6th September 2006 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Sun gets hooks into JBoss Single installer

Comms: Mobile

• Apple mobile due early 2007, analyst claims Wu'll be lucky
• Free mobile maps for smart phones Where am I? I'll ask my phone...
• Symbian phones targeted as carriers for Windows worm Old school virus can also infect floppy disks
• Vodafone welcomes back old friend New European Chief Executive is company vet

Management

• Tell the EC about surveillance Unless you want to leave it to industry

Management: Financial News

• HP admits to spy op, lawyers dig in SEC and California want answers

Management: IT Director

• Doerr closes on Sun Mentor picks family over board
• HP's boardroom witch hunt causes two directors to leave Pretexting now part of the HP Way

Music and Media

• Google opens news archive Won't save you a trip to the library, though
• Jail for speed camera attack motorist Blew up device with thermite
• Misanthropy 2.0 Competition results We hate you, puny humans
• Pro-Israel lobby targets BBC online poll 'Megaphone' lobbyware mobilisation

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• European chip sales bounce back In spite of AMD, Intel price war
• Nvidia launches GeForce 7950 GT and 7900 GS chips Plugging holes in its product range

News: Consoles

• Sony delays PS3 Europe to wait until March 2007 - at the earliest

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Creative launches Live! Cam Voice webcam Lights, Camera, Action

News: Mac

• New iMacs - 24-inch screen Core blimey

News: Phones

• Samsung SGH-i600 Smartphone Blackberry Crush from Samsung

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• A quarter of Russians have sex while driving Drunk, naturally

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Bank robber exposed by exploding trousers Smoking pants finger hapless blagger

Odds and Sods: Site News

• El Reg sings Opera on your mobile Site offer Svelte and swift web pages on the go

Reviews: Bits 'n' Chips

• Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe Review Biostar takes aim at the overclockers

Science: Biology

• UK immigrants beaten back by ice 700,000 years attempting entry

Science: Space

• Captain Kirk bottles free space trip 'Not my idea of a good time', admits Shatner

Security

• Faulty CA update crashes Win 2003 servers Collateral damage

Security: Anti-Virus

• Phishing attack targets Spanish mobiles SMiShing

Security: Enterprise Security

• BoI to refund phishing victims Compensation u-turn
• Microsoft and Cisco collaborate on security Giants team on giant white paper

Security: Spam

• Landmine detection company set to explode! Pump and dump email goes bang
• Pump-and-dump spammers shift tactics Buy low, spam high

Software

• Developers voting for Eclipse RCP Windows alternative

Software: Operating Systems

• Core Windows architect crawls clear of Vista Veteran exit
• Windows Vista pricing favors PC upgrades More is good