25th October 2007 Archive

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Code

• Groovy way to MySQL Get your Groove on
• OOXML vs ODF: where next for interoperability? 'A diversion from the real end game – the taking of the internet'

Code: Microsoft/.Net

• World's toughest jobs: Microsoft's interoperability chief Interop Putting the ability into Interop

Comms: Mobile

• Grass up romantic sadsacks for only $4.99 a month Service turns dates with losers into money spinner
• How many $$$s does Apple make from an iPhone? Number crunching with Apple

Comms: Networks

• Carphone seeks monthly punters Virtual network via Vodafone
• Record industry pushes ISPs to cut off file sharers Exclusive Inside the P2P talks
• UK Government tried to stop EU roaming cap Just looking after their mates

Hardware

• Intel pays $250m to end Transmeta patent fight Inks deal for ten years of patents

Hardware: Data Networking

• Aussie boffin turbo charges copper broadband Who needs fibre?

Hardware: Storage

• EMC shares ride VMware madness 77 per cent profit boost

Hardware: Virtualization

• Sign up for our virtualization e-Symposium or we'll kill a puppy Site news You know it makes sense
• VMware posts 90% revenue jump Hypervisor hype drives sales

Information: Databases

• Google gets jiggy with MySQL Code-tastic whispers

Management: Financial News

• Google funds hold Firefox fate (for sure) 85 per cent of all revenue
• Microsoft pays $240m for tiny sliver of Facebook Google shall not pass
• US-EU online gambling haggle extended Mission of Mandy

Management: Government

• Bubblewrapped kids fall prey to net predators TV guru says: Keep kids safe, lock 'em out
• E-borders kills off UK-Ireland passport free travel And Ahern espouses the electronic frontier

Management: Law

• Techies oppose US patent reform bill Mr WebTV mounts forces
• US law on age proof in explicit images is ruled unconstitutional Record keeping duties removed from pornographers

Management: Public Sector

• MPs claim IT supply savings Whitehall saves taxpayer cash

Management: Small Biz

• Call to curb 'frustrating' tax admin MPs urge business tax update

Market News

• Steve Ballmer reveals why he can't change TV channels Channel Weekly And OS competition extends to number plates

Music and Media

• Microsoft-Facebook: Welcome to the Hotel California Comment There was a dream that was web 2.0...sob

News: Accessories

• Creative debuts iPod Shuffle-sized speaker

News: Consoles

• Wii propels Nintendo sales to record heights Raises forecast

News: GPS

• Find yourself with Satmap's sporty GPS Tougher than a TomTom?
• Vibro satnav to shake up GPS market Immersion branches out

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• UK Charts Company to recognise album sales on USB Flash disks Exclusive Enter the DMD (Digital Memory Device)

News: Hi-Def

• Transformers director favours Blu-ray Disc HD DVD exclusives not a good thing, Bay says
• Panasonic preps in-car Blu-ray player Are we there yet?

News: Phones

• Motorola: Apple will not open the iPhone CTIA Nix to Napster

News: Smartphones

• T-Mobile UK slides out latest Sidekick BlackBerry for kids?

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Oz barmaid fined for crushing beer cans between jubs Cops unimpressed by crowd-pleasing stunt

Reviews: Bits 'n' Chips

• Abit IP35 Pro Intel P35-based motherboard Review Good all-rounder?

Science

• Boeing, Ford in hydrogen engine fanfare 'Future of aviation'. Erm, hold on a minute...

Science: Biology

• EC sidesteps dithering states to approve four new GMOs Bug resistant corn is on its way

Science: Physics

• A380 touches down in Oz Passengers impressed with aeronautical behemoth

Science: Space

• Cassini team spies moonlets in Saturn's A ring You can tell by the propellers

Security

• eBay employee 'torpedos' fraud trial Updated Tired of waiting. Flew to Belfast.
• ICANN investigates domain name sharp practice Insider dealing probe launched
• QinetiQ buys spooks' secure-messaging provider Boldon James joins the Q, triples in price
• Storm Worm retaliates against security researchers Nasty squall
• Trend Micro buys leak prevention firm Data-plumbing deal

Security: Enterprise Security

• Online trading site was left wide open Consultant reveals how even banks ignore security

Software

• More gnashing of teeth after Microsoft update brings PCs to a standstill Updated Resource-hogging search app sprung on reluctant admins

Software: Applications

• Opera adds bookmarks sync, revs Mac browser Sing hallelujah, it's in beta
• Yahoo! assists! searches! Anyone for strip poker?

Software: Enterprise

• BEA will talk to anyone for $8.3bn We've already established what you are, now we're just working out a price

Software: Operating Systems

• SCO gets offer for Unix biz Enough to pay the lawyers off