28th August 2003 Archive

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Channel

• AMD pares Athlon XP prices Small change
• Intel to talk up Itanium present, future at IDF Deerfield, Tanglewood on tap

Comms: Mobile

• Cellphone jamming scam exposed Seller offered to block mobile phones in hotels and bars
• Dell readies slimline Axim x3 PDA Bye-bye, CompactFlash
• Nokia looks to Russia, India for growth Untapped markets
• Samsung launches photo phones Mini-flash and multi-shot capabilities

Comms: Wireless

• Philips partners with telcos to tout home WLANs Bringing broadband to consumer electronics

Hardware

• SGI to let 600 more workers go Chasing break even
• Sun gives Solaris x86 a nudge with new test suite Momentum rising, customers hiding

Hardware: Servers

• HP sees double with Itanium Faster computers all around
• Super fast Linux supercomputer goes online Itanium2 powered monster

Music and Media

• BBC news site facing extinction? Tough times for British media institution
• EarthLink targets 100 spammers Launches legal action
• Net anonymity service un-backdoored Higher court hits pause button
• Online consumer confidence drops – analyst Yet e-sales are on the up
• Online ticket to ride Internet sales: the state of play
• Webcasters slap RIAA with antitrust suit You read it here first

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• A Bastard of a late night call-out Episode 18 But I need help now...

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Segway riders get high on Mount Washington Dignity exchanged for bumper sticker

Odds and Sods: Letters

• AV bigwigs weigh in on Sobig debate Reg Letters Is the Internet dead yet, asks Vmyths founder

Personal

• New PS2 set for UK launch next month? Silver version for the fashion-conscious
• Packard Bell iXtreme takes pop at iMac Reg Kit Watch Plus: Dell's GeForce FX Go 5650-based notebook

Personal: Mac Channel

• Apple G5 shipments slow in Europe, Asia-Pacific Late September to mid-October release timetable
• Apple sued over use of Rendezvous trademark Business software developer alleges infringement

Software

• Open Source begünstigt Ende des EU Patentrechts Erdnussbutter Sandwiches