16th August 2007 Archive

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Comms

• Skype comes to the iPhone Instant messaging wish granted
• Tube still lacks emergency comms But Airwave's due August 2008

Comms: Mobile

• Dominos trns 2 txt Pizza in 160 characters, or your money back
• Omego launches kiddie-friendly handset Parents can breathe easy

Comms: Networks

• ISP panicked by MS Patch Tuesday 186K: 'It's a virus!'

Comms: VoIP

• Skype hangs up on users Updated: Worldwide connection problems

Hardware: Servers

• IBM embraces - wtf - Sun's Solaris across x86 server line Unix hatred turns to love
• Is VMware too close to Linux? Superstar's legal status questioned
• Sun and IBM promise operating system surprise My Little Code Pony
• Ubuntu unplugs compromised servers Five out of eight systems riddled with bugs

Management

• Email has workers tearing their hair out Must... check... inbox...

Management: Financial News

• Dell accountants spank themselves $50m to $150m up in smoke
• IBM and PwC settle kickback charges Pay $5.3m to keep government happy. Wait a minute, isn't that...?
• PCs, ink, servers - just about everything boosts HP's Q3 Enjoys top revenue rise since 2000

Management: Law

• 'Law and Order' cop accused of child porn possession After taking PC to Geek Squad
• China jails 'subversive' net dissident Four years' jail for anti-government articles
• Chinese firm claims World of Warcraft stole its fonts Font of all typographic wisdom

Management: Public Sector

• Web system sounds health alerts Health authorities get warning SMS

Music and Media

• iTuneski boss escapes the gulag 'Sloppy' prosecutors fail in AllofMP3 case
• What tricks is the BBC up to with Microsoft? End game Conspiracy, iPlayer, and DRM
• Who'll win the webcasting war? Column A report from the battlefield

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Boffins chill chip with ion wind Fan efficiency increased

News: Hardware Widow

• Best Buy bags Liz Claiborne for designer kit cases

News: Laptops

• Laptop part shortage to push up prices? LCDs, DVD drives, batter cells in short supply

News: Mac

• Apple 'retires' AppleWorks Ye Olde Appe dropped for brand spanking new iWork 08

News: Phones

• Helio, Samsung sculpt 11mm thick handset Keep it in your wallet

News: TV

• LCD will dominate display market by 2011 What's a plasma?
• Sky offers goals on the go Kick and score and watch and walk

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Chinese couple give birth to @ symbol Government fumes

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Foxy Brown cuffed on Blackberry assault rap Alleged device-chucking rapstress detained
• Jason Bourne disses James Bond 'Imperialist misogynist', says Matt Damon

R&R: Stob

• In the beginning, there was the flowchart... Stob Software diagramming - a warning from history

Reviews: Desktops

• Sony VAIO VGC-RM1N HD workstation Review Make and edit your own HD movies

Science

• US airforce in $500m push for better jet turbines Minority Report hovership consolation prize for ramjet fanciers

Science: Biology

• 'Grim reaper' dog senses nursing home deaths Woof woof, you're dead

Science: Physics

• A-Level figures hint at physics recovery Is science on the mend?
• An inconvenient update Comment Cool heads notice flaw in US warming data

Science: Space

• NASA delays decision over Shuttle repair Weighing up risks
• NASA issues Constellation/Ares enviro-impact estimate Limited ideas mean limited pollution
• Streaking star leaves sweeping tail in its wake Updated Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Security

• UK private eyes invite public into forum Gumshoes are us
• Yahoo! Messenger! users! face! attack! by! video! No anonymous naked webcam chats for you!

Security: Enterprise Security

• TJX takes $118m hit over massive security breach $2.60 each for exposed credit card

Security: ID

• Google gags Facebook code leaker What took you so long?
• Second security breach hits Pfizer Another cock-up at Viagra manufacturer

Software: Applications

• Benioff tags Ellison for SAP smackdown Less growth

Software: Operating Systems

• Novell won't pull a SCO But would like to chat about Sun and MS