16th May 2008 Archive

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Code

• W3C 'clarifies' HTML 5 v XHTML Vendors moving too fast on RIA

Code: Microsoft/.Net

• Virtual Earth puts human face on data Project Watch: Microsoft 2008 Lightweight programming, minus Google

Comms: Mobile

• Qualcomm splurges on UK spectrum Just bag up the whole lot for me, please

Comms: Networks

• Activist coders aim to deafen Phorm with white noise Updated Faking it for data pimps
• US Congress questions legality of Phorm and the Phormettes 'Talk to us first'

Distribution

• 'Difficult not to be pessimistic' says veteran IT distie Cash reinstalled as legitimate monarch

Hardware

• OLPC and Microsoft punt Windows-only XO laptop Odd couple shack up
• OLPC's a con - former insider Departing software chief stings Negroponte

Hardware: Data Networking

• DNS gaffe leaves spy agency totally under cover Big website knickers round ankles
• Verizon lands 10-year deal to unify DHS networks One net to rule them all - and in the darkness find them
• World economy group gives IPv6 big push Warns about depletion of IPv4 addresses

Hardware: Servers

• Apple will please missile makers by backing PA Semi's chip Exclusive Unleashing the iBomb
• Netezza buys analytics mystery house Byzantine buy

Management: Financial News

• Yahoo! strikes back at Icahn Thanks but no thanks

Management: Reg Technology Panel

• Is Vista ready for Business? Reg Tech Panel Reboot, then tell us what you think

Music and Media

• P2P soars, licensed music flatlines Today is a good day to die download

News: Accessories

• Aliph shrinks, polishes bone-conduction Bluetooth headset The new Jawbone

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• Nvidia, AMD to launch next-gen GPUs next month GeForce GTX 200 and Radeon HD 4800 series

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Bill Gates unveils interactive wallpaper Predicts all walls will become touchscreens
• Sharp claims record mobile fuel cell power density Shrink it a bit, and it'll replace laptop batteries

News: PS3

• PS3 update fails to fix Grand Theft Auto IV woes But Sony has a solution, apparently

News: Phones

• Samsung handset promises audio bliss Hip Hop still won't sound any better though

News: Smartphones

• Orange signs multi-nation iPhone distribution deal Jesus Phone coverage spreads

News: TV

• LG and Samsung shake hands over LCDs

News: Wii

• Wii controller lawsuit costs Nintendo $21m Texas firms sues Nintendo, and wins!

News: Xbox

• Xbox 360 'eaten' by alligator Beast of a box

News: iPod

• Singapore Airlines docks with Apple A taste of the high-fi life

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: The PFY's comeuppance Episode 18 He got a bit zap-happy

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Captain Cyborg creates human bat with Reg baseball cap Ahem...
• Jihadis: We turned hacked killbots against US troops ROTM fever spreads to mujahideen press office
• The Moderatrix: Exclusive boudoir snap You've been a naughty, naughty commenter...
• Thus spake the Moderatrix Your problems solved, the world set to rights

Public Sector: Government

• Government orders data retention by ISPs Keep it for 12 months for the plods
• High Court orders MPs to 'fess up on expenses Show us how you've spent our money
• NHS IT four years late and over budget Outlook uncertain but expensive

Public Sector: Law

• AMD cries foul over Intel's 'river of cash' flowing to Dell AMD vs Intel Shows Intel Chairman begging for forgiveness
• Number crunching knife crime and online ID verification Legislating in a data-light zone

Q&A

• What's the best compact camera? Q&A Q&A

Reseller

• Computacenter coughs to gloomy first quarter So who is buying IT these days?

Reviews: Cameras

• Pentax Optio V20 compact camera Review Sweet and simple?

Science: Biology

• 'Crazy rasberry ants' target Texan tech Electronics on the menu for rampaging nutter insects

Security

• 'Secure' PayPal page is... you guessed it Extended SSL no match for the power of XSS

Security: Enterprise Security

• Outback hack suspect denied bail Strewth he's deleted the system
• SANS sounds alarm on Debian OpenSSL flaw Lockpicking script prompts alarm

Software: Applications

• Google Translate speaks in (more) tongues Adds 10 new languages
• New game site designed to make computers smarter Or at least taggier

Software: Operating Systems

• HP begs AMD PC owners to put XP SP3 on ice Wait for sticky plaster patch