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  • GorillaPark goes titsup

    'Not dramatic'

    GorillaPark, the largest privately held tech incubator and business accelerator in Europe, has filed for bankruptcy protection. CEO Jerome Mol says it is a restructuring effort, and that all creditors will ultimately get paid. Mol calls the measure 'not dramatic' and says that the shake-up has no consequences for the 60 or so …

    Business 29 Sep 2003, 07:05

  • Palm UK web site lets Tungsten details slip

    Not yet launched

    Palm has inadvertently leaked a few more details of the new Tungsten models it will launch on Wednesday, 1 October - the T3 and E. The company's UK web site lists both models 'Getting Started' bundles, each featuring the PDA and an aluminium hard case. In addition, the E ships with a pack of replacement styli, while the T3 …

    Mobile 29 Sep 2003, 08:45

  • Fossil blames Flextronics for Wrist PDA delay

    Even as the device's manufacturer successfully sued for $1bn

    Watch maker Fossil has blamed the latest set-back to the release of its Palm OS-based Wrist PDA squarely on its manufacturing partner, Flextronics. That claim comes a day after Flextronics was ordered to pay almost $1 billion in damages by a California jury. Following The Register's exclusive story last Thursday detailing the …

    Mobile 29 Sep 2003, 09:12

  • Vodafone to offer Wi-Fi via third-party providers

    Will not create its own hotspots

    Mobile phone network operator Vodafone will not be rolling out Wi-Fi hotspots - but it may yet get into the high-speed wireless networking game through partnerships with third-parties. "We have taken the decision that we won't be delivering wireless hotspots, but will support them using our billing capabilities using SMS …

    Mobile 29 Sep 2003, 09:24

  • Juvenile arrested in Blaster worm probe

    No names, no pack drill

    Federal authorities have arrested another person on suspicion of creating a variant of the infamous Blaster worm. The youth has not been identified for legal reasons. John McKay, US Attorney for the Western District of Washington, said the accused had been arrested for "intentionally causing damage and attempting to cause …

    Security 29 Sep 2003, 09:29

  • World's biggest Luddite to retire

    Farewell Senator Alston

    There's shock and bewilderment today following news that Australia's Senator Richard Alston, (61) the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, is to retire. Confirmation of the imminent departure of the World's biggest Luddite was announced today by Aussie PM John Howard. Commenting on the ministerial …

    Media 29 Sep 2003, 10:40

  • Sharp to plot worldwide Linux PDA plan

    Hot clamshell Zaurus may yet ship outside Japan

    Will Sharp ever bring its latest Linux-based Zaurus PDAs to Europe? Postings on the company's own Zaurus developer web site citing Sharp UK customer services claim that the company has "no plans" to offer new models or upgrades here. However, company insiders suggest the product line's fate may not be sealed. In July, Sharp …

    Mobile 29 Sep 2003, 11:39

  • Ukraine hosts computer destruction championship

    Appetite for destruction

    More than 300 sledgehammer-wielding, mouse-kicking Ukrainians took part in a competition last weekend to destroy computer equipment in the most spectacular way possible. The First Open Computer Destruction Championship, held in the central Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya, were organised by a local radio station and designed to …

    Personal 29 Sep 2003, 12:56

  • Musicmatch iTunes-style service goes live

    Downloads from 99c a pop

    Where Apple leads, others quickly follow: online music company Musicmatch today said its PC-only song download service now encompasses 99c transfers coupled with relaxed usage rules. Musicmatch's take on the iTunes Music Store concept was first announced in July. The scheme will see a range of songs offered for a one-off …

    Media 29 Sep 2003, 13:33

  • mm02 warns of revenue queeze

    Growth expected 'to slow significantly'

    The telecoms regulator's decision earlier this year to force operators in the UK to slash charges for making calls to their mobile networks is starting to hurt. So says mobile outfit mmO2, which admitted today that service revenue growth is expected "to slow significantly" in the second half of the year as the termination rate …

    Mobile 29 Sep 2003, 13:35

  • Buggy software on the rise

    Enough bug fixes - more pre-release testing, please

    Symantec has just released an anti-spam tool called Norton AntiSpam 2004. It filters unwanted email out of your inbox by detecting and flagging unsolicited messages while promptly delivering valid mail. At least, that is what the programmers had in mind. Regrettably, the application isn't fully compatible with Outlook Express 6 …

    Software 29 Sep 2003, 13:43

  • Register Events goes live

    Site News Calling all Organisers

    Today there is a new button on the Reg Services navbar, heralding the debut of Register Events. This is a directory for, yes, you're ahead of us, already, IT-related events - conferences, seminars, training courses exhibitions and suchlike. It's early days yet, but there's already fair bit of content, mostly UK-oriented of …

