20th December 2007 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Slow death planned for Sun's Java IDE biz Solaris tools breath easy

Comms

• France Telecom sees rivals teaming up SFR to take control of Neuf Cegetel

Comms: Mobile

• Drivers on the phone face the slammer It's the only language they understand
• N95 struggles to find itself What Nokia gives, Nokia can take away

Comms: Networks

• Ofcom investigates X-Factor debacle 'Please try again later'

Hardware

• Graphene breakthrough threatens silicon's chip glory This time they mean it

Management: Financial News

• FTC rubberstamps Google DoubleClick merger But not without dissent
• Sky told to flog ITV shares Monopoly watchdogs don't like the smell of big stake

Management: Law

• Apple mugs Think Secret Site to close after legal settlement
• US 'robot surge' deal re-inked after droid piracy fracas Roomba maker set to build mechanoid legions

Management: Public Sector

• Info chief prescribes shock therapy for health dept Scathing judgement on junior doc debacle
• MoD sorts out 'turkey' helicopters for Xmas That's Xmas 2009, sadly

Management: Reg Technology Panel

• How green is your business, exactly? Reader poll Are you a tree-hugger or a Brazilian logger?

Music and Media

• BBC boosts staff morale with jelly Execs play Jesus on bonding course
• Digital music: Go legal, get screwed Sign your own death warrant

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD lays down laptop platform plan Mobile roadmap 2008-2009
• Intel gears up for for 45nm frenzy in 2008 Processor, platform and chipset roadmap

News: Phones

• Nokia wins hearts, minds with breakthrough mobile Finnish phone giant gets it right

News: Smartphones

• Palm to unlock Treo 500 next month De-Vodafoned across Europe

News: UMPCs

• Monitor maker aims s.book sub-notebook at Asus Eee PC Better spec, higher price

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• CNET blogger in self-righteous crash-and-burn Idiot 2.0 passes judgement on idiots

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Tekken set to kick big screen ass 'Martial arts spectacular,' promises director

R&R: Stob

• The art of software murder Stob When good apps turn bad

Reseller

• Lenovo insists EMEA retail expansion still a goer Expects to swerve any economic slowdown

Reviews: Accessories

• Invisio G5 'world's smallest' Bluetooth headset Review Truly tiny... or truly tinny?

Science: Biology

• NHS frets over Brits' genitalia To pixelate or let it all hang out?

Science: Environment

• US switches off the incandescent lightbulb Energy bill marks end for Edison's bright idea

Security

• Adobe plugs multi-platform Flash vulns A patch in time...
• Counterfeiters told to pay Symantec $21m What chance of collecting?
• Dutch arrest 14 mules in ABN AMRO scam Money wired to Russia and Ukraine
• Kaspersky false alarm quarantines Windows Explorer Accidents will happen

Security: Enterprise Security

• Indonesian hacker touches souls by bringing down police website Transmigration of the SQL

Security: ID

• TJX settles with banks over credit card breach Now it only has to worry about disgruntled punters

Software: Applications

• Viacom shuns Google's DoubleClick for Microsoft Yes, they say, it is Google's DoubleClick

Software: Enterprise

• Oracle slaps SAP in the chops And slaps $1.3bn on Q2 bottom line

Software: Operating Systems

• Vista sets 2007 land-speed record for copying and deleting 48167 Days and 23 hours to create CD