19th March 2003 Archive

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So, farewell then, original iMac

Obituary 1998-2003

Obituary Apple's original iMac passed away last night quietly in a home for retired computers aka the AppleStore for Education. It was nearly five years old. Hailed at its birth in May 1998 as the reincarnation of the first, all-in-one Mac, the iMac re-established Apple's reputation as an industry innovator. All-in-one …

Mac Channel 19 Mar 2003, 10:16
What the hell is… SiS' HyperStreaming technology?

We asked the fellow who knows

SiS introduced its AMD-oriented SiS758 chipset last week and debuted its HyperStreaming performance-enhancement technology at the same time. HyperStreaming will be incorporated into all future SiS chipsets, Nelson Lee, SiS' product chief, told us. The 748 is due to ship to mobo makers at the end of April. A Pentium 4 solution, …

Channel 19 Mar 2003, 11:16
Easynet undercuts BT with unbundled leased line

BT mum on whether it will follow suit

Easynet has unveiled a new unbundled leased line broadband product which it claims is up to half the price of traditional services offered by BT. Aimed at business users, SureStream costs just under £6,000 a year for a 2Mbps connection. New punters also have to cough up £1,995 for a one-off set-up and installation charge. …

Small Biz 19 Mar 2003, 11:21
US to disrupt GPS, satellite comms in Gulf?

Switch and 'bate...

The US may pull the plugs on civilian GPS (Global Positioning System) during a war in Iraq, and could take steps to disrupt satellite communications systems, according to a Gulf News report. Quoting "senior industry sources" the report suggests that GPS - which is the simplest candidate for a switch-off - would be the first …

Music and Media 19 Mar 2003, 12:02
Amazon offers sub-£10 iPAQ

Update Going, going, gone

Anyone fancy an HP iPAQ H1910 for under a tenner? That's all Amazon.co.uk is asking for this 64MB, 200MHz Pocket PC? The e-tailer wants just £7.32 (plus postage and packing) for the device. The H1910 isn't exactly a top-end model, but since the typical sale price is £290, we reckon Amazon has a bit of a bargain on its hands. …

Personal 19 Mar 2003, 12:27
AOL UK lines up for Net-related awards scheme

Community groups could get £2,000 for e-stuff

AOL UK has teamed up with independent charity Citizens Online to launch a new national awards scheme to help community groups across the UK make the most of being online. Fifteen groups have the chance to receive £2,000 each - plus a year's free subscription to AOL - to help them make the most of being online. The AOL …

Music and Media 19 Mar 2003, 12:32
Amazon.co.uk pulls down the shutters on bargain hunt

iPAQs for £7.32, no more

Amazon.co.uk has pulled down the shutters on its site this afternoon after advertising HP iPAQ Pocket PCs at prices almost too good to be true. This morning Amazon advertised iPAQ H1910 Pocket PCs for £7.32 or more advanced iPAQ H5450 Pocket PC models for £23.04. Even adding postage and packing costs the offers were a real …

Business 19 Mar 2003, 12:53
Shell out less on Unix Programming

This week's reader book offer from IT-minds

This week's featured book from Reg associate IT-minds.com is Unix Shell Programming, Third Edition. It's a tutorial aimed at helping Unix and Linux users get optimal performance out of their operating system. The book shows them how to take control of their systems and work efficiently by harnessing the power of the shell to …

Site News 19 Mar 2003, 13:50
MS shared source twitches towards liberal licensing

A small twitch, but a twitch, nevertheless...

A new form of Microsoft's shared source licence agreement unearthed by Microsoft Watch suggests that The Beast is at the very least experimenting with forms of words that might work, as opposed to engaging purely in propaganda efforts. The strapline to Mary Jo Foley's report says that the licence "seems to be inching closer - at …

Software 19 Mar 2003, 13:59
No legal recourse for buyers as Amazon rejects £7 iPaq pricing

No breach of contract because there was no contract

Will anyone who ordered one of Amazon's £7.23 HP iPaq H1910 and £23.04 iPaq H5450 - which we reported on earlier today, see Amazon offers sub-£10 iPaq - actually have their PDAs delivered and their credit cards charged at that rate? Unfortunately, it doesn't much look like it, and there doesn't seem much that aggrieved buyers …

Personal 19 Mar 2003, 15:57
VX writers latch onto Gulf War II tricks to spread worms

Unfriendly, but largely ineffective, fire

Virus writers are attempting to tap into public interest in the imminent war between Iraq and the US to lure unwitting users into launching a new email-aware worm. The Ganda-A worm uses a variety of different email subject lines (including 'Spy pics', 'G.W Bush animation' and 'GO USA !!!!') and message bodies to try and …

Malware 19 Mar 2003, 16:05
BT releases latest ADSL exchange update

Let's hear it for Frinton-on-Sea

BT has published a list of the latest exchanges to be converted to ADSL as part of its pre-registration demand-mapping scheme. The following exchanges should b up and running by the end of May: Blythe Bridge, Staffs Breadsall, Derbyshire Diss, Norfolk Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Hednesford, Staffs Lark Lane, Merseyside …

Telecoms 19 Mar 2003, 16:09
People are the biggest security risk

Send your workers to security bootcamps today!

Human error - not technical malfunction - is the most significant cause of IT security breaches in the public and private sectors. That's according to a survey by trade group the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), published yesterday, which calls on a greater emphasis on educating employees about security …

Security 19 Mar 2003, 16:13
Cisco buys SignalWorks – and soon its own shares

Stereo sound for IP phones

Cisco Systems today announced a deal to acquire IP telephony software firm SignalWorks in exchange for $13.5 million of Cisco stock. The router king also said today it plans to buy back $5 billion of its shares. Ciscos's acquisition of SignalWorks, which has been approved by the boards of both companies, is expected to close …

Data Networking 19 Mar 2003, 17:20
‘External attack’ under control – Tiscali UK

Will prosecute if culprits found

Tiscali UK is prepared to take legal action against those behind yesterday's "external attack" that knocked out the ISP. A spokeswoman for the company told The Register: "If we can identify who the people are behind this then we will pursue prosecution." The comments come as Tiscali UK is continuing to investigate the incident …

Music and Media 19 Mar 2003, 19:13