27th September 2004 Archive

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Channel

• Ingram buys Aussie distie for $493m Doubles Asia Pac business

Comms: Mobile

• AT&T Wireless ships mobile IM gadget Email, SMS, IM - no voice
• O2 shuns 3G hype '3G is not just a new toy for watching video'...It's not?
• PalmSource reboots Cobalt, but no phones until 2005 Integration delays to blame
• Toshiba tilts digital music player line at iPod Big drives, unusual contoller, pastel shades
• Vodafone eyes annual savings of £2.5bn Squeeeeze the suppliers

Comms: Networks

• BT 'unlikely' to be broken up Whatever
• NTL customers told to 'f**k off' Class

Comms: Wireless

• Intel cans Grantsdale WLAN plan Bows to OEM pressure to drop delayed soft AP feature

Management

• Judge - IBM must pay for Compuware software probe Digging Down Under

Management: Financial News

• Is SunnComm a sham or the next, big DRM success? Feature From hell to hell and maybe heaven
• Tiscali OKs H1 numbers That's it
• Virgin launches digital music service 'Me too' offering, but leads on price

Music and Media

• Induce Act tweaks fail to stem concern Sell a VCR, go to jail
• Oz conservatives demand porn-busting net levy AU$10 per user

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH 2004: The whole shooting match That fun-filled year in full

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• 419ers enjoy a five-finger shuffle Lads from Lagos shoot their load
• L-I-N-D-O-W-S goes up for sale on eBay Spell the dirtiest word

Personal: System Builder

• ATI Radeon X700 XT Review Mainstream price, maximum performance?

Science

• Scientists send Buckyballs to detox