23rd November 2006 Archive

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Comms

• NetServices reconnects V21 punters for free Ofcom in wait and see mode (again)

Comms: Mobile

• 3's mobile phone TV service could land users in trouble Plug it in and break licensing laws
• Congress unlocks US cellphones But censorware research is illegal, again
• Ofcom flicks switch on iPod FM Micro power FM transmitters legal from Dec.
• The book is open for a Macworld launch of the iPhone For those prepared to put their money where their mouth is

Hardware: Storage

• Indian student develops paper-based storage system 'Rainbow Versatile Disc'

Management: Financial News

• EU blocks low-duty online booze and fags Booze cruising set to continue
• Monster sacks general counsel Lawyer takes long walk
• Night of long knives at Ecademy Mass banning hits networking site
• Siemens investigation nets six €200m in dodgy dealing

Management: IT Director

• IBM coughs up $65m over techie overtime suit Not admitting liability

Management: Public Sector

• EU earmarks €9bn for ICT research Europe gives handout to boost competitiveness
• Irish government waves in digital fingerprinting For immigration purposes, apparently

Management: Small Biz

• Symantec claws $100k from Calif. eBay pirates Defendants rue their actions

Music and Media

• 'Bored geek' resells self on eBay Still looking for Ms Right
• Amazon subsidiary suffering downtime Alexa.com can't keep itself up
• Cameron paints ID policy by numbers He's artful, but lacking in detail
• EFF sues US over passenger data Tell us more
• Hands off our bank data, Europe tells US Exclusive Secret subpoenas threaten stability - EC
• Lobby group sues US govt over passenger data EFF wants to know how data is used
• O J Simpson hypothetico-shlockfest hits eBay If I Did It: The Final Insult
• UK ISP mislays domains beginning with 'C' Legend Communications cock-up
• Warning: do not search Yahoo! for 'franchise' NSFW Image result shocker

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD faces 3DNow! patent violation claim Second time in less than a month
• Cooler Master touts Nvidia Edition SLI-friendly case Black and green, fan-filled machine

News: Consoles

• Cops hunt Xbox hijack gang £500k Smackdown

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Handheld MP3 player to turn PCs into Linux boxes iPod-like gadget offers full open source software suite
• UK gets first IPTV-ready HD DVR Freeview upscaled

News: Phones

• Mellow yellow phone no longer Chocolate LG blamed in-pocket storage for colour change
• RTX ships 'first' cordless Skype phone Exaggerated claim?

Odds and Sods: Letters

• IT bods bemoan slavery Letters Everyone else gets a decent wage - why shouldn't we?

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Excel books at an Excel-lent price Site offer 40% off with free P&P

Reviews: Bits 'n' Chips

• Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 sound card Review At last, a real rival for Creative's X-Fi?

Security

• MS reels in a few stray phish 129 lawsuits

Security: Enterprise Security

• RSA crypto attack poses threat to DRM Side-channel code break

Security: ID

• IE and Firefox blighted by fake login flaw MyPhish.com

Software

• Microsoft gives the EC interop info Revised docs handed in