18th June 2007 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Anam introduces SMS payments The cheque will never be in the post again
• Mobile internet set for take-off? Take-up increasing, but progress is slow
• T-Mobile terminates Truphone Mobile operator, or not?

Comms: Networks

• ISPs accuse TalkTalk of hijacking customers Slamming mis-selling

Comms: Wireless

• AT&T sued by poor man's Formula 1 NASCAR prefers Nextel

Comms: Workshop

• Microsoft versus BlackBerry versus, er, BlackBerry? How do you select the right mobile email solution?

Hardware

• HP hails Print 2.0 Bridging the gap between paper and the net
• Zwei lawsuits for German ink vendor HP sues Pelikan again

Hardware: Data Networking

• 100Gb/s Ethernet talks break down When IEEE standard committees attack

Hardware: Storage

• Fancy some hot buttered storage? Competition Bringing new meaning to pop-ups

Management: Financial News

• MySpace to make friends with eBay Spammers get T-shirt bazaar
• Semel resigns as Yahoo! CEO Frightened by angry stockholders

Management: Government

• New regs for US tech export to China now online Protection or protectionism?
• Queen honours civil liberties and astro-boffins Oh, and that bloke who invented the web
• US and allies lay global foundation for biometric border checks UK lays down...proposals

Management: Law

• Cops smash paedophile ring 700 suspects, 200 in UK
• German Flickr censorship causes web outcry Stricter legislation
• Mugabe gets email snooping green light DISPotic
• Texas arrests seven MySpace sex offenders Parole violations
• Washington backing for Brit arms biz coming unstuck Corruption? In the arms trade? We're not having that

Market News

• Dell audit probe almost over Talks to SEC

News: Consoles

• Chip tech holder sues Nintendo Wii affected?
• Sony apologies over virtual cathedral firefight Murder in the Cathedral will continue, however

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Microsoft looks for Chinese remote control It's down the back of the sofa...

News: Hi-Def

• Blockbuster puts its money on Blu-ray

News: Phones

• Apple toughens iPhone screen, boosts battery life Glass display to hinder scratches?
• Nokia pitches 3G at the mainstream

News: Smartphones

• i-mate unveils 'skinny' Windows phone
• World's 'first' solar-powered mobile phone unveiled

News: Useless... but Cool

• Ladybird speakers set to wow Beatles fans?

R&R: Books

• Not quite got to grips with Agile? Books Part 2: Hold on and come for the ride

R&R: Stob

• Beyond the valley of the drolls Stob Please quote me on this

Reseller

• Kelway CEO reviews future of Elcom staff Still at mulling stage

Science

• DARPA scramjet nudges Mach 10 Successful Oz launch of HyCAUSE
• Special-forces robot whisper-copter enters flight test DARPA shocks with non-black colour scheme

Science: Space

• Atlantis readies for departure after ISS computer repairs Records galore for astronaut Williams
• Rocket hiccup puts US spy sats in wrong orbit Cockup rather than conspiracy at NRO

Security

• Anti-hacking laws 'can hobble net security' Good Samaritans discouraged by threat of prosecution
• Cyber crooks hijack 10,000 websites Bon Jovi, Mother Teresa pages attack end users
• Humans, not tech, are the greatest security risk You are the weakest link

Security: Anti-Virus

• Malware targets computer forensics tool WinHex spell fails to take

Security: Enterprise Security

• PatchLink snaps up whitelist firm SecureWave Patchwork quilt security

Security: Spam

• Dutch police arrest 111 West Africans in 419 clampdown Life's a Lottery (scam)

Services

• CSC opens gate to iSoft takeover Staff moving across
• NHS IT boss quits Richard Granger is off

Software: Applications

• YouTube offers online editing Happy slapping with subtitles?