28th February 2007 Archive

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Code: Microsoft/.Net

• Microsoft proto-being stirs into Live Primeval sludge is wriggling

Comms: Mobile

• N-Gage makes play at Elisa To work with operators, this time
• US yawns at Wi-Fi enabled phones Wake up, operators

Comms: Networks

• Britain's broadband punters more pissed off than last year Fings ain't what they used to be
• Europe enjoying broadband by light But UK still in the dark

Comms: VoIP

• Spontaneous human combustion: Skype to blame? Analysis Paying for the pipes

Distribution

• Northamber holds tight Change is in the air

Hardware

• Dell gets new Euro head Marmonti the man

Hardware: Servers

• AMD blasts 'devious' Intel Tired of being pushed around
• HP's blades go virtual - six months late Better abstract than never

Management: Financial News

• Airbus to lay off 10,000 Victims of A380 debacle
• Korea orders Google to rewrite 'unfair' AdSense contracts Click-fraud spat prompts action

Management: Government

• MPs criticise NAO's efficiency scrutiny Smoke and mirrors

Management: Law

• Antigua throws life preserver to DOJ in search for missing money House of Cards Fugitive BetonSports director speaks out
• China to purify cyber gamblers, build harmonious society Anti-obsession controls already in place
• FTC: Thumbs up for America's online child protection laws COPPA bracelet
• MP3 players hit by patent infringement suit Texas MP3 buys patent, immediately files suit
• Privacy slights should prompt lawsuits ICO recommends court action
• Website immunity spreads with impunity Silicon Justice Saving Web 2.0 for all mankind

Management: Public Sector

• UK gov scraps youth ID card IT problems abort pilot
• US Army unable to afford translators, bomb-proof trucks Plenty of cash for big tanks though
• Watchdog boss blasts Britain's e-voting plans Blighty vote fraud may be worst in Europe

Management: Small Biz

• Software as a service needs a clear service level agreement New model spells new legal issues

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD launches ATI RS690 chipset at long last Radeon X1200-based integrated 690G arrives
• Intel warming Wall Street once again Paperwork delays slow AMD

News: Consoles

• Sony pledges to balance PS3 supply, demand by May Growing supply... or falling demand?

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Samsung shows off i70 compact digicams Another day, another range of new cameras
• Sony models Spring digicam lines

News: Hardware Widow

• Motorola revamps StarTAC for Koreans... again A second time out for 'the timeless accessory'

News: PCs

• Dell to offer Linux with desktops, laptops
• Philips, Intel design PDA for medics Not quite a Feinberger...

News: Useless... but Cool

• Sony preps ever ready USB battery charger

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Middle England battles Strategy Boutiques Mother tongue menaced by 'product-set deep dives'
• Ms Pac-Man celebrates 25 years with Apple Classic game comes to the iPod
• Seven-day session kills Chinese gamer Overweight, overkill, over and out

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Star Trek XI logged for Xmas 2008 launch Franchise reboot to boldly cast Matt Damon as Kirk?
• Naomi Campbell says sorry for mobile assault WSA Healing power of crystals battles personal demons
• Sky goes dark for Virgin Media Channels switch off at midnight tonight

Reseller

• Compel interims strong Good six months
• CompUSA jettisons 126 stores $440m cash injection

Reviews: Smartphones

• RIM BlackBerry 8800 Review A little tweak here and there makes a world of difference

Science

• UK supermarkets fingered in crap petrol probe Yet more rage for British motorists
• US Superfighter software glitch fixed Jets can now cross Pacific, Far East safe for democracy again

Science: Biology

• Japan scrubs Antarctic whale hunt Final tally: 508 whales, 1 crew member

Science: Space

• NASA moves fast on hail damage, astronaut madness Shuttle repairs, gaffer tape and loose nuts

Security

• Warezov worm fiends target Skype Dial M for Malware

Security: Enterprise Security

• RFID security presentation pulled after legal threat Fear of a Black Hat

Services

• Logica sees profit growth But shares follow market downwards

Software

• Call for Blair to challenge Windows Vista price Just another play for today

Software: Applications

• Orb turns MySpace into personal radio station Exclusive Drag, drop, stream

Software: Operating Systems

• Dell to offer Linux with its desktops and laptops Listens to the masses