26th November 2007 Archive

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Code

• When good software gets complicated Build for simplicity

Comms

• Nominet plots one registry to rule them all All them phone numbers
• The mobile internet - always on our mind Reg Technology Panel It's the way of the future. Really.

Comms: Mobile

• Commuters shouting into their mobiles? Just jam 'em Column There's just one problem. It's illegal
• Nokia - Qualcomm circus comes to London Another day, another court
• Phones 4 O2 O2 makes up with retailer, denies any relationship issues

Comms: Networks

• Missing, presumed tardy: Orange IPTV Squeezed out

Hardware: Servers

• HP goes even more virtual with Scalent Blade buddies
• Microsoft on the hunt for 'serious' Windows flaw Mass hijackings at risk

Management: Government

• Civil service apologises for HMRC data loss UK Identity Crisis Very civil of them
• Government accused of sneaking out missile news Menwith Hill buried
• Irish courts take tough line on data protection No HMRC debacle in the Emerald Isle
• UK pushes token security line on child database Balls promise on ContactPoint

Management: Law

• Feds working round UK gov in BAE slime case Swiss banks cough, arms biz catches cold
• Telling lies to a computer is still lying, rules High Court Discount scheme deception

Management: Small Biz

• UK.biz faces severe penalties for hiring illegal workers And penalties for discrimination...

Music and Media

• IBM to shove ads onto DVDs Patently horrifying

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Intel to debut GPU-in-CPU chips in 2009 PCI Express 2.0 to become the system bus
• Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS revamp due 11 December? 'G92' replacement for old 'G80' part

News: GPS

• Mio launches cheap-as-chips sat nav A to Basic

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Retailer touts sweat-swatting mouse Fan-tastic

News: Handhelds

• PSP 'Lite' passes 1m sales mark in Japan PSP workout proves successful

News: Phones

• T-Mobile iPhones unlocked post-purchase by iTunes Easy way to SIM-independence for everyone else?

News: Smartphones

• UK Sidekick Slide sales suspended Local T-Mobile follows US lead

News: Storage

• Buffalo unveils 'world's most capacious' pocket hard drive Portable storage, and lots of it

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Click here for the UK's worst-paid IT job Hard times for support engineers
• Mobe, mobe, mobe. There - we've said it Linguistic democracy? We've heard of it
• US man sets himself on fire and cuts off his own arm NotSafeForWeakStomachs

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Geeks gifts for Christmas Site offer Part One: Your festive shopping starts, and stops, here

Reseller

• Cyber Monday® destruction tests Yahoo! Sears.com bites it too

Science

• Tasers can be instrument of torture, says UN Further Taser-related deaths fuel controversy

Science: Biology

• Melting ice kills polar bears, say boffins Starving, not drowning
• Second jellyfish pack moves on UK Mauve stingers spotted off Scotland

Science: Space

• China celebrates first lunar pictures A nation 'standing tall'
• Galileo tugs on public purse strings Germany opposes funding deal
• Inmarsat wins ESA space satellite contract £360m boost for UK comms
• Mars Express circles planet 5,000 times Seen lots, done lots, plenty still to do

Security: Spam

• UK punters lose faith in phished brands Collateral damage

Servers/Storage

• Red Hat jumps on Amazon's cloud Marketroids come up with catchy name for enterprise service

Software

• QuickTime streaming media exploit targets unpatched bug Don't RSVP to dodgy RTSP invites

Software: Applications

• Virgin America tunes up with YSlow Me and my... Firefox plug in Soaring open source skies