26th June 2004 Archive

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HP recalls notebook RAM

Chipset glitch

Hewlett Packard has said it will replace memory in over a dozen series of its notebook PCs, affecting almost a million users, because of a design flaw. HP characterizes this as an "industry wide" design flaw not restricted to one memory supplier. Other PC manufacturers will be affected, said HP. Symptoms include more BSODs (Blue …

PCs 26 Jun 2004, 03:55
Dirty rotten inducers - the law the IT world deserves?

Criminalizing the iPod

It may soon be possible to carry around an AK-47 assault rifle and an iPod with you down the street - and be arrested for carrying the iPod. That's according to critics of a Senate amendment to the copyright code proposed by Sen. Orrin Hatch this week called the 'Induce Act'. He wants to make the 'intentional inducement of …

Music and Media 26 Jun 2004, 09:34
Acquisitor blocks Baltimore cash return

Muscle flexing

Acquisitor Holdings has said it will block efforts by Baltimore Technologies' board to return cash to shareholders. The investment company, which has become a thorn in the side of Baltimore's leadership, said that it would not approve a plan unveiled earlier in June to return cash to Baltimore shareholders. Since Acquisitor …

Financial News 26 Jun 2004, 09:48
Wi-Fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion

Give me $17m. Or else

A Maryland man with a grudge against a Connecticut-based patent firm used unsecured wireless networks at homes and businesses in the Washington DC area to penetrate the company's computers and deliver untraceable threats and extortion demands, until an FBI surveillance team caught him in the act. Myron Tereshchuk, 42, pleaded …

Enterprise Security 26 Jun 2004, 09:56
Amazon goes to court to fire Toysrus.com

Please leave $750m at the door

Amazon has filed suit in New Jersey, seeking to scrap its distribution deal with Toysrus.com and claiming $750m in damages from the online subsidiary of Toys R Us. This is a counterblast against the giant toy retailer which filed suit in New Jersey last month, accusing Amazon of breaching its exclusive rights for toys, games …

Financial News 26 Jun 2004, 11:01