15th December 2006 Archive

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Code

• Borland throws down Gauntlet to software defects Taking the gloves off

Code: Scripting

• Mark Anders on Flash development Interview At least someone likes Eclipse…

Comms

• Intel gears up to deliver movie download service UK service starts Monday

Comms: Mobile

• MIT launches buddy-stalker messenger service Finding friends on campus
• Operator greed kills online services And now HP wants to help them target us with ads
• Virgin Mobile lingers over Xmas 'knick-pics' Shopping has never been so much fun
• Vodafone fined €76m over Greek wiretap scandal Trojan horse

Hardware: Storage

• Cisco bids to control IPTV Analysis Grabs for underlying architecture

Management: Financial News

• NY Times bans Microsoft analysts from Microsoft stories When it feels like it
• Dell delays results Investigation continues
• HP ends not so special ties to lawyer Er, thanks for the advice, Larry
• Murdoch bets on 365 - report Not one who likes to lose
• Woolworths.co.uk collapses under mispriced TV rush £1500 Sharp LCD screen offered for £150

Management: Government

• NAO criticises Whitehall on consultants Not using them efficiently

Management: IT Director

• Blogging to slide - PC TCOs too? 75% of firms predicted to be infected by malware

Management: Public Sector

• Transport for London shreds LogicaCMG contract Exclusive On yer bike

Management: Reg Technology Panel

• Configuration Management Databases: the big Reg survey Reg Technology Panel Wanna win a Reg goodie bag?

Management: Reg Weekly

• Cyber crime wave as Naomi enjoys second life in England To subscribe to The Register's weekly newsletter - seven days of IT in a single hit - click here

Music and Media

• Patent applications to be peer reviewed? UKPO considers Gowers recommendations

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD flies in Hawk, Griffin notebook CPUs Mobile Roadmap HDMI, DisplayPort, UVD to be added to laptop chipsets
• AMD maps out path to HT 3, DDR 3, DirectX 10 Desktop Roadmap Processor and chipset plan made public
• AMD readies second-generation quad-core Opteron After 'Barcelona', 'Shanghai'

News: Consoles

• Nintendo offers weak-of-grip fresh Wii wrist-straps Damage limitation

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Queen commands Samsung to supply 100 TVs Flat panels ordered for Buck House

News: PCs

• HP ships 'super 3G' laptop in UK Tie-in with Vodafone

News: Phones

• Apple iPhone to be announced on Monday? Gadget site 'guarantees' it, apparently

News: iPod

• German court rules SanDisk MP3 player seizure lawful Patent infringement claim
• LG mixes Chocolate-flavoured MP3 player Shuffle rival

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Reg readers save the planet from offshored asteroids Letters Knickers to the lot of you

Reviews

• Intel vs AMD - integrated graphics shoot-out Head-to-Head Who's best for games - and Windows Vista?

Reviews: Gadgets

• Hercules Tunes Explorer remote control for iTunes Review WinAmp, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player too

Security

• Third unpatched vuln menaces Word No end to the madness in sight
• Vista plugs piracy hole Avast!

Security: ID

• Irish consumers wising up to phishing scams Just 4% would give account details
• Microsoft begins 'Cardspace' publicity push Card issuers and retailers getting on board

Security: Spam

• Microsoft wins UK ruling to ban spam list sales Can seek compensation, too

Servers/Storage

• SAN-in-a-box scores with Fibre Channel fans Are cheap Fibre Channel bundles just in time - or too little, too late?

Software

• PayPal repels Reg reader over piracy refunds Headed in the wrong direction