25th September 2007 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Don't get stuck with AJAX, Oracle warns JSF is so much better
• Programming message services in Java Asynchronous interactions seem to be the way of the future

Code: Scripting

• PHP victory over Ruby: was Gosling right? Project failure 2.0

Comms

• ICSTIS hits Opera for £250,000 GMTV early-winners debacle comes to a head
• Pipex announces plan to disembowel itself Intel WiMAX joint venture to be spun out

Comms: Mobile

• Apple reminds customers who's boss All your iPhone are belong to us
• MySpace launches free mobile service Another string to social networking bow

Comms: Networks

• Cisco teams with Haier for home network gear Hold hands and take the plunge

Comms: Wireless

• Young hearts roam free on UK cellco network But what happens when you turn 25?

Hardware: Servers

• Sun crams four sockets worth of Xeons into 2U box How's about 32 DIMMs?

Hardware: Virtualization

• When will VMware be bigger than EMC? Comment Three months to apocalypse

Management

• C&W inks deal with online games firm €400,000 hosting contract

Management: Financial News

• EchoStar to buy Slingbox maker for $380m Eyes Sling's clip sharing tech
• Microsoft eyes stake in Facebook Like watching your dad dance at the prom

Management: Law

• Downed blogger Murray vows to continue Usmanov attacks Ex-ambassador defiant in libel row
• Jack Thompson sets about Halo 3 Anti-gaming gadfly back in action
• Privacy chief condemns weakening of EU data protection 'Agreement should not dilute protection'
• Scotland reviews forensic data rules Examines laws on destruction of DNA and fingerprint records
• UK patent office ponders fast-tracking patents and trade marks Considers Gowers Review recommendations

Music and Media

• Halo 3 packaging in disk-scratch rumpus Limited edition scare shakes gamosphere
• Amazon opens DRM-free music store Almost music-free, too

News: Accessories

• Freedom cuts Razr-like Bluetooth keyboard

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Jabra shows 'world first' Bluteooth speaker-headphone combo
• Slingbox snapped up by satellite TV company

News: PS3

• Sony poo-poos £299 PS3 claims Cheap model to ditch USB, PS2 compatibility, it's said

News: Wireless

• D-Link unveils desktop and mobile Wi-Fi cards Wireless for your desktop or laptop

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Conservatives cock-up over pound again NSFW Upstanding Blue blog promises hard line
• Google Maps rolls out the Mesopotamian nil-cubit Yeah, but what's that in cubic furlongs?
• Ninja she-devils rob Pennsylvania gas station Crouching tigress, hidden blagger
• Venezuela to shift clocks half an hour Yankee imperialist time zone go home

Reviews: Bits 'n' Chips

• Nvidia GeForce 7150/nForce 630i integrated chipset Review Biostar's TF7150U-M7 mobo for Intel CPUs arrives

Science

• China spots 42 new glaciers Fresh ice on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau
• LAPD patrol cars to get sticky-GPS-tracker cannon? La la land syndrome reaches plod Q branch
• Space makes germs more deadly Major Domestos rocket required

Science: Space

• Boffins offer explanation for meteorite sickness Space rock syndrome is ruled out
• China plans spaceport number 4 Expanding space programmes need launch pads
• NASA postpones Dawn Eat that, King Canute

Security

• eBay forum mysteriously leaks account details on 1,200 users 'Trust and safety' board in emergency shutdown
• NY probes Facebook over pedophile controls Questions social networker's commitment to protecting underage users
• Symantec accidentally warns of internet meltdown Dr Strangelove, I presume
• TrafficMaster sells clients' location info to UK.gov Pay for your own spy in the cab

Security: Anti-Virus

• Guessing at compromised host numbers The fine art of pulling numbers from your nether regions

Security: Crime

• China jails four over Panda worm Fujacks stole gamers' IDs

Security: Enterprise Security

• Unisys blamed for DHS data breaches FBI investigating contractor negligence

Software

• Fotango to smother Zimki on Christmas Eve Little donkey
• OpSource signs MuleSource for SaaS integration More integration as a service