23rd August 2007 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• 3 confirms tenner-a-month data deal 'Not just for suits'
• Cargo Cult Communicator stalls on runway E90 production 'halted - will restart'
• Google enjoys summer of mobility Mobile traffic up 35% over summer months

Comms: Networks

• Datanet downed by power outage Start from scratch
• Ofcom: the internet is for coffin dodgers and girls Do you know where your grandmother is?
• PlusNet blasts email into blackhole (again) Same as it ever was

Comms: VoIP

• Vonage attacked by defunct rival A flare-up from SunRocket

Hardware: Data Networking

• Broadband over power turns on both sides of the Atlantic Alternative currents

Hardware: Servers

• Dell makes headway in server market But still in fourth place
• Egg.com server cracks Updated Techies scramble to blame C&W for downtime cock-up
• Will VMware's sales double forever? Analysis Ask Microsoft

Hardware: Storage

• Brocade Q3 profits down 56 per cent Legal fees and McData acquisition rob company purse
• Seagate to start shifting SSDs Not a Flash in the pan

Information: Knowledge

• Ingres breaks ice with JasperSoft Appliance of science

Management: Financial News

• Sun boots workstation roots in favor of JAVA ticker So long SUNW
• Yahoo! Buys! German! Mobile! Ad! Company! A time for Actionality

Management: Law

• NSA surveillance and the dream police To what extent is memory subject to the state secrets doctrine?
• UK IP office offers trade mark guidance New rules call for vigilance from trade mark holders

Market News

• EC accuses Rambus of 'patent ambush' Chip maker slapped with Statement of Objections

Metal: Architectures

• Intel shakes up multi-core chip branding No more Duo, Quad, Pro, apparently

News: Accessories

• Eclipse's audio kit promises 'unstylish' music It's all about the music
• Sonnet intros Firewire+USB, 12-in-1 card reader ExpressCards

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel said to have roadmapped 11 mobile Penryn processors
• VIA shows 1W x86 CPU

News: Cameras

• Sony claims cameras able to 'see for smiles' Subject smiles, camera snaps
• Sony intros smallest 'high-zoom' digital SLR-alike

News: PS3

• Sony unveils PlayTV telly tuner for PS3 Record and play digital TV on your console

News: Phones

• Motorola tunes up the Q Smartphone becomes music phone

News: Storage

• Toshiba to launch 32GB SDHC card next year

News: Useless... but Cool

• Yoga rug gets hi-tech overhaul Inhale, exhale, download, inhale...

News: Xbox

• Xbox 360 Halo 3 kick-ass console priced Bundle not too spartan

News: iPod

• Apple readies Mac OS X-based iPods? Revamp could come next month, moles maintain

Science: Physics

• DARPA looking to kickstart raygun tech Burn baby burn
• Is US Army ordering robot spy blimp? Inflatable airborne Peeping Tom flotillas forecast
• Tidal power project fails to start on schedule Better than wind: power cuts will be predictable

Science: Space

• Astronauts bring space-grown bugs home They just Flu in
• Enceladus' icy threat to Cassini Sandblaster effect
• Wrinkly, faulty geology uncovered on the moon Analysing SMART-1 pictures

Security: Crime

• Foxy Brown hauled off to jail BlackBerry-chucking rapstress's probation revoked
• Monster.com torpedoes rogue server as malware scam rolls on Apply here to empty your bank account
• Stolen satnav guides thieves to owner's home The perils of programmed return routes

Security: Enterprise Security

• A wardriving we will go! Mama weer all leeches now
• Hackers prowl for Trend Micro vuln Lock up your servers

Security: ID

• AOL ID thief faces 7 years Trojan powered scam man heads for slammer
• Hotmail hack punts person in peril scam Attacked by Nigerian Arm Robbers

Services

• Microsoft and Nokia team up for Windows Live And create network operator bypass

Software: Applications

• SAP to show some A1S at last Board promises 'live demo' action