4th July 2006 Archive

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Code

• Adobe frees software to win developers Flexes muscles
• Eclipse comes last in quality vote Joins NetBeans
• LugRadio Live returns More geekiness than you could shake a light-sabre at

Comms

• NTL:Telewest scores with Virgin Finally seals the deal

Comms: Mobile

• Samsung to bring 'BlackBerry beater' to Europe July arrival for SGH-i320

Comms: Networks

• If Orange is German, then it's buying AOL Otherwise, it's T-Systems

Hardware

• MI5 bumps off ambitious IT plan Opts for Microsoft Office instead?
• Microsoft fines OK'd - reports Updated The men from the EU say 'yes'
• Oracle stays mum over database glitch Nominet 'very disappointed' with response

Information: Knowledge

• Next generation BI - Part two Comment Technical issues

Management

• A tech health check for SMBs Quocirca's changing channels IT innoculation
• NHS farce leads to lost data Exclusive Patient data may have been saved

Management: Public Sector

• Becta embarks on software review Microsoft Campus under the microscope

Music and Media

• Industries lobby EU Commission to cut copyright fees But proposal 'may have a bumpy ride'
• IT set to dominate European patents debate Initial findings published, hearing next week
• Snow this week in Brum: official More BBC weather merriment
• UK film biz hires piracy-busting 'cinema investigator' Is that a camcorder in your pocket..? etc, etc

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD posts dual-core tweaking tool Games performance issues addressed
• German officials deny probe into Intel, Metro collusion claim We have no evidence to justify an investigation, says Cartel Office
• Nvidia said to be readying HDCP-native GPU updates GeForce 7900 GT, GTX to support copy protection system as standard
• World chip sales revive in May after April's dip Revenues growing again

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Medion charts budget sat nav kit revamp GoPal PNA line-up unveiled
• Samsung's snazzy snappers to ship September New-look NV series unveiled

News: Mac

• Apple extends MacBook line-up Updated Upgraded black and white models
• Mac Pro to sport case redesign for Intel era? August debut, sources claim

News: Phones

• Sharp, Willcom unveil Nokia Communicator competitor Windows Mobile-based W-Zero3 to out-brick the brick?

Odds and Sods: Letters

• MySpace, kids today and the NHS Letters Floating beds

Science: Biology

• Judge slaps US Navy with sonar ban Reprieve for Hawaiian sea mammals
• Korean stem cell 'fraud' gives emotional testimony Hwang tells court: 'I admit it'

Science: Rise of the Machines

• Volkswagen unleashes 150mph self-driving car Lizard Alliance vehicle of death

Science: Space

• Shiny rocks could hold evidence of Martian life Always in the last place you look

Security

• Crash test dummies UK firm put valid data into prototype systems
• Man invents 'password-protected bullets' Safety cap
• Police probe Paris Hilton link in LexisNexis breach Accused hackers deny ID theft

Security: ID

• EU opens public consultation on RFID Attempt to allay 'Big Brother' fears

Software: Applications

• Yahoo!, MSN chat interop steps out Baby talk