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  • FoTW: “You hafe no balls and are all homosexulle”

    Letters A Hall of Infamy classic

    What a poor harvest of flames it's been, this spring. Our tradition of printing the most libellous and insane correspondence has been challenged by so many of you insisting on sending us useful, erudite and even occasionally complimentary messages. Then this arrived in John Lettice's mailbox, presumably inspired by this article …

    Letters 18 Apr 2002, 08:41

  • Apple walks tightrope, begins Jaguar hype

    Whither the iPod?

    Some interesting sidenotes emerged from Apple's analyst call yesterday, in which the company posted a $40 million net profit. Like other vendors, Apple is walking a tightrope with its profit margins, as memory and flat panel display prices fluctuate wildly, mostly in a northerly direction. Apple has a keener interest in these …

    Mac Channel 18 Apr 2002, 08:44

  • Klez worm infects and infuriates

    Here we go again

    A fresh variant of the Klez worm is spreading across the Internet this afternoon. Klez-H, which antivirus vendors rate as a moderate risk, is capable of spreading by either email or network shares. The worm comes bundled with the ElKern virus, which tries to infect all executable files in the "Program Files" folder. It also …

    Malware 18 Apr 2002, 08:45

  • Allchin confirms Longhorn delay

    But denies XP SE caper

    The next major update to Windows codenamed Longhorn, will not appear until the second half of 2004, Microsoft told attendees at the WinHEC this week. This confirms what we told you three weeks ago. But veep Jim Allchin vehemently denied that a Windows XP SE would appear in the interim. Which at least confirms that Microsoft is …

    Software 18 Apr 2002, 08:47

  • Red Hat Stronghold Web Server targets the Enterprise

    Targets Unix

    Linux distributor Red Hat Inc has added to its enterprise-level software portfolio with the Stronghold Enterprise web server. Based on Apache, Stronghold Enterprise is an open source web server with enhanced security and performance capabilities and increased application interoperability, according to Raleigh, North …

    Software 18 Apr 2002, 08:50

  • Microsoft Mobile .NET moves

    Tempt ISVs and operators

    Microsoft Corp extended its hand of friendship to operators and developers yesterday with the beta release of the mobile extension to its .NET software architecture, along with the launch of a new certification and delivery program, Tony Cripps writes. The beta release of the .NET Compact Framework, the most overt …

    e-Business 18 Apr 2002, 08:51

  • TIM makes appeal to GSM manufacturers

    Rome Roam

    The managing director of Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has urged equipment manufacturers to meet the technology demands of operators to maximize opportunities for the GSM community. TIM's Mauro Sentinelli made the plea at the 47th plenary meeting of the GSM Association (GSM-A) in Rome, Italy yesterday. Sentinelli said both …

    Mobile 18 Apr 2002, 08:51

  • InterX sells portal software to The Innovation Group

    Not the catalogue firm

    InterX Plc plans to sell its software business to The Innovation Group Plc for up to 8.3m pounds ($11.9m) and has decided to pin its hopes on winning control of 95% of the equity of Diligenti Ltd, which aims to become a major intermediary in life sciences and is unable to repay an 18m pounds ($25.9m) supplied by InterX. …

    Business 18 Apr 2002, 08:52

  • MS slashes Xbox prices in Europe

    Fears grow over kebab marketing campaign

    Microsoft is to slash the cost of its Xbox games console in Europe, the company announced today. From April 26 it's expected that the games console will retail at E299 - around £199 in the UK. In a statement Sandy Duncan, VP, Xbox Europe said: "We are making a clear statement today - we mean business in Europe. We want to make …

    Personal 18 Apr 2002, 11:04

  • Broadband Britain doing good, says Oftel

    Uh-huh...

    Telecoms regulator David Edmonds claims the UK is catching up in the race for broadband despite a sluggish start. Addressing the Social Market Foundation, an independent think-tank, in London yesterday the head of Oftel said the UK now had almost 500,000 high speed Internet users and that he was "confident" that the numbers …

    Music and Media 18 Apr 2002, 11:05

  • AMD's Sanders knows nothing about anything, claim States

    Industry, software, hardware, you name it, Jerry doesn't know

    The breadth of AMD chairman Jerry Sanders ignorance is quite staggering, if the Unsettling States are to be believed. Earlier this week lawyers for the States still pressing for tougher measures against Microsoft filed a motion in limine concerning Jerry's contributions to the Microsoft defence, and if we were Jerry we'd feel …

    Channel 18 Apr 2002, 14:18

  • AMD waves goodbye to Duron

    It's an Athlon world out there

    AMD is to stop making budget Duron processors at some point towards the end of the year, when it completes the conversion of Fab 25 in Austin, Tx from CPU production to flash memory-only. That's what Jerry Sanders told analysts and press in a conference call yesterday. This was far too late in the day for us to listen, so we'll …

    Channel 18 Apr 2002, 15:05

  • Time chases Grey pound

    Oldies wanted

    Time Group is looking for 50-year olds and older who can speak non-Geek to other 50 years olds and older. The UK system builder says that it want "Older, friendlier, more experienced members of the public .. to spearhead customer care and technical support services" at its retail chain, soon to be renamed THe Computer World. …

    Channel 18 Apr 2002, 15:06

  • FBI hunts ex Cisco exec

    Fraud suspect becomes fugitive

    The FBI have issued a warrant for a fugitive former Cisco executive charged with multi-million dollar stock fraud after he failed to report to authorities. Robert S. Gordon, 42, a former vice president of business development at Cisco, missed a court hearing on Tuesday and has been missing since last week, according to the FBI …

    Data Networking 18 Apr 2002, 15:09

  • Cisco takes dual route to WLAN market

    Wireless Access Point supports 802.11b, 802.11a

    Cisco yesterday launched a wireless access point which supports simultaneous operation of both 802.11b and high-speed 802.11a wireless LANs. The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point is positioned as offering investment protection by giving a ready migration path from 11Mbps 802.11b to networks using either 802.11a or the …

    Mobile 18 Apr 2002, 15:13

  • Freeserve in major broadband push

    Only a matter of time

    Freeserve is to go head-to-head with BTopenworld as it begins its attempt to turn broadband into a mass-market service. The UK's largest ISP is to start selling its broadband installation kits in a number of high street stores (Dixons, PC World, Currys and The Link) from next Wednesday. Broadband-in-a-box kits come complete …

    Telecoms 18 Apr 2002, 15:15

  • Flash drags down AMD

    Record CPU shipments

    AMD made a net loss of $9.163m on sales of $902.073m in Q1 ended March 31, 2002. Sales were down 24 per cent on the same period last year, and five per cent sequentially from Q4. The company said that flash memory sales continued to be weak, totting up $160m in sales in the March quarter, a huge fall on the $411m recorded in Q1 …

    Channel 18 Apr 2002, 15:36

  • Tiny text threatens air safety

    A real eye-opener

    The safety of Britain's skies is under threat after air traffic controllers complained that the text on their computer screens is too small. Air traffic controllers at the UK's new £623 million hi-tech centre in Swanwick, Hampshire, claim the problem is so bad it could threaten air safety. In particular many controllers have …

    Business 18 Apr 2002, 15:36

  • MS to ship Bluetooth hardware, mouse, keyboard

    Takes plunge at last

    Microsoft will finally take the plunge into Bluetooth later this year, when it begins shipping a USB Bluetooth transceiver, keyboard and mouse. The tranceiver will be able to handle up to seven Bluetooth devices, and this plus the inclusion of Bluetooth support in Windows XP means that Bluetooth is finally arriving in the PC …

    Personal 18 Apr 2002, 15:42

  • Force-feeding MS Passport works – study

    A fine marketing strategy

    Netizens don't much care for the Microsoft Passport gimmick but they do nevertheless put up with it, a recent Gartner survey indicates. "Microsoft has managed to double its number of registered Passport users in just six months, from 7 million who were registered in August 2001 to 14 million who were registered as of February …

    Music and Media 18 Apr 2002, 17:06

  • Man takes sledgehammer to faulty PC

    Updated Green Bay hacker feels 'good' after attack

    After returning a persistently faulty PC to a shop five times over three months, a Wisconsin man snapped and took it apart with a sledgehammer in front of shocked shoppers. Gary Wilke (aka Mr. Sledgehammer), from Appleton, Wisconsin, bought the $2,600 Gateway PC for his daughter in January. During its short life, the PC had …

    Bootnotes 18 Apr 2002, 17:52

  • Deutsche Bahn sues Google over anarchist links

    No way to run a rail road

    Deutsche Bahn, the German railway operator, is suing popular search engine sites in an effort to get them to remove links to two articles which give instructions on how to sabotage railway. The articles, first published by German anarchist organisation Radikal, deal with how to cut power to overhead lines, which lawyers for …

    Music and Media 18 Apr 2002, 18:15