11th August 2006 Archive

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Code

• Borland defines what apps require DefineIT

Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• Red Hat ramps up JBoss support Reality check

Comms: Networks

• Big Brother investigated for housemate's insertion Hold that phone!!
• Orange broadband punters left stranded for weeks Surfin' without the board
• Tiscali eyes Homechoice for IPTV Today the world, tomorrow Stevenage
• V21 takes the Biscit Ambitions converge

Distribution

• Abit on the side for Target Mobo signing

Hardware: Data Networking

• Cisco's mushy 'spin-in' deals undermine acquisition heroics Analysis Lucrative friends and family program

Hardware: Storage

• Sun takes Storagetek modular Wants to take EMC, Hitachi apart too

Management: Financial News

• Apple to delay quarterly results filing Thanks to its stock options probe
• Betonsports retreats from US All bets are off
• Nvidia probes executive stock option practices Admission overshadows record-revenue announcement

Management: Reg Weekly

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Music and Media

• IBM PC celebrates silver anniversary Nostalgia Misty eyed hack remembers when....beer was 60p a pint
• Peaceniks take on Rockstar in violent games row No Bully beef for Christmas?
• US kids subjected to more online porn Eeuughhhh, that's soooo gross

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Arctic goes cold on Fusion Supporter Gadget would have provided 'no end-user benefit', firm admits

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Aigo ships conical omnisphere MP3 player Tales from a topological ocean?
• Firm offers ExpressCard adaptor add-in for desktops If you can find an ExpressCard...

News: Mac

• Apple's other Duo-branded laptop Forgotten Tech It's 1992 and the PowerBook Duo has just been announced...
• Apple's MacBook to get an early Merom upgrade? Consumer computer joins MacBook Pro for Core 2 Duo

News: Phones

• Samsung shows off model mobiles, mobile models Ultra edition

News: Smartphones

• Vodafone readies 'super 3G' handset HTC TyTN turns up in grey and red

News: Useless... but Cool

• BBC journo 'reveals' BBC DAB-on-iPod plan And doesn't claim an exclusive...

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• 10 Ways to make yourself a YouTube Star Fight strangers in the street, do weird things with animals...

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Breaking phones, banned laptops and scary slang Letters The neo-luddite revolution cometh

On the Job: Salary and Employment

• Imagine Italy winning First the World Cup, now the Imagine Cup

Science: Biology

• Is it possible to swallow while standing on your head? Warning: Don't try this at home
• What are zombie behaviours? Unleashing internal demons
• What is the use of the hymen? And can virginity be restored?
• Why do women have smaller feet? Don't breasts add extra frontal weight?

Security: Enterprise Security

• Ruby on Rails derailed by URL glitch Points failure

Security: ID

• Florida laptop loss sparks ID theft fears Miami vice
• Industry group defends e-passports Counter-attack follows cloning demo