenik sabotage efforts Updated Early mass renewal plans go to the dogs
• Thousands more file sharers sued Uploaders in 10 countries face legal action

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD's K8L 65nm core due H1 07 Roadmap So near, so Sparta

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Sony unveils latest Walkman Flash MP3 players Multi-coloured USB sticks ahoy

News: Hi-Def

• Samsung re-schedules Blu-ray player debut Adds 1080p support, though

News: Mac

• Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4.6 update Intel and PowerPC; client and server
• Asus to make 13.3in widescreen MacBook - report As per June 2005 allegations

News: PCs

• Epson unveils 'Windows Vista Capable' PC Logo goes live
• Fujitsu exhibits fold-out keyboard UMPC Unwraps better than Microsoft's Origami?
• Mesh seeks to net gamers with ATI CrossFire rigs AMD dual-core CPUs, too

News: Phones

• Fujitsu touts four-way slider phone Concept design only, alas
• Sony Ericsson announces eighth Walkman phone Gold blend

News: TV

• Hitachi preps quad-tuner HDD-equipped TVs Two analogue receivers, two digital

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Leeds airline whippet into frenzy over French strike 'Welcome to Yorkshire'

On the Job: Salary and Employment

• Your friendly Imagine Cup team mentor Mentor's blog An introduction from the 'trusted guide and advisor'

Reseller

• Cisco and Dimension Data straddle the world Services for all
• PC IQ stops trading Lights go out in Romsey

Reviews

• Reg Hardware's Critical Mass Review Round-up No-holds-barred product assessments from around the web

Reviews: Laptops

• Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 1536 Review A well-spec'd Centrino Duo laptop at an affordable price

Science: Biology

• Raver chomps through 40,000 disco biscuits Finds them so moreish
• Scientists solve reproductive riddle Sperm or eggs?

Security: Enterprise Security

• Network Solutions glitch hits customers Outage.com
• Unofficial zero-day patches gain corporate support Deliver us from evil

Security: ID

• Joe public wary of trusting organisations online Government more trusted than e-tailers