26th July 2006 Archive

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Code: C++

• Variables Won't Constants Aren't: A random walk through constant values in C++

Comms

• Shareholders approve Eircom sale Fourth owner in six years

Comms: Mobile

• US citizens avoid tailbacks with new Google traffic tracker Avoid congestion but crash instead?
• Vodafone boss survives Shareholders' revolt fails

Comms: Networks

• NTL launches first quad play and targets freeview NTL:Telewest:Virgin:Mobile: '£40 to you'
• Oops! PlusNet's Force 9 blows email gale Mails customer database to .. customers

Distribution

• Ingram let down by Europe in second quarter Single-market obstacles

Hardware

• The life and times of Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard Into the Valley In photos

Information: Knowledge

• SugarCRM dangles Microsoft and AJAX sweeties Delayed 4.5 gets polish

Management: Financial News

• Amazon profits fall push shares down Sales up but profits down
• BT to offer Universal movie downloads Service starts next week

Management: IT Director

• India takes on offshoring naysayers Income and morality are not linked

Management: Reg Technology Panel

• Minimising the impact of user anarchy Whose infrastructure is it anyway?

Management: Small Biz

• Americans take the office with them on holiday Sun screen? Passport? Laptop? Oh for God's sake...
• WEEE directive hits home straight It might actually happen...

Music and Media

• Google shows click fraud rates Advertisers get a glimpse
• India rejects One Laptop Per Child But Nigeria says yes
• Internet fraud slips through police fingers, says Attorney General Report calls for coordinated clampdown
• Netscape versus Digg It's war with pop-ups
• School sues over Wikipedia posts Heading North
• US judge dismisses terror trawl lawsuit Warrentless wiretapping furore drags on
• Want to show the world what you're doing with the net? IGF workshops provide your chance

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD demos 4x4 Doesn't let anyone peek under the hood
• Intel Core 2 Duo dresses up for formal debut Conroe coming out tomorrow

News: PCs

• Samsung touts Vista-friendly Flash drive - again Still not mass-producing the things, though

News: Phones

• Asus unveils slimline barcode-reading phone Can scan ad-embedded URLs
• BenQ Mobile shows shiny black handset trio One on the EDGE, the others 3G
• Motorola shows 9mm-thick mobile phone FONE features low-power, E Ink-like display

News: Useless... but Cool

• Ten gadgets to get you sacked Tech Digest Vital ammunition for the office prankster

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Sun didn't rise in Bristol today: official Residents' wish for respite granted

Reviews: Bits 'n' Chips

• Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS-based fanless cards Review Asus and eVGA set out their passively cooled wares

Science: Biology

• Itsy witsy teeny weeny beeping UV-proof bikini Two-piece scrap of cloth warns wearer to cover up
• Korean scientist tried to clone mammoths And failed, if you're wondering

Science: Physics

• El Reg saves Los Alamos lab web site from hooligans That was close

Science: Space

• Could there be lakes on Titan? Hoist the mainsail...

Security

• Moore's the modern Weegee 'Credit hole by HD Moore the famous'
• Spyware poses as Firefox extension Trojan downloader launches secondary attack

Security: Spam

• Medic database spam suspect collared Heavy sedation

Software: Applications

• Exchange 2007 beta slips out Feature complete