14th November 2006 Archive

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Code: Microsoft/.Net

• C# pulling ahead of Java Lead architect paints rosy C# picture

Comms

• First Data opens Glasgow call centre 430 jobs

Comms: Mobile

• Smartphones get a firewall More useful phones are more dangerous phones, says Trend Micro
• Vodafone exceeds expectations with multibillion loss Smaller than the last one, though

Comms: Networks

• BT to charge ISPs for lack of MACs MAC code debacle
• Punters suffer in broadband price war Virgin satisfies, Plusnet nosedives
• Sky Broadband users speak out about support woes Free, but failing

Hardware: Servers

• Customers take Microsoft clusters seriously – true SC06 Service pack confirms success
• Fujitsu Siemens latest vendor to roll in clover Also launches notebooks and rolls with T-Mobile
• Intel clubs AMD with four-cores Regains hype and performance glory
• Linux Networx develops a LiSP SC06 Supercomputer with a turnkey
• Obedient HP pops out quads Don't print A-M-D

Hardware: Storage

• Rackable kicks off storage cluster play SC06 Loves to sell in bulk

Management

• Computacenter Factory opens Churns out 're-usable tools'
• Fujitsu Siemens proposes sticky solution to power crisis Why can't a server be more like a fridge?
• Warwick uni in emergency email upgrade Power outage killed GroupWise

Management: Public Sector

• Staffordshire ICT workers face pay cuts Just in time for Christmas

Management: Small Biz

• Fujitsu Siemens Plans goes PC for the over 50s I don't believe it
• SMEs to get tech boost from trio of schemes €5m injection to encourage technology take-up
• Xen and VT cuts Windows hosting costs Better virtualisation means cheaper dedicated Windows servers, claims ISP

Market News

• DCC expects healthy return Great expectations...

Music and Media

• Prison terms for phishing fraudsters England and Wales pass new Fraud Act
• S&M saucepots want the Queen muffled (Video news bulletin would be illegal)

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD ships Stream chip and coding kit 'Close to Metal' more Bon Jovi than Iron Maiden?
• Intel EOLs Pentium, Celeron D CPUs Lines whittled away
• Intel preps dual-core Conroe-based Pentiums? Out goes the E1000 series, in comes dual-core E2000 line
• Intel readies Core 2 Duo revamp? New models across the range in Q1, Q2, Q3 2007

News: Consoles

• Sony admits PS3 compatibility hiccup Sales near 90,000 during first two days

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Averatec unveils unsexy handheld GPS
• Samsung launches DMB LCD TV, targets trendy couples

News: Mac

• Apple patches Intel-based Macs' firmware Tweaking the start-up code

News: Storage

• Lite-On unveils 'first' 20x DVD burner LightScribe model to follow

News: iPod

• Airlines to connect iPods to in-flight movie rigs Play downloaded movies on seat-back screens

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Microsoft unleashes improved Firefox Updated Open source community in state of shock

Science

• Fixing phantom limbs with virtual reality Pain relief through pixels

Science: Biology

• Sex-allergic women offered lifeline The treatment? Have a guess...

Science: Space

• Mars Global Surveyor goes AWOL No comms for a week

Security

• Korean police break phone sex scam Sex, lies and ID theft

Security: Anti-Virus

• OneCare slaps viral warning on Gmail Bats in the belfry

Security: Spam

• Danish spam-filtering service goes titsup Ashes to Spamaches
• Meet the world's most prolific spammers Rogues' gallery

Servers/Storage

• eSys elopes with Samsung after Seagate spat You don't miss your water...