13th November 2006 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Sun open sources Java Live, be free

Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• FreeBSD 6.2 nears release Interview Robert Watson on the new security event auditing system

Comms

• BT's boost for Indian telecoms Jubilant venture...
• IPTV regulation a turn-off for Ofcom Not even in standby
• ITU elects new boss Mali's Hamadoun Touré gets the job

Comms: Mobile

• Easymobile hangs up, stranded by supplier Titsup for Stelios moby venture
• Teen breaks SMS world speed record 160 characters in 41.52 seconds
• Telecom Italia jumps on Qualcomm platform Fancy a BREW?

Comms: Networks

• IPTV/VoD: Get up to speed Industry comment Fast track your knowledge

Hardware

• Cray's 2009 odyssey begins with Opteron shock SC06 Meet Speedy and Snoop Friendly
• Tyan unit to push personal supercomputers SC06 As the Typhoon turns

Hardware: Servers

• Microsoft hops on Bull for clusters SC06 Penguin pounding play

Information: Databases

• To Jalapeño or to Hibernate the data... An alternative to OR mapping?

Management: Financial News

• Deutsche Telekom CEO resigns Fierce competition

Management: IT Director

• NHS IT chief failed computer studies course Mother grasses up Granger

Management: Public Sector

• And Thus spake Dumfries and Galloway Broadband deal for southern Scotland

Music and Media

• Iran throws wobbly at Google Video Azerbaijan sovereignty kerfuffle
• Shock record industry poll: Brits like British musicians So we should extend copyright? Pull the other one, Cliff
• TV Licensing abandons case against unlicensed TV owner Former prisoner not 'technically guilty'

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Nvidia readies five more G80-based GPUs? ForceWare spills the beans

News: Consoles

• Japanese eBay PS3s marked up 300% And it's all thanks to Chinese migrants, apparently
• PS2 sales highlight Sony's challenge as PS3 debuts in Japan Buyers queue for hours, stores sell out
• Sony's PS3 purchased, pulled apart Screwdrivers at dawn

News: PCs

• Asus to launch gamer-friendly laptops this month One for Nvidia fans, the other for ATI buffs
• ISP bundles £500 PC with broadband packages LG flat-panel monitor too

News: Smartphones

• Motorola Q Pro prototype pops up on web Just like the Q, but black

News: iPod

• iHome eyes road warriors with portable iPod alarm clock Tick-tock

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Keep your shirt on Air guitar gets licked

Science

• Climatologists hit the skies to talk global warming Leaving on a jet plane

Science: Space

• European Mars mission delayed Mission might be getting bigger
• Jeff Bezos builds space ports, not relationships Texan community in collective huff

Security

• eBay redirection ruse reloaded 18 month-old security flaw still remains unfixed
• Sage pays £20m for payment processing firm Protx Front office links to back end
• Singapore teen faces jail for 'stealing' neighbour's Wi-Fi Chokey for bandwidth bandit
• T'is the season to be ripped off... Webcast proffers advice to beat the cheats

Security: Anti-Virus

• Allchin backs away from Vista anti-virus claims Child's play

Software

• 'Take your covenant and shove it', Samba tells Novell We don't do patents