20th April 2007 Archive

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Code

• Bull goes industrial with software factory Open source code fuels distributed development

Comms

• ICSTIS denies £250K Richard and Judy fine We're still thinking about it

Comms: Mobile

• Handwrite onto your BlackBerry You want me to sign where?
• Nokia plunders Motorola's market share Mobile phone market growing more slowly lately
• Talking and driving more dangerous if you're alone Mobile phone use twice as dangerous as talking to passengers

Comms: Networks

• Cable and Wireless asks Bulldog data theft victims to get in touch Information Commissioner: 'whodonewhatnow?'

Distribution

• Bell Micro talks up record-breaking Q1 Stock options practices under review, though

Hardware: Servers

• Oracle shuts Windows on data integrity drive Multivendor data checking spec will be Linux-only
• RIM explains BlackBerry failure Upgrade to non-critical system led to critical failure

Hardware: Storage

• Overland feels overstaffed Reducing 14 per cent of its workforce

Management

• And the centre of your desktop is... Reg Reader Workshop The poll results are in

Management: Financial News

• Airwave strike threats as Macquarie takes over Aussie subtlety could leave coppers radio-less
• BT buys more of Latin America Comsat deal takes 21CN south of the border
• Cheaper phones crimp Nokia profits North America remains indifferent to company's charms
• Click fraudsters flick industry the finger Bots still faking it with online ads
• IT firms compromise on global injustice Unions sceptical

Management: Government

• ORG plots e-voting observation Keeping a watchful eye on things

Management: Law

• Texas Senate waves through cell phone wiretapping bill Harder to buy pre-paid cell phones, easier to bug

Management: Reg Weekly

• Dodgy accountants sup Um Bongo from exposed holes To subscribe to The Register's weekly newsletter - seven days of IT in a single hit - click here

Management: Small Biz

• Staff use of Web 2.0 is unseen threat, survey says Companies underestimating leak risk
• Suing a cartel should be easier, says OFT Competition rules under scrutiny

Music and Media

• Pirate radio: the pros and the cons Good for community, bad for emergency services
• What's the real cost of internet video? Analysis The economics of prime time

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel extends market share gains AMD's share back to where it was in Q3 2005

News: Phones

• Nokia boosts downloads with low-cost 3G phone

News: UMPCs

• Medion muscles into UMPC market Launches GoPal S2310 sat nav device too
• UMPCs: still a gimmick despite Intel's best efforts? Analysis It's the battery life, stupid

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: Geeks on heat Episode 13 All's fair in love and war

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• 'Mary Celeste' yacht mystery puzzles Oz Abandoned vessel adrift off Queensland
• Chinese translation software blamed in racist sofa outrage 'Mommy, what colour is that?'
• Dutch escort agency to service geek virgins 'A lot of demand' from IT sector

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Immigration and broadband suffer unpopular limitations Letters And we're moving to France

PC Builder

• Dell offers XP again amidst Vista complaints Users ask to party like its 2001

R&R: Opinion

• On the Office format wars Analysis Politics and ODF vs OpenXML

Reviews: Laptops

• Panasonic CF-Y5 Toughbook laptop Review A Navy SEAL of notebooks... a lumberjack of laptops

Reviews: Phones

• Netgear SPH200D Skype/DECT phone Review New, all-white phone's all right

Science

• Alcohol boosts health benefit of fruit Strawberry daiquiris all round
• Kremlin touts plan for Siberia-Alaska tunnel Digging for victory?
• NASA, DoD in underwater astronaut doc-bot trial IP-controlled surgery may give new meaning to the term 'hacker'

Science: Space

• ESA gives MoonTwins project to UK firm Brace yourself for the acronym attack
• Lyrid meteors to sear Sunday's skies A show for insomniacs everywhere

Security

• Need enhanced data security? Try a condom Google recommends prophylaxis
• Safari zero-day exploit nets $10,000 prize Pwn'd in 12 hours
• Satnav hacking made simple CanSecWest Create your own traffic jam, bull fight or air raid

Security: Crime

• Disgruntled techie attempts Californian power blackout Counter-terror feds swoop after data centre sabotage

Security: Enterprise Security

• Attackers improve on JavaScript trickery CanSecWest Obfuscation is my middle name
• Lloyds TSB certificate glitch sparks concerns Trust no one
• Russians crack OpenOffice security Software utility unlocks locked documents
• Stolen laptops fuel industrial espionage fears for UK software firm All hands to the pump