18th November 2002 Archive

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Channel

• AMD re-org bill could be $600m (And the rest) But maybe 'only' $300m (And the rest)
• MS anti-piracy crew puts Suffolk dealer in the stocks Don't sing if you're glad to be grey
• Nvidia outs GeForce FX Formerly known as the NV30
• Nvidia take GeForce 4200 to Go Hyberbolic overclocking

Comms: Mobile

• Agere demos 162Mbps wireless LAN chip Three antennas triple 802.11a bandwidth
• IBM builds mobile Web Services toolkit Erected on Open Source
• Nokia predicts 1.5bn mobile users by 2005 US, big emerging economies drive growth
• O2 puts Nokia 7210 on hold, claiming software problems Just one small bug/feature, says Nokia, and it's fixed tomorrow

Comms: Networks

• BT unveils wireless ADSL modem Gets new CTO

Hardware

• Top tier software vendors get toppier Good big'uns rool, KO?

Hardware: Data Networking

• Cisco refreshes IP convergence line Cheaper IP phones work more like mobiles

Hardware: Servers

• AMD runs 64-bit MS Windows OS on K8 Prototypical
• Sun goes cluster crazy with WildCat Interconnect tech makes long-awaited debut

Management

• Computing A-level star wins laptop Clever girl
• MobilCom founder hands over shares Trust me, I'm a trustee
• Vodafone accuses NTL of overcharging NTL tries to ward off court case

Music and Media

• Child porn ‘librarian’ jailed for 2 years And he's only 20
• MPs probe impact of data retention laws Calls for submissions from ISPs
• Nominet warns of dodgy domain sales tactics Fingers Domain Registrar Services Limited
• UK Home Office unit looking at electronic offender tagging But says people chipping doesn't work, yet...

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Vodafone exits stage left to actor jibes Loses battle of the logos

Personal

• Dell debuts own-brand handheld From $299
• HP claims thinnest, lightest Pocket PC And one for the road warriors
• Segways go on sale. No need to walk ever again Sidewalk interloper

Software

• BSA whacks two UK firms for piracy Fines, public humiliation
• EC reviews Microsoft mobile complaints Focus on Titanium
• MS exec rattles sabre, suggests Linux could infringe patents Whose patents he doesn't say...