6th April 2006 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• BT links arms with Verisign Mobile content for the Fusion batphone
• Cocky carriers dismiss Apple as 'niche' We'll bundle iTunes into submission
• European roaming campaign gathers pace Backed by regulators
• Mobile malware fears delay smartphone rollouts Fear.com
• Ollila warns wireless sector on emerging markets CTIA Do as I say, not as I do
• Openwave vooms its browser CTIA Waste time with us
• Qualcomm beckons developers with BREW Forgotten, not gone
• Samsung goes thinner than Razr CTIA Round-up
• US mobile digital TV service unveils smart phone Modeo ropes in HTC handset
• Vodafone restructures business Drive growth, cuts costs etc

Comms: Networks

• BT denies rift ahead of IPTV launch As entertainment boss departs
• Bulldog ties distie deal with Tesco Every little helps
• Google wins SF wireless gig Who would have guessed?
• Kiwi ISP offers space ride as broadband compo prize While you're up there...

Hardware: Servers

• EMC and NEC to conquer Japan together Low-end marriage
• GizMac mutes Apple's wheezing XServe Silent SAN-in-a-can
• SOA predicates rise of the enterprise architect As apps development becomes more abstract

Hardware: Storage

• Symantec to cleanse remote offices of tape demons Get pure, get PureDisk

Information: Knowledge

• Compuware completes cycle Bundles MagicDraw, among other new features

Lifecycle: Execute

• NetSuite adds DIY Can it clean up with AJAX?
• SOA: let's talk about sharing not reuse Comment A holistic approach

Management: Financial News

• 'Get two million page hits and I'll do three-in-a-bed' Girlfriend's reckless website challenge

Management: IT Director

• TSMC bags Fiorina In brief Lady on board

Management: Public Sector

• Brummies snub privatisation Council workers reject TUPE
• Capita buys council-owned dealership Beefs up schools ICT business
• EU questions Spain's Intel love Dónde Está x86?

Management: Small Biz

• SMEs urged to adopt flexible working Go on

Market News

• Dixons' Irish stores unaffected by UK overhaul 'Bricks and mortar' strategy

Music and Media

• High Court denies patent for document assembly Thrown out second time round
• ICANN Board member quits Michael Palage takes handcuffs off
• Netflix sues Blockbuster Claims breach of business method patents
• Pirate CD 'kingpins' cop a plea Latino music and Symantec counterfeit operation busted
• This means Warcraft! Comment It's time to call off the lawyerbots

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel to sample Core Duo core update this month Forecast Celeron M 4xx CPUs finally make an appearance
• Seagate, Cornice settle spat... for now Can't start fighting again until 2008

News: Consoles

• PS3 priced at €499-€599 - Sony exec Not a cheap console
• Sony claims PS3 pricing leak 'incorrect' But close to the mark even so?

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Sony 7mp Cyber-shot to battle blur It's highly sensitive too

News: Mac

• Firm follows Apple with Windows-on-Mac code Parallels ships virtualisation app beta

News: Storage

• Euro lobbyists demand end of levies on blank media Consumers appear unconcerned, however

News: iPod

• Apple Corp. saw iTunes early, didn't complain - lawyer Apple vs Apple Closing arguments made in court case

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Sobbing Intel techie recounts China brothel ordeal Stranded in oriental hell-hole

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Click here for the all-new Reg Research Library Site news Free white papers! Loads of 'em!

Reviews

• Fingerprint-reading Flash drives Group Test Time to invest in some biometric data storage?

Science: Biology

• Fish out of water Evolutionary halfway-house illuminates land assault
• H5N1 confirmed in Scotland Fife poultry farmers up the swanny?

Science: Space

• Astronomers spy 288bn mile cloud of alcohol Make mine a double

Security

• Groups argue over merits of flaw bounties War of words

Security: Enterprise Security

• HP warns over printer hacking risk LaserJet becomes snooping tool

Services

• Bird flu suspected in Scotland 'We're all doomed'

Software: Operating Systems

• Déjà Vista Comment Has writing operating systems changed since OS/2?