27th March 2007 Archive

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Code

• Software is never done… Or is it? The Agile Iconoclast gets things done

Code: Microsoft/.Net

• Microsoft’s software factories We talk to Jack Greenfield about the future of Visual Studio

Comms: Mobile

• New Jersey mulls driver text ban Bigger fines, more powers for the coppers
• Ofcom bankrolling mobile operators, alleges BT EU examining new charge regime 'extremely closely'
• Ofcom cuts mobile charges Number porting consultation announced

Comms: Networks

• No 10 urged to throttle 'unlimited' broadband claims Fair use still ain't fair

Distribution

• Tech Data abandons Middle East Expects up to $7m loss

Hardware

• IBM jumps on board the mortgage ship As everyone else jumps off...
• RM satisfied by performance Meets expectations

Hardware: PCs & Chips

• Sun creates new chip unit out of Yen Open means open for business

Hardware: Servers

• Netezza stock on the block Seeks position as cash warehouse
• Start-up goes mad over Windows app for multi-core chips PeakStream's beta love for Redmond
• Sun NEBS Opteron box Look but don't buy

Information

• Make way for the 64 bit revolution Let the memory live again

Management: Financial News

• Best Buy swallows Speakeasy whole Last bastion of independence, ISP gets borged

Management: Government

• Blair crime policy review proposes fingerprint activated iPods Biometric-bonkers wonks ahoy..
• ITT fined $100m for shipping night vision goggles to China Begins studying better goggles

Management: IT Director

• Businesses show renewed confidence in IT Quocirca's changing channels What a difference a year makes...

Management: Law

• Bertelsmann settles over naughty Napster AT&T goes free with 'Napster the Good'
• Brussels downbeat on US passenger snoop plan PNR deal yet to take off
• Canada sticks the boot into Neteller As it gets stuffed by Turkey
• HP looks to teach Acer about Texas Justice Fires off PC patent suit

Music and Media

• The Doors open online 'I use iTunes and stuff'

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Samsung doubles solid-state drive capacity Now at a whopping 64GB

News: Consoles

• Nintendo acts against Wii modchips? Console internals rejigged

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• De-scratch your DVDs for $250, firm offers

News: Phones

• Sony Ericsson reveals its first 'super 3G' phone

News: Smartphones

• HTC unveils Windows Vista handheld Vendor Shifts up a gear

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Bold Gaza croc-smuggling ruse ends in failure Suspicious border guards pull snappy dresser
• easyJet.com files elderly passengers under 'livestock' Refreshing honesty

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Beer reporter drinks crow Letters Beer aficionados demand clarity
• Blunkett mobilises sheep army to fight global warming Letters Pick and mix

R&R: Books

• It's as easy as A, B, C# Site offer Scrub up your programming prowess

Reseller

• Watermark buys Cedilla MS Dynamics dealer consolidation

Reviews: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD 690G integrated chipset Review The best integrated graphics money can buy?

Science

• GSK runs out of juice over Ribena claims I don't see any vitamin C in here...

Science: Biology

• Geneticists report 'semi-identical' twins Egg and sperm three-way
• Oz vigilantes capture Toadzilla Poisonous amphibian the 'size of a football'

Science: Physics

• Boffins pave the way for DNA photography Metamaterials make super lenses

Science: Space

• Cluster spies turbulent reconnection Plasma is as plasma does

Security

• Security can boost privacy No trade-off needed, say academics

Security: Crime

• Bulgarian 'stole $350k' from Americans in eBay scam Whistling down the wire fraud
• One in ten Brits is victim of online fraud Surfing proficiency test idea surfaces

Services

• Atos to 'explore strategic options' Touts for bidders

Software

• GPL 3: Open source to open closed shop Delayed license release goes public

Software: Applications

• University website peddles Adobe warez Get it while it's hot