3rd August 2006 Archive

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Code

• An introduction to rules engines And why not

Comms

• PlusNet admits customer emails are lost forever But don't worry half of it was spam anyway...

Comms: Mobile

• Can phones challenge iPods? Pay a premium, but download tunes over the air
• PDA sales in freefall All a bit sluggish
• Razr cuts deep into Sprint Nextel Q2 profits slump

Management

• IT is a cost not a money-spinner, biz says And compliance a huge drag on IT budget

Management: Financial News

• IBM nets MRO for $740m Minds the assets
• PartyGaming buys Gamebookers Plays its hand outside the US
• Tech Data profits melt in Q2 Curse of EMEA strikes again
• What are we going to do about click fraud? Form a committee! Save the Golden Goose

Management: Public Sector

• UK gov spoiler for critical ID report? Wait for the indi view tomorrow
• Wales seeks broadband deal Open for tenders

Music and Media

• Norway knuckles down for long iTunes fight Shape up, consumer council tells Apple
• Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case Dangerous precedent set

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Plextor preps CD, DVD zapper Blitz the data on to-be-binned optical media

News: PCs

• Gateway punts Core 2 Duo workstation at corporates High spec
• Two more laptops light up Dell breathes a sigh of relief: one of them's an Apple Mac

News: Smartphones

• TabletKiosk adds Intel CPUs to UMPC line-up Celeron M, Pentium M join VIA C7-M

News: Useless... but Cool

• Scientists create real-time arousal-adjusted artwork Come up and see my etchings...

News: iPod

• Apple rejects Norway's 'unfair iTunes' charge But admits it could make the iPod-only limitation more obvious
• Ford, Mazda to drive in-car iPod integration uptake General Motors too

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Big shows and little legs Comment The bell tolleth for some
• Star Trek stuff up for auction Set headlines to cliche

Reviews: Phones

• Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot K800i photo phone Review And the best 3G handset yet?

Science

• Photonic crystals pave way for lab-onna-chip Clever stuff

Science: Biology

• Evolution reinstated in Kansas Nearly - it's a slow process after all

Science: Space

• Red Giant fails to devour Brown Dwarf companion Saving it for later

Security

• Online child safety card debuts Net-ID-me

Security: Enterprise Security

• VoIP hacking exposed Calling up exploits
• You're 0wn3d! Wi-Fi driver hack attack demoed Updated Third party, fire and theft

Security: ID

• eBay scamming automation primed for fraud Bots it all about, Alfie?

Software: Applications

• Avid buys Sibelius for a song Shareholders score $23m
• Real inks Mozilla distro deal As Firefox gets stability update

Software: Operating Systems

• Microsoft predicts 10-year road to online riches Stop waving your wand at us!