2nd June 2006 Archive

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Code: Microsoft/.Net

• Getting your site sorted for IE 7 Just how bad will it be?

Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• Java licence issues still have a part to play Five years to Java on Linux, next is Java open source

Comms: Mobile

• Dell hooks up with Skype Marriage of convenience
• eBay taps Opera to go mobile It ain't over till the fat lady bids
• HTC buys handheld customer More than half of Dopod acquired

Comms: Networks

• AOL plots UK ISP sale European review hits Blighty

Hardware: Data Networking

• Europeans rail against SMS and email tax plan Proposal dumped - but for how long?

Hardware: Servers

• AMD runs out of magic rabbits and embraces 'Raiden time' Beware the slideware

Information: Databases

• Database security via event stream processing Peace of mind

Management: Financial News

• Vodafone records largest loss in European history – shares rise Behemoth pays for past excesses

Music and Media

• Cablevision suit a test case bound to happen Fair use?
• Captain Copyright© captivates Canadian kids Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
• Morgan Stanley takes domain name from cat Terrestrial moggy slinks off with tail between its legs
• NZ brawl handbag commands tear-jerking price What a bunch of flankers
• Piratebay operators hope to win compensation Updated Police website hacked
• Texas wants P2P border surveillance CCTV footage available for all

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• ATI RD600 chipset to support auto-overclocking Up to 1.5GHz FSBs, apparently

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: Union 'negotiations' Episode 19 'It's not about the money'

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Dr Who makes you fat Geek TV Shock revelation: the World Cup will too
• BBC presenter in psychedelic blouse outrage Blinded viewers grope for phones

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Bladerunner chases VAT robot through Web 2.0 Letters No Natalie Portman though, sadly

R&R: Books

• The art of software testing Book review A look at the 2nd edition of a classic

Reviews: Phones

• Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman phone Review The iconic music phone series' latest addition

Science: Biology

• US pro-stem cell mission ready for fight Bush set to veto crunch Senate vote
• Virgin hires robot doctor Telemedicine is the new black
• What are tag questions? Right, sure...
• What lies without Life on the human body
• What's happened to whistling? Interesting twitterings
• Whatever happened to the gay gene? The great debate: genetics or environment?

Science: Space

• Asteroid Itokawa just a big lump of rubble Not solid, as previously thought