22nd November 2006 Archive

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Code: C++

• The database abstraction framework strikes back Part 2: C++ Generic Coding

Code: Java/J2EE

• Borland takes battle to Eclipse with JBuilder 2007 Never mind the width

Comms: Mobile

• Muslim clerics slam Koranic ringtones 'Un-Islamic' verses
• O2 trial could see a picocell in every home Evening Standard:O2 wants to microwave our kids
• USB crowned as high speed SIM standard Still no idea what it's for, though
• Vodafone buys in to enterprise mobility When is a mobile company not a mobile company?

Distribution

• Tech Data sales up, profits down There may be trouble ahead

Hardware: Storage

• Brocade continues green streak 'Bout the Benjamins
• Panasas begins second storage assault on Linux clusters SC06 Got parallel?

Lifecycle: Execute

• Ten things you need to know about SOA Elusive definitions

Management: Financial News

• Blogging for fun and profit Site kick starts a blogging business model
• Nominet wins EGM votes by a whisker 0.97 per cent brings UK registry into 21st century.
• Verisign to restate years of financials Stock options again

Management: Public Sector

• Home Office to grab for more CCTV power Plods not happy with law, ICO, or surveillance quality
• Police pilot roadside fingerprinting Pull over, show your index finger

Music and Media

• Chinese web pornographer jailed for life Sun sets on 'Pornographic Summer'
• Computer Misuse Act could ban security tools Publishing software flaws now an offence?
• Continental Airlines in NY time stretch miracle Day too short? Try our extended stopovers
• Jilted marquee company's revenge turns sour 'Cheap and tacky' wedding email goes global
• Nominet puts its future on the line UK registry owner holds second EGM
• Report raises child index alarm Protection measures could put children more at risk
• UK child protection database 'misguided', critics warn Think of the children

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel 'Bearlake' to support HDMI, HDCP? Integrated chipsets ready for consumer electronics applications

News: Consoles

• Sony punching out PS3s 'smoothly' New kit being airlifted in to US, exec claims

News: Hi-Def

• Londoners like free HD TV Freeview-based HD trial shock result revealed

News: Mac

• Apple iPhone 'to use PortalPlayer chip' Nvidia GPU in video-centric iPod, too

News: Smartphones

• i-mate unveils candybar-sized PDA phone Launches a BlackBerry alternative too

News: iPod

• O2 readies XDA Flame PMP phone Why wait for the Zune phone?

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Net pedants pile into Casino Royale Now pay attention, 007

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Student tasering will save the world from Linux Letters And prevent global warming

Science: Biology

• Crayfish enjoy a bit of sub-dom: official Scientists probe 'humping' behaviour

Science: Physics

• US teen fires up fusion reactor Hot basement project

Security

• Spyware firms pay token fines to FTC Can't pay, will only pay $50K

Security: Enterprise Security

• Unpatched bug bites Apple Mac OS X Isn't this only supposed to happen to Windoze users?

Security: ID

• Met Police in laptop theft security flap Nothing to see here, please move along

Servers/Storage

• Carphone Warehouse calls in 3PAR for 24TB arrays Virtualises storage for its utility data centre

Software

• Alcatel slaps Microsoft with patent infringement claim Meanwhile, in the big leagues...

Software: Operating Systems

• Vista's EULA product activation worries Walking on thin ice?