14th June 2007 Archive

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Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• Europa heralds total Eclipse Mass Eclipse release on 29 June
• Linspire invites dirty uncle Microsoft over for patent party Let Lindows be Lindows

Comms: Mobile

• MusicStation's on-demand radio goes live World+dog gangs up on Apple
• Plazes launches location-based blather Share where you are, as well as what you're doing

Comms: Wireless

• London gains lead in transatlantic battle for Wi-Fi supremacy Overtakes NYC as headache capital of the world
• London out paces NY as global Wi-Fi hub Don't WEP for me Argentina

Hardware

• Acer outlook not so sunny after all Fingers lack of Vista demand
• Fat chips reduced to small fries Semiconductor biz feels the pinch as growth falls
• HP injects blade PCs with fresh Athlons The un-PC dream lives

Hardware: Servers

• IBM taunts SMBs with new blade box Put it on your desk. We dare you
• Intel's many-core version of Itanium to skip 45nm And then comes Kittson

Lifecycle: Plan

• Data modelling layers: do you wanna get logical or physical Interview An introduction to data models

Management

• Red hair bullying cases could end up in court 'Gingerism' the grounds for constructive dismissal

Management: IT Director

• Specsavers opens eyes to open source Is the bottom line better with or without? With or without?

Management: Law

• Data retention laws do not cover Google searches Directive does not apply to search engines
• Qualcomm appeals phone ban in patent spat ITC blocks import of 'patent infringing' chips

Management: Public Sector

• OGCbs launches IT legal service contract Aims for savings and greater accessibility

Music and Media

• BBC, ITV, Channel 4 plot single broadband TV player Project Kangaroo is go
• YouTube, CNN invite cats falling out of trees to US Prez debates Voters ask questions via low-quality video

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD workstation market share plunges Pressure on to get 'Barcelona' out
• Biostar debuts double-the-memory GeForce 8600 GTS card Updated World first, firm claims
• Intel 45nm Core 2 Extreme roadmapped

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• ExpressCard 34 digital TV tuners debut in Japan
• Orange goes green for festival phone-fuelling Wind-powered charger prototyped

News: Phones

• O2 unwraps Cocoon music phone Updated Silky smooth

News: Storage

• Sony shows 17-in-1 memory card reader

News: Useless... but Cool

• Coming soon: the PC-powered paper shredder

News: iPod

• Samsung makes big noise about skinny music player

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Chinese net addict murders mother Refused cash for cybercafe
• Headless zombie wanders San Francisco Street View decapitation shocker
• Jet-powered go-kart roars onto eBay MOT, tax, afterburner, one careful owner
• Louisiana town outlaws 'sagging pants' Flash underwear, cop fine

Science

• French-led continental stealth-bomber robot firms up No German input: could need a surrender button

Science: Biology

• NSF launches oceanic zest test Buoy to monitor CO₂ absorption
• Toxic caterpillars invade London Oaks attacked by wannabe procession moths

Science: Physics

• US prof plans to send message back in time Unaccountably fails to get DARPA funding

Science: Space

• Boffin retracts martian water claims No puddles on Mars, after all
• Computer crash causes bad attitude on ISS Altitude control also offline
• Space boffins fire up plasma engine Four hour run for experimental tech

Security

• Apple plugs holes in new Safari beta Windows browser not 'secure from day one'
• Free ads site could help fraudsters recruit middlemen Saddling up money mules

Security: Enterprise Security

• Pfizer worker data leaked via P2P Privacy cock-up for Viagra makers

Services

• iSoft takeover likely in days, not weeks CSC considers its options

Software: Applications

• Blog calls for Google boycott More than 50 people obey
• Google cancels anti-eBay bash Tail between legs as rival yanks ads

Software: Enterprise

• SOA - dead or alive? Comment Can it deliver on its promises?