    Site News 29 Sep 2003, 14:06

  • HP shells out for SCO road show

    Indemnify today, sponsor tomorrow

    Starting Oct. 7, SCO users throughout the U.S. and Canada will have a chance to express their appreciation for the company's intellectual property defense program in an up-close, personal setting. The SCO City-to-City Tour kicks off in Toronto on Oct. 7 and then snakes its way through the U.S., ending up in Orlando, Florida on …

    Servers 29 Sep 2003, 14:15

  • eMachines unwraps Xmas line-up

    Reg Kit Watch Four desktops, two LCD panels and a laptop in a pear tree

    eMachines will ship four new desktops, a notebook and a pair of LCD monitors in time for Christmas, the PC maker said today. Two of the four desktops are based on Intel's integrated i845GV chipset and contain 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz Celeron CPUS, respectively. The 2.5GHz machine, the T2542, contains a 40GB hard drive and a 48x CD-RW …

    Personal 29 Sep 2003, 14:15

  • Orange and Vodafone tap BT for Wi-Fi access

    Going wholesale

    BT today opened up its BT Openzone public wireless broadband network to third-party operators with the launch of a wholesale programme. There's already two interested parties: Orange Business Solutions and Vodafone today separately announced trials that will allow their respective business users to access the Internet from BT …

    Mobile 29 Sep 2003, 14:26

  • Thus to hit targets

    Racing Demons

    Thus - the alternative telco best known for its Demon Internet brand - reckons it's on target to meet it financial expectations for the year. Publishing an update of its trading position today ahead of interim results for the six months to the end of September due out early in November, the company said that it's likely to …

    Business 29 Sep 2003, 14:47

  • P2P software suppliers team to fight RIAA and piracy

    Contradiction?

    Six P2P software companies today came together to demand an end to the Recording Industry Ass. of America's hostilities toward US file sharers - by legislative action, if necessary. Grokster, Morpheus provider Streamcast, Limewire and three lesser lights of the P2P stage also unveiled a code of conduct by which they and (they …

    Media 29 Sep 2003, 16:29

  • Yahoo! blocks! third-party! IM!

    License, or else

    Yahoo! has followed Microsoft's lead and blocked access to its instant messaging service from third-party clients. Yahoo! set a deadline earlier this month that the protocol would change. Like Microsoft it's happy to license the protocol for use in third-party software, although Redmond's plans are both more formal and advanced …

    Software 29 Sep 2003, 16:37

  • FBI bypasses First Amendment to nail a hacker

    The Subpoenas are Coming!

    Citing a provision of the Patriot Act, the FBI is sending letters to journalists telling them to secretly prepare to turn over their notes, e-mails and sources to the bureau. Should we throw out the First Amendment to nail a hacker, writes SecurityFocus columnist Mark Rasch. Frequent readers of this space know that I am no …

    Security 29 Sep 2003, 16:40

  • Quantum bulks up tape kit with Mako

    Free gas with your library

    Quantum has stepped up its enterprise tape library product line with the introduction of the Mako PX720 - a high capacity system that provides several high-end features at no additional cost. A single Mako frame can hold up to 20 DLTtape or LTO Ultrium tape drives and up to 732 slots. This gives the product a total capacity of …

    Storage 29 Sep 2003, 16:52

  • Sun erases fourth quarter profit with $1 billion charge

    First quarter looking grim

    Upon further review, Sun Microsystems has altered its fourth quarter financial figures to show a net loss of $1.04 billion where it once posted a $12 million net gain. This rather drastic shift comes as a result of a $1.05 billion non-cash charge in its fourth quarter, which ended June 30. The charge was taken "to increase a …

    Servers 29 Sep 2003, 21:54

  • Send a strongly worded legal letter, censor a Web page

    Bank of Ireland in Net bullying fracas

    The Bank of Ireland (BoI) has forced a university to remove a site containing a tool to generate banking codes. Software developer Martin Gallwey developed a tool to generate International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs) after the BoI failed to supply him with the correct information he needed to transfer money from a German bank …

    Media 29 Sep 2003, 23:01

  • BT and 118 888 clash in ‘half price’ slogan row

    C'mon then, if you think you're hard enough

    BT is claiming victory today after insisting that it has forced the operator of the 118 888 directory enquiries (DQ) service to withdraw its claim that it's "half the price of BT directory enquiries" from its advertising. The monster telco claims Conduit - the company behind 118 888 - has provided a "written undertaking …

    Business 29 Sep 2003, 23:08