7th September 2006 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Sun sinks its teeth further into open source Bites into identity management

Comms: Mobile

• Apple patents convergent handheld ... thing Er. That's it
• BlackBerry spawns mobile phone Not just a push email company...Really!
• Mobile Workshop survey Quick Poll Tell us what's really going on with mobile data and services...
• Sprint streams full-length movies to mobiles Only in the US!
• UK outfit offers mobile Voip hook-up Just need a PC and Bluetooth...

Comms: Networks

• Pipex snaps up Toucan, Bulldog Tripletastic

Hardware: Servers

• HP's Itanium boxes finally go dual-core Patient customers cheer
• SGI slaps sell by date on MIPS/Irix gear Glory days EOLed
• Solaris ships across IBM's x86 server line Just don't ask Sun or IBM for it

Hardware: Storage

• Controller spec means cheaper disk arrays But it's all a Dell plot, say high-end rivals.
• Get ready to hack your disk arrays I'm sorry Dave, I can't delete that

Management: Financial News

• 'Competition' squeezes SCO's third quarter Legal fees down
• Palm revenue blip causes worries Needs those new models, sharpish

Management: Public Sector

• Free iPods for Kent students An apple a day?
• Schools can fingerprint children without parental consent DfES qualifies its stance

Music and Media

• Another UK internet gaming exec nicked in US Maybe not the best holiday destination...
• Microsoft rattles EC cage on Vista delay More of the same
• Speeding driver blames absence of goats Swiss man enjoys Canada's goat-free highways
• Users protest over 'creepy' Facebook update Stalks you, sir

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD slashes prices and launches X2 5200+ Cheap as chips
• LaCie expands SAFE drives Capacity push

News: Mac

• Mac Mini gets a speed boost Minor makeover

News: Smartphones

• HTC's much-awaited handsets unveiled Four new models get the green light
• Pearl of the BlackBerry ocean? 8100 candybar to rival Samsung's new offering

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Golden Palace Casino eats Britney sarnie God preserve us

Science: Space

• Astronomers pave way for black hole census How many live at home, are practising Jedis, etc
• Fuel-cell problems ground Shuttle Any bets on a Friday launch?
• Mars rover closing in on Victoria crater Opportunity knocks...

Security: Enterprise Security

• High-tech crime forum to fight phishing Irish banks unite
• Zombies crawl over wiki exploits Another type of wiki-fiddler

Security: ID

• Red alert over London on credit card fraud map London's burning

Software: Applications

• Manipulate 3D objects with P3dO Explorer! Ahem...