18th May 2006 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Java will go open JavaOne It’s all just a question of how
• Red Hat: Java Linux license does not go far enough Minimalism does not suit all

Code: Microsoft/.Net

• The future starts here...or does it? Microsoft Expression tools

Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• Sun and Microsoft start to dance Instead of a slugfest, try a Tango

Comms: Mobile

• Exploding mobile outbreak perplexes Brazil In Brief Ahh lo Moto
• Nokia touts business-friendly handset E50 equipped with almost every email under the sun
• Sony Ericsson unveils clamshell phones Z710 for business, Z550 for pleasure
• Verizon claims Motorola Q exclusive BlackBerry-beater a one-network product?

Comms: Networks

• BT to offer home visits for broadband installs At a price
• NetServices 'suspends services' to Fast24 Noone saying why

Hardware: Servers

• Dell hooks up with AMD Intel-only era ends

Management: Financial News

• BT yet to feel impact of the 'Carphone effect' Latest figures show traditional business hurting
• Seagate swallows Maxtor In brief Done deal
• Where innovators meet moneybags Innovate Europe Ideas Demo'd to pan-European venture community

Management: IT Director

• Disability groups call for accessible technology eInclusion campaign

Music and Media

• CIA defends unaccountable snooping They've heard it all before
• DoJ targets 'illegal' net gambling operation In hot pursuit
• Govt sets target for blocking child porn sites Concern over scope creep
• Kazaa parent sues, er, P2P site When pigs fly
• The RIAA's radio lawsuit - and your iPod Analysis The next big battleground

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD rolls out Socket S1 Semprons Overshadowed by Turion
• Every Intel CPU from 4004 to P4 up for grabs on eBay 'Museum-grade collection', claims seller
• Intel cashes in ancient chips i386, i486, i960 finally for the chop
• MS patches Win XP Core Duo battery drain bug One out of three causes fixed
• Samsung touts Flash-fitted hybrid hard disk Coming in time for Windows Vista

News: Consoles

• Nintendo steals the show at E3 E3 Round-up Motion sensitive controller wows fans
• PS3 to cost £425 in the UK A Blu-ray bargain, claims Sony executive

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Neuros solves MPEG Recorder PSP playback problem Patch improves encoding for iPod, phones too

News: Phones

• Sony Ericsson unveils first 3G Walkman slider phone Offers a 'sporty' clamshell model too

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Dive into Python Cash'n'Carrion Submerge yourself in a new list of titles

R&R: Opinion

• Sun+Eclipse - almost a good story JavaOne Some panic - only journalists hurt

Reseller

• BT mum on plans for dab.com Slowly does it
• HCI lobby concedes defeat Bashing head against Treasury wall
• Morse stumbles in Germany and Austria The tills aren't alive

Science

• A380 flies into London UK debut for Airbus beast

Science: Biology

• DNA reveals human-chimp crossbreeding Romeo and Ju-oo-oo-oo-liet
• Heinz to field test instant beans on toast Cutting edge of student dietary technology

Science: Space

• New solar system 'increases chances of finding life' The Neptune adventure

Security: Enterprise Security

• Wanadoo in customer data security flap Index browsing exposure uncovered

Security: ID

• VeriSign buys SSL certs rival for $125m Net giant consolidates grip on digital certificates

Services

• Phoenix jacks up profits Considers acquisitions to speed expansion

Software: Applications

• Google's latest stealth launch Google Notebook - get 'em while they're hot...

Software: Operating Systems

• Judge OKs MS anti-trust extension Keep watching