4th April 2007 Archive

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Code

• TIBCO open sources testing Not all testing, of course, just a bit

Comms: Mobile

• Carphone Warehouse leaves caller hanging on telephone Updated And bills him for the privilege
• Mobile survey uncovers staff ignorance Dozy workers fall into knowledge gap
• Who's the fastest mobile user in town? Take aim at mobile quick draw

Comms: Networks

• Patientline ups charges Bleeding patients dry
• Timico snaffles KeConnect IPswiched up

Comms: Wireless

• Phones on a Plane: FCC still says no Hurrah!

Distribution

• Best Buy amps up Apple volumes Plants seeds in 200 stores

Hardware: Servers

• AMD kicks dual-core Opteron to 3GHz Trades apples with Intel
• Sun breaks omerta for UltraSPARC IV+ speed bump Server chief still hiding under Rock

Hardware: Storage

• Quantum gets NASty with shared SAN software De-cluttering through clustering

Lifecycle: Execute

• Vantage edges closer to Proxima Centauri not in Vantage till Q3

Management

• Avoiding the 'rogue power user' problem Reg reader workshop Have your say

Management: Financial News

• Wall Street grossed out by Rackable's dwindling margins Feeling the competitive strain

Management: Government

• Children to nag adults through CCTV Grown-ups to be 'pestered' with kindergarten morality
• Home Office rethinks call data plans Proposes 12 month retention period
• IBM donates Arabic translation devices and software to US gov Aims to get Iraq talking
• Police data sharing plan faces the chop Confusion over database plans

Management: IT Director

• Accessibility: the benefits and challenges of Web 2.0 Design, design, design

Management: Law

• Teachers left blubbing by cyber abuse Forum posts devastate beak's self-image
• Thailand blocks YouTube NSFWIT Google declines to remove royal skit
• Virtual FBI jackboots to march into Sadville? House of Cards FBI probing virtual gambling in virtual world

Management: Public Sector

• Boy Scouts to model for UK ID checks CRB gets first dib dib dibs

Management: Small Biz

• Cisco goes for small, small business Product bundles and reseller certs
• Most SMBs will be virtual by 2020 Reality is overrated, says Rackspace report

Music and Media

• Orbitz TLC campaign leads to online booking bloodbath Product review Reg hack in serious condition as inscrutable itinerary blows up in face

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel to launch 'Steeley' UMPC CPU on 18 April? 'McCaslin' mobile platform too
• Samsung pitches 'ultra-silent' HDD Ring my deciBel

News: Consoles

• MS pulled over for 'dangerous driving' Xbox ad Political correctness gone Mad Max
• PS3 UK sales rocket... then plummet Official sales monitor charts console's curved trajectory

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• D-Link first to offer 802.11n ExpressCard for laptops Single-band only
• VESA adds anti-piracy tech to DisplayPort Digital monitor connector updated

News: Mac

• Apple announces octo-core Mac Pro Last month's AppleStore cock-up comes true

News: PCs

• Why I won't buy a Dell next time Comment Or, Reason #11 to buy a Mac

News: Smartphones

• O2 confirms XDA Zinc zapped HTC-made XDA Trion the replacement?

News: Useless... but Cool

• Brando hogs limelight with pig-shaped card reader

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• 419er miners go for gold African chief seeks sponsor with shovel
• Google thwarts al-Qaeda kamikaze strike on US embassy London consulate cunningly disguised

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Kenneth Williams tops funniest film one-liner poll 'Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!'
• Swedes battle to name daughter Metallica Authorites unrocked by 'inappropriate' moniker

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Register Books' Easter sweetener Site offer 40% off tasty titles

PC Builder

• Seagate ships hardware-encrypted notebook drives Analysis Should be popular

Reseller

• Channel biz in good health, says survey Smiling dealers flash ring of confidence

Reviews: Smartphones

• Orange SPV M700 Windows Mobile smart phone Review Is it really any different to the M600?

Security: Enterprise Security

• MS releases emergency cursor bug fix Double-plus critical update triggers glitches
• Researchers unpick Vista kernel protection From boot kit to 'root kit'
• UCSF computer security breach affects 46,000 (maybe) Stable door, horse, bolted
• WEP key wireless cracking made easy Gone in 60 seconds

Software

• Windows Vista marketing 'deceived' consumers Classy action

Software: Applications

• Microsoft calls on UK public to raise the Office standard Sign our petition
• Official: Powerpoint bad for brains Menace of slideware
• The Twitterati - ten Twitter spin offs and mash ups Micro blogging mania starts here