11th April 2006 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Carphone bosses get a soaking Key conference evacuated
• Should AT&T have to divest its broadband wireless holdings? Comment Industry mulls impact of 2.3GHz spectrum

Comms: Networks

• BT drags heels over LLU 'Unacceptable', says telecoms adjudicator
• Carphone unveils 'free' broadband 'Broadband a right, not a privilege'
• Carphone's 'free' broadband just a 'marketing ploy' War of words begins

Hardware: Storage

• VMware throws next punch in virtualisation battle Comment Opens up file format

Management

• Former Sun exec eviscerates McNealy Shoemaker makes hay

Management: Financial News

• EU domain registry hijacked, claims GoDaddy Hundreds of shell domain registering companies bent system
• Sage first half trading is on course In line with expectations

Management: IT Director

• Fujitsu comes clean on pay Knowledge is power
• Unilever offloads IT staff to Accenture There may be trouble ahead...

Management: Public Sector

• End of HCI sends first dealer to the wall Brown's budget claims first victim
• Senior figures call for NHS IT audit Mushroom strategy questioned...

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• 'Yonah' Celeron M 420, 430 ship in Japan
• ATI readies Radeon X1900 GT Nvidia's GeForce 7900 GT targeted
• ATI rebrands Xpress chipsets 'Radeon' out, 'CrossFire' in
• BenQ sells optical drive biz to Liteon IT Deal creates world's second largest CD, DVD drive maker
• Intel to boost chipset production, bank claims Bad news for ATI and co?

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Sonos slims wireless music playback box Multi-room digital music rig gets cheaper too

News: PCs

• Fujitsu unveils Blu-ray 37in HD PC-TV Four tuners for endless viewing and recording pleasure
• Fujitsu unveils world's third HD DVD laptop Not shipping until June, mind you

News: Phones

• Samsung unveils Korean card phone Just 9mm thick

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• NY subway perv 'really is a w*nker' NSFW Flashing net celeb laments fate
• West African owlseller contacts El Reg Laptop-hunting 419er suffers dictionary crisis

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Tearful Gene Pitney fans hit eBay in force 'Ghoulish' sale of memorabilia

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Mac vs Windows: the Boot Camp revolution Letters Cage rattled, response elicited
• Pundit responds to 'troubling' Reg attack Letter Check your facts

Reviews: Cameras

• Ricoh GR Digital 8.1Mp camera Review A classic camera revived for the digital era

Science

• US tells China to tackle pollution Pot/kettle/black

Science: Biology

• Bird flu panic swan was teutonic flotsam Waterfowl-up!
• US team explains near death experiences 'REM intrusion' fingered

Science: Space

• Mars Orbiter sends colour snap of Red Planet Tasty HiRISE test image
• NASA to crash probe into Moon Hunt for water ice hots up
• Venus Express clears biggest hurdle Ready to probe hell planet

Security

• Cross-platform virus poses little risk Windows and Linux malware swings both ways
• Do dedicated security vendors have a future? Quocirca's changing channels Security crowns
• QinetiQ to steer UK cybercrime policy group In brief Brains trust

Security: Enterprise Security

• Argentina extradites Spanish hacker Cyber-thief suspect faces possible 40 years in jail

Security: ID

• DJ typing style used to securely distribute music Making a fist of DRM

Software: Applications

• Salesforce.com goes wireless with Sendia buy Exports democracy to devices