20th September 2006 Archive

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Code

• Floating point numbers - what else can be done? Column Avoiding errors

Comms: Mobile

• ASA backs Razr-wielding designers 'Highly stylised', darling, not violent
• Fighting terrorism with mobiles Phone sensor could warn of chemical attack
• Looking for a one night stand? Text 4 luvin
• RIM's enterprise dominance comes to an end Mobile Workshop Now head-to-head with Microsoft

Comms: Networks

• Gonzales calls for ISP data retention laws How else to catch child porn viewers?
• News Corp not in talks with Telecom Italia Talks, what talks?
• Widow paid $14,000 renting ancient phone Rotary rip-off
• Zimbabwe's internet grinds to a halt Intelsat cuts bandwidth over unpaid bill

Hardware: Data Networking

• Right set-up vital for virtual teams It's all in the media

Hardware: Servers

• Feds nail Supermicro for illegal Iran server sale Time to pay up
• SGI to emerge from bankruptcy cocoon Like a crippled butterfly

Hardware: Storage

• Adaptec plays Snap with low-end filers Yes to Active Directory, no thanks to Windows
• The cat peed on my laptop... and other bizarre data recovery disasters

Lifecycle: Execute

• BEA thinks modular for lightweight SOA platform BEAWorld 2006 Three products, one architecture
• Dumb customers and dumber software standards BEAWorld 2006 Speak out, or face the consequences

Management: Financial News

• Dell Q3 already in ruin – analyst Danger, Kevin Rollins!
• Disney 'very, very bullish' on early iTunes movie downloads Zip a dee do dah,
• Filing delay lands Novell with $600m debt default notice And NASDAQ delisting threat
• HP's snowballing shame Buggin' hell
• HP: How not to manage a crisis Comment Not so Agile Business
• Intel's Grove 'sad' to see HP CEO promoted Poor power play
• Murdoch to Yahoo, MSN: 'We don't need you' As Mrs M. launches MySpace in China
• Rattled SAP bites back at Ellison Executive handbags

Management: IT Director

• US appoints cybersecurity chief After 14-month delay

Management: Public Sector

• People prefer iPods to biometric passports Anyone for an iDcard?

Music and Media

• Free anonymous browsing Surf's up for privacy
• Internet safety talks for UK kids Digital playground monitors
• PC thief steals court PC during trial Double jeopardy
• Punctuation heroine launches website Eats, Shoots & Leaves author comes, online

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel preps Pentium, Celeron price cuts Reductions due January, reports suggest
• Intel preps Pentium-branded 'Conroe' processors Old faithful brand shifting focus to embedded market?

News: Consoles

• Japan to get Xbox HD DVD drive on 17 November Console to get 1080p support with software update

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Firm fits standard rechargeable batteries with USB Computer connectable

News: Hi-Def

• Panasonic preps 'first' Blu-ray player and recorder Pre-recorded BDs? No problem

News: Phones

• Asus unveils 'first' music streaming Skype phone Stream songs to your VoIP box
• LG engineers book-reading phone for the blind Voice controlled
• Nokia opens latest 3G slider phone Available in black and white

R&R: Books

• High integrity software Book review Writing correct programs with little testing

Reviews: Bits 'n' Chips

• MSI P965 Neo-F Core 2 Duo mobo Review Budget board

Science: Biology

• Monkeys will pay for Paris Hilton smut Celeb-hungry macaques in pay-per-view revelation

Science: Space

• NASA brushes off space dandruff Atlantis cleared for landing

Security: Enterprise Security

• Hezbollah cracks Israeli radio code Hopping mad