19th May 2006 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Virgin Mobile offers free beer and kebabs Form an orderly queue here

Comms: Networks

• Gremlins halt BT's 8 meg upgrade Yet another cock-up
• NetSol's email goes titsup In brief Customers in the dark

Hardware

• Apple shunned superstar chip start-up for Intel Exclusive PA Semi has the goods
• Dell: 'We'll cut prices and ... er, cut prices' Double-digit profit drop prompts overhaul

Hardware: Servers

• Dell takes care of Wall Street, not customers with AMD move Analysis Opteron distraction

Hardware: Storage

• Poll: reliability key to storage end users, vendors coming up short Cheers Sherlock

Information: Databases

• The evolution of integration platforms Comment MDM + DIP = IMP

Management: Financial News

• Brocade results set to warm Wall Street But what about the GAAP?

Management: Public Sector

• Government wants encryption key offence in force Return of the RIPA?
• LibDems attack NHS IT programme Call for independent review
• NAO urged to investigate identity fraud Gov depts under fire for lax security

Management: Reg Technology Panel

• Last call for feedback on SOA Reader study closing today

Music and Media

• .xxx registry sues US government Alleges DoC hiding extent of net interference
• Dining out on the ID card fiasco Angell - or Devil's advocate?
• EU regulation attacked as censorship Update Television rules for all media
• Parkies get police intelligence Off the grass, John Bull of 73 Green Drive, or I'll tell your mum about your ASBO
• Patent Office to reconsider Amazon's 1-Click patent Kiwi lays down challenge to 'have some fun'
• Telcos wish to deny mass snooping 'Compassionate totalitarianism' proves tricky for the private sector

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Abit spills Nvidia nForce 570 SLI beans Mobo maker announced KN9 SLI board
• GPU shipments up 25 per cent in Q1 Intel, ATI, Nvidia gained, while VIA and others lost share
• Intel EOLs virtualisation-friendly Pentium 4s Farewell, P4 662, 672
• Intel to prune Core Duo prices - report Up to 33.6% off
• Intel Woodcrest Xeon DP 5100 series to 'ship 25 June' Speeds'n'feeds leaked, allegedly

News: MP3 players

• Demise fears boosts traffic for AllofMP3.com Downtime cheaper than advertising?

News: PCs

• MS posts PC Vista-viability tool Can your box run the next version of Windows?
• US State Dept pulls Lenovo PCs Spy fears prompt disconnections from secure networks

News: iPod

• Apple countersues Creative Lawsuit alleges infringement of four iPod patents

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: Power down blues Episode 17 Averse altruism

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Tesco offers rum as contraceptive Teen pregnancy explosion explained

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Dr Who episodes now online Geek TV Battlestar Galactica too...
• First Big Brother golden ticket surfaces on eBay Updated KitKatastic offer pulled at £10m
• Sky HD installs delayed Viewers face World Cup misery

On the Job: Salary and Employment

• The UK's Imagine Cup team on film Imagine Cup Mark Johnston and Kevin McDaniel pay a visit

Reviews: Handhelds

• Acer n311 Wi-Fi PDA Review A feature-rich PDA - but is it worth the asking price?

Science: Biology

• Japanese lab recreates Mona Lisa's voice 'Leo, how long do I have to sit here?'
• MRSA-stomping antibiotic discovered Hospital superbugs could be defeated by African soil
• Slovenian brewer reveals miracle properties of beer Quaff 'liquid bread', live forever
• What are chromosome abnormalities and how often do they occur? A dip into the gene pool
• What is the difference between a chromosome and a gene? The basis of all life
• Which comes first: imagination or fantasy? And what's the difference between the two?

Software: Applications

• SAP boss flirts with... nearly everyone Except for Larry
• Vendors can't stop giving at JavaOne Our source is your source
• Web vigilantes seek MS anti-piracy quarry Stoned customers fight back

Software: Operating Systems

• Symantec moves to slap Redmond with Vista injunction Fight, fight, fight!