31st August 2006 Archive

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Code

• Up with cohesion, down with coupling We all love cohesion and hate coupling, don't we?

Comms

• Freetalk shuts up Vonage takeover accelerates VoIP consolidation

Comms: Mobile

• Palm boss backs cellphone driving ban Hello? Hello?
• Samsung's 4G outpaces WiMAX For the man on the Korean omnibus...
• T-Mobile hacker escapes imprisonment Home detention for Sidekick data hack

Distribution

• Simms makes its first acquisition Well that's just bonza matey

Hardware: Servers

• Sun kills off much delayed UltraSPARC IIIi+ chip Way past its prime

Management: Financial News

• Airfix crashes and burns RIP the plastic Spitfire
• Ex-Brocade pair plead not guilty Stock options test trial is go
• Intel to decimate workforce - report The AMD effect
• Serco profits swell Outsourcing, terror alerts mean more growth

Management: IT Director

• RadioShack sacks 400 by email 'Your position has been eliminated'

Management: Small Biz

• A streaming headache for IT managers Preserving business bandwidth

Music and Media

• Britney's half-eaten sarnie regurgitates onto eBay Egg salad, if you must know
• eBay accused of privacy breach Updated ICO to investigate
• Feds arrest 15 aliens at Roswell Area 51 rumours confirmed
• Google Book Search goes live Download classics for free
• MS preps DRM hack fix Papering over the cracks
• Porn downloader jailed for abusing child at work America's Most Un-wanted
• Web 2.0: if you're not on the list, you're not coming in The limited wisdom of tiny groups

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD defining Centrino-like ATI-based laptop platform? 'Yokohama' = 'Yamoto' + ATI - Nvidia
• Nvidia GeForce 7100 GS slips out Quiet launch
• OCZ clocks DDR 2 DIMM to 1,120MHz PC2-9000 anyone?

News: Consoles

• Mag moots March '07 PSP redesign Sony handheld to become PSP Lite?

News: Phones

• Nokia revives N80 3G smart phone for VoIP Internet Edition, anyone?

News: Useless... but Cool

• Japanese get external internal hard drive cooler kit Out of the chassis

News: iPod

• Seat revs iPod, digital radio-friendly sporty auto Special edition Ibiza announced
• Sony to bring Sports Walkman MP3 player to Europe Workout-friendly, company claims

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Fiorina.com goes live ahead of non-stop book tour Lookin' good, relaxed and tough
• Peter Jackson to remake The Dam Busters Da, da, da, da-da-da, da daaaaa....

Reviews: Accessories

• Logitech VX Revolution 'freewheeling' cordless mouse Review The laptop mouse for the connoisseur?

Science: Biology

• Chlorophyll inspires Aussies in quest for green power Seeking efficient solar cells

Science: Space

• Astronomers watch supernova go bang Detailed, real-time data
• Japan's AKARI 'scopes out stellar evolution Infrared sky survey

Security: ID

• Browzar browser offers privacy protection Freeserve founder tilts at cookie monster