28th August 2002 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• 02 touts games arcade for mobile phones Free for the first month
• Starbuck's sells free WiFi access Quite a business model

Comms: Networks

• 25m use DSL worldwide South Korea still leads the way
• ADSL registration cheats don't prosper Found out, knocked back

Hardware

• EU to force ISPs and telcos to retain data for one year Privacy? We've heard of it...
• Oracle cleans up pricing act Kindler, gentler company
• Sun Solaris pants on fire – official Liar, liar...

Hardware: Servers

• Intel goes CMP, only it doesn't Orwell in a Bunny Suit
• Worldwide server revenue drops 13% in Q2 Sun, Dell win share

Management

• A whisper of a hint of a light at the end of the IT spending tunnel Aberdeen Research
• HP hits Q3 targets, shoots for same in Q4 Eye on ball
• Nortel axes 7,000 jobs Misses revenue target
• UK clamps down on IT work permits Skills shortage? What skills shortage!

Music and Media

• Canada preps Internet snoopers charter Join the crowd
• Exemptions exempted in Europe's DMCA UK missing out
• Felt-tip marker hack for copy-protect CDs ‘completely neutralized’ Midbar updates technology
• ISOC says will not see any .org Revenue Public interest pitch
• KaZaA poisoned with salted files? Ala KaZaAmed!
• Media giants demand ISPs block Web sites The Great Firewall of Hollywood
• The Stuckist Net – what is your post-Palladium future? Multiple TCPAs, and continental drift

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Einstein fends off Reality Distortion Field Faster than Soup

Personal

• Sony, Apple make phone dream team ... but 'iPhone' unlikely
• SonyEricsson cuts Linux P800 fee to zero Cash to code, or code to cash?

Security

• Lamo bumped from NBC after hacking them 'Helpful hacker' demonstrates techniques on camera
• PGP is back! Old hands at new venture
• Popular MS download has mysterious vuln Remote root, but don't worry

Software

• How to defang Win2k SP3's auto updating We think this covers it - any more contributions?
• HP, Dell ditch MS Works for WordPerfect Retail play
• Internet anonymity for Linux newbies Trust not, fear not
• MS yanks free Web TTFs Font abusers spanked
• SCO and Co. shore up UnitedLinux Differentiation
• Why computer fonts are so valuable Letters Blood, sweat and code
• Why the new MS licensing Ts & Cs are important And why you shouldn't doze like some people we could mention
• Win2k SP3, the ‘snooper’ licence, and the workaround How to just say no