12th October 2007 Archive

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Code

• Zend crafts application server PHP implant Performance bridge

Comms

• Mobile broadband to dominate in 2011 HSDPA to grab lion's share of subscribers

Comms: Networks

• Giants carve up broadband punters The UK's ISP oligopoly

Hardware

• Corporate computing going thin to go green? Recycling old arguments

Hardware: Servers

• Compellent IPO a driving force? What goes up must...

Management: Financial News

• American betting exchange craps out after four months Louisiana busts lead to Washington lawsuit
• Branson: saviour of Northern Rock Billionaire balloonist to tackle UK property bubble
• EA aquires Bioware and Pandemic Mass Effect XIV scheduled for December then?

Management: Government

• Ruling allows US tech firms to dodge an immigration bullet Feds still have plenty of ammo, though
• Watchdog chucks life raft to White House backup tapes 5 million missing messages. And counting...

Management: Law

• Onetime Google nemesis cranks click-fraud crusade Among other things
• US demands air passengers ask its permission to fly If you're not on the list, you're not getting on

Management: Public Sector

• MPs slam criminal assets recovery IT 'mess' A lesson in limited investment

Management: Reg Weekly

• Microsoft, McDonald's and flying cars To subscribe to The Register's weekly newsletter - seven days of IT in a single hit - click here

Music and Media

• AP sues Moreover over aggravated aggregation Now is the autumn of our online discontent
• Digital downloads get pop-tastic applause Musical deathmatch with Queen of Pop as ring master
• EMI 'goes indie' Comment When financiers do A&R
• Tons of free music ... and other global injustices Real Mail RIAA vs P2P
• Universal recruits enemies for Total war on iTunes My enemies' enemy is an even bigger enemy, which makes my enemies my friends

News: Accessories

• Moon-like Bluetooth speaker is out of this world Sony Ericsson's MBS-100

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD Catalyst update promises big gains for gamers
• Intel X48 chipset to ditch DDR 2? Supports DDR 3 memory only

News: GPS

• CoPilot 7 satnav kit finds its way to the UK

News: Hardware Widow

• Motorola cuts a dash with 24-carat gold Razr 2 Old smoothy

News: Laptops

• Medion finds a place on Sainsbury's shelves Supermarket giant to sell more Medion laptops

News: Phones

• Moto punts Pebl-like music phone
• Sony Ericsson releases Walkman, Cyber-shot phones

News: Smartphones

• Asian manufacturers race to ready iPhone-alikes Touch sensitive

News: Wii

• Nintendo updates Wii Nintendo updates Wii's Internet Channel

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: A tragic accident Episode 35 Workplace safety just ain't what it used to be

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Rebranding earthquake shakes seismic tech outfit LogoWatch Shedding electrons to the sound of whalesong
• YouTube gatecrashers trash 16th birthday bash Dad punched in face, son hospitalised

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Simon Pegg to play Scotty Shaun of the Dead thespo boldly goes...

Odds and Sods: Site News

• El Reg deploys (extra) comment icons Your guide to use and abuse

PC Builder

• Evesham left debts of £6.8m No surplus funds for unsecured creditors

Reseller

• CDW's flight into private equity is complete Adios, NASDAQ!

Reviews: iPod

• Apple iPod Touch Review Finger-flicking good?

Science

• Cassini team ties icy jets to tiger stripes It could only happen on Enceladus
• Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize Will sit nicely next to the Oscar
• TV for those who enjoy massacres Analysis Medium cool for heat ray guns

Security

• Allen telescope array begins alien hunt MS founder says he'll get the first call
• Hackers unlock iPhone - again Walls come tumbling down

Security: Enterprise Security

• After months of denial, Microsoft cops to IE vulnerability URI handling lockdown coming soon
• Security vuln auction site pulls in research Alternative market attracts 150 listings

Security: Spam

• Russian spammer murder hoax exposed Thick Skin yarn punctured

Software

• Red Hat, Novell sued for patent infringment Ballmer predictions spookily true...

Software: Applications

• Ballmer: Google is winning online Dr Watson paging Sherlock...

Software: Enterprise

• BEA rejects Oracle bid Updated Business software is just so hot right now