12th May 2004 Archive

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Channel

• Dothan-based P4 appears on Intel roadmap Model number too low for 3.73GHz clock, 1066MHz FSB?
• HP to launch custom gaming rigs Watch out, system builders

Comms: Mobile

• Brits avoid MMS in droves Just not interested, it seems
• French call for SMS boycott Europe in Brief Too expensive by half
• Hutchison raises $2bn in soap sale Ditches Chinese joint venture
• PalmOne pledges to boost Treo shipments And Palm OS takes lead over Symbian, Windows
• Picture messaging: Peace and love breaks out GSM and CDMA camps agree on MMS interop

Comms: Networks

• Competition good for broadband - OECD Splendid
• EC rules against illegal 'subsidy' of France Telecom 'Psychological state aid'
• Ofcom must act on £50 broadband 'barrier' Activation fee is 'block to mass acceptance' says ISP

Hardware: Data Networking

• SAP snuggles up to IBM and MS Signs deals, hires programmers

Hardware: Servers

• Cadence finds Intel's missing Fister Captain Itanic takes on CEO role
• Can Veritas shift from dove to hawk? Analysis Growing pains

Management: IT Director

• Northern Ireland touts low IT wages Forget Bangalore, come to Belfast

Management: Small Biz

• Broadband worth 52 days a year to UK.biz Lost productivity recovered

Music and Media

• Chinese youths trash Internet café Barred teens beat staff
• Napster gags university over RIAA's student tax No free music. No free speech
• UK indies sign to Napster... ...as Wippit licenses Sony songs

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Captain Cyborg terrorises UK conference Gives speech on, er, speechless communication

Odds and Sods: Letters

• On MS, GeCAD, lead hats and perlite Letters Oh, and X-rays, too

Personal: Consoles

• Nintendo DS: more communicator than console? Instant messaging, VoIP potential revealed
• Sony shows wireless PlayStation Portable Phew, what a scorcher
• Sony, IBM to offer Cell workstations for Xmas December ship schedule

Science

• Sulphur fuels battery breakthrough Queue here for Li-S
• Supercooled lead hats aid brain scans It's all about the Meissner effect

Security: Anti-Virus

• MS patch day: nothing critical Solitary fix. Stay calm
• Phatbot arrest throws open trade in zombie PCs 10 cents a PC for access

Security: ID

• Wal-Mart attracts more RFID flak Consumer group up in arms over privacy

Security: Spam

• 'Spam King' gets restraining order against SpamCop Temporary gag
• UK Eurocrats vote to legalise spam It was five years ago today... 12 May 1999

Software

• Microsoft treads softly on compliance Touchy-feely approach backed with big stick

Software: Operating Systems

• MS drags Linspire back to court Wants €100,000 fine per day