17th September 2007 Archive

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Code

• Salesforce force feeds SaaS to the masses Dreamforce Whoo oo oo ooo... Can you feel the force?
• W3C sets standards for SOA and Web 2.0 Promises better web apps

Code: Scripting

• MS shines Silverlight into thin AIR (and kicks 'beaten up' Google Gears) We say 'Hah!' to your puny desktop experience

Comms: Mobile

• California clamps down on in-car mobile use But only if you're under 21
• Nokia gets into mobile advertising Pockets Enpocket

Comms: Networks

• Yahoo! Agrees! To! Acquire! Talking! Heads! Song! More Google envy

Comms: Workshop

• Could you give up your desk phone? Mobile Workshop Cutting the cord

Hardware: PCs & Chips

• Sony to break out of Cell? Toshiba earmarked to gobble firm's chip biz

Hardware: Servers

• Dell grabs ex-Sun comms chief On a Lark

Hardware: Storage

• Acronis grabs virtual servers by their backups 'We're in the moving business'
• Hitachi opens UK storage admin call centre Threatens suicide prevention hotline's beat

Management: Financial News

• Intel snaps up Dublin gaming firm Swallows Havok

Management: Law

• Innocent 'terror techie' purges DNA records Proved exceptional

Management: Public Sector

• Patient info ends up on eBay NHS trust hard drives at knock-down prices

Music and Media

• James Bond ditches the Aston Martin Back to a Bentley for 007

News: Accessories

• Gear4 BlackBox audio systems touch down
• Intel to buy games physics company

News: Consoles

• The Christmas Console Wars: round one to Xbox? Battle for the wrapping paper begins

News: Handhelds

• O2 to launch iPhone tomorrow? UK network operators fight to the death for the iPhone
• OQO touts UMPC with solid state drive A laptop for your pocket

News: Hi-Def

• Warner puts Blu-ray, HD DVD combo disc 'on hold' Studio insufficiently interested in 'glu-ray disc'

News: Wii

• Thrustmaster unveils Wii peripherals kit Whoopee Wii

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Aussie politicos in a froth over naval boob jobs Storm, B-cup ... you get the picture
• Bell Canada in Sex Pistols billboard ad gaffe Holocaust reference not a gas

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Chuck Norris has two speeds: Walk and Kill Poll update Bearded death machine whups kung fu ass

Q&A

• DIY PS3 import Q&A

Reseller

• PC superstore suffers breakdown over Linux notebook PC World's PR fails to trickle down

Reviews: Accessories

• Elgato EyeTV 250 Plus TV tuner with MPEG 2 encoder Review The ideal DVR kit for low-horsepower Macs?

Science

• Arctic sea ice loosens grip on Northwest Passage Sparks territorial rights row

Science: Biology

• Left-handeders finally unlock the closet, researchers find A sinister development
• Venezuelan man survives autopsy Not quite as dead as he appeared

Science: Physics

• Chernobyl to get new steel lid $1.4bn 'containment structure'

Science: Space

• DARPA seeks flexible ion-drive tech for spy sats Nippy yet economical astro-peepers wanted

Security

• Build malware protection into operating systems Security guru calls for integrity
• ESO galaxy hunters come up trumps Searching the skies with quasars
• The importance of 'whole journey' email encryption Leave no weak spots
• USAF flying deathbot power-grab rebuffed Aerial killdroids escape military pilots' union

Security: Anti-Virus

• Vista attacked by 13-year-old virus Updated Stoned.Angelina socks it to 'em

Security: Enterprise Security

• Unsung software developers behind rise in online fraud Tool kits spark explosion in malicious code base, says Symantec

Security: ID

• FTSE 100 switchboards confused by data protection Er, excuse me. Data what?

Software

• Google gloats over ISO's OOXML rejection No fast-tracking for you, sonny
• Microsoft sets spinners on court verdict Reaction to failed appeal
• Microsoft thanks EU after losing its appeal General counsel insists still committed to Europe
• Microsoft vs European Commission: the verdict Loses appeal but can ditch trustee oversight
• Microsoft: no plan to appeal EC verdict for now Smith starts reading judgement, thanks commission again