12th January 2008 Archive

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Sun reveals war on data centers

Everything must go by 2015

Sun Microsystems plans to give up on data centers by 2015. How do you like that? "Sun IT is driving towards a consolidated and unified data center approach by 2015, while reducing overall operating costs, overall energy consumptions, and to eliminate all SunIT data center's [sic]," writes Sun data center architect Brian Cinque …

Servers 12 Jan 01:11
Poisoned MySpace page masquerades as Windows Update

Befriend an infection

Doom watchers at McAfee have discovered a booby-trapped MySpace page that foists malware on users by spoofing a Microsoft update down the center of the profile. The image (below) looks authentic enough to the drunk and uninformed. It is superimposed over the profile of a MySpace user who goes by the name of Rita. Clicking on …

Anti-Virus 12 Jan 01:18
Canucks kill second attempt at 'iPod tax'

Like a harp seal on moulting day

Canada's controversial "iPod tax" has once again been struck down in court. The Federal Court of Appeal yesterday rejected a decision by Canada's Copyright Board to collect fees from would-be MP3 player customers to compensate artists for revenue lost to "private copying." The proposed tax included a CAD5 strike on digital …

Music and Media 12 Jan 01:29
Sony Ericsson touts talker trio

CES Two Walkman phones and a clamshell

Sony Ericsson has gone on the handset offensive and launched two music-orientated handsets, alongside an extra clamshell just for luck. W760 when open The W760 slider and W350 both fall under its Walkman brand and include many of the established musical features from its existing handsets, such as TrackID and Mega Bass. …

Reg Hardware 12 Jan 09:02
Crucial solid-state drive passes vibrator test

CES on Video Shake it, baby

Vigorously shake a hard drive and you'll kill it. Lexar Crucial reckons that's just not a problem with Flash-based solid-state drives, and it set out to prove it... Can't see the video? Download Flash Player from Adobe.com CES 2008 on Video OpenMoko preps Linux phone prototype Microsoft demos Surface multi-touch user …

Reg Hardware 12 Jan 09:02
Elephants take over transport network, mandate sex parties

Comments Getting drunk with horny elephants. What could go wrong?

Researchers at San Diego State University have found that, contrary to the general rule that men get more heavily plastered at parties, women tend to booze more if the parties involve sexual themes and fancy dress. Why? They don't know, but you all agree that they must have had fun trying to find out: Dr Clapp ? Investigating …

Letters 12 Jan 09:02
Freecom USBCard 4GB Flash drive

Unwired Video Review Super-thin

Forget about keyring drives, here's a USB storage product that you can slip into your wallet as easily as it'll slip into a computer... Can't see the video? You'll need Flash player from Adobe.com

Reg Hardware 12 Jan 09:02