16th May 2007 Archive

This is the archive for The Register. You can browse articles by publication date, or enter a query into the search box.

< 15th May 2007 | May 2007 | 17th May 2007 >

Code

• Spoken revelation from Genesys Partners with IBM to deliver VoiceXML

Comms

• PlusNet shuts down webmail indefinitely Fingers unpatchable flaw in third party software
• Powerpoint is the big Army bandwidth hog, not YouTube Analysis Milbloggers pushed aside in favour of PowerPoint and video conferencing

Comms: Mobile

• iPhone demand in the UK is 'soft', survey finds Even die-hard fans may not convert

Comms: Wireless

• Lancom targets UK with high-end Wi-Fi ELSA heir wears its Made in Germany tag proudly

Hardware

• Printers and PCs power HP's second quarter Healthy, happy Hurd
• Sony posts big Q4 loss, blames PS3 But future's bright

Hardware: Data Networking

• Cisco borgs ________ Reg to fill in blank several more times in 2007

Hardware: Servers

• How to fix your kids' education for $200m Analysis Open source brains

Hardware: Storage

• Think thin, says EqualLogic Thin provisioning works on iSCSI disk arrays too

Management: Financial News

• Hitachi fiscal loss goes nuclear Turbine repair, electronic media steal Hitachi's purse
• Oracle to get Agile with $495m deal Paying for PLM
• Sun climbs buyback mountain $3bn 'I can't quit you' for investors

Management: Government

• ID scheme not failing, just shifting Passport Service responds to LSE
• MPs must act on runaway ID project LSE advice to government

Management: IT Director

• French outwhine Brits in the workplace Bah, we can't even moan properly any more
• Norway endorses ODF Open format war continues
• The MiFID opportunity Deadline is fast approaching...

Management: Law

• 'Gay or straight?' ruling looks bad for all US social networking sites Analysis Immunity shot
• Suspect in case that helped sell Iraq war cleared, again No terrorist, no threat, no ricin - so where did Powell get the stuff?

Management: Public Sector

• Aussie bid for iSoft approved Calls flying doctors to save NHS software
• MP questions police computer policy Records not being removed from system

Market News

• Dell faces fraud case New York Attorney General not impressed

Music and Media

• Amazon plans iTunes rival Jumps on DRM-free wagon
• Former Grateful Dead muso sues YouTube Claims 'unspecified amount' in copyright spat
• MPs cosy up with Sir Cliff on copyright term BPI tub-thumper in extension recommendation shocker
• Swedish rock band for sale on eBay Everything must go
• Warner sues Imeem Pay up, playlisters

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Foxconn first to forge Intel P35-based mobo?

News: Consoles

• MS names Halo 3 day Won't see us for dust (and echoes...)

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Elgato add-on takes axe to Apple TV, PSP video conversion times
• Wi-Fi group launches 802.11n compatibility brand Interoperability testing to kick off next month

News: Hi-Def

• Panasonic previews next-gen Blu-ray players

News: Phones

• Motorola remasters Rokr music phone Linux meets Microsoft
• Motorola sharpens Razr Razr²

News: UMPCs

• Fujitsu claims 'world's smallest Vista PC' title Eye-squint inducingly tiny screen

News: iPod

• DLO debuts Nano-like iPod wireless remote

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Argentinian commuters fight back Train delays provoke 'arson, looting and fighting'
• G-Wiz electro-car fracas leaves Top Gear blubbing Top Gear Clarkson acolytes publicly slapped by Boris Johnson
• IntelliContact hit by rebranding madness LogoWatch You are the 'i' in iContact
• Spaniard buys flat complete with mummy Previous owner fails to give vacant possession
• Teen embeds car in Edinburgh basement Reg reader snaps spectacular prang

PC Builder

• Evesham plots rocky road back from HCI havoc Gordon Brown's legacy for the British PC industry

Reviews: Laptops

• Sony Vaio SZ4 slimline laptop Review It's slim but is it a lightweight?

Science

• New North Korean missile tested in Iran Could threaten Guam, but not continental US

Security

• Symantec pursues $55m copyright damages Claims copied software might break your computer
• US 'war czar' to attack internet safe havens Log off, Abdul! War On Terror goes digital

Security: InfoSec

• MySpace stands firm on paedophile data pressure You got a search warrant?

Software

• Blogosphere threatened by Google downtime And then my cat di...
• Microsoft satisfaction rates slip Vista and Office-weary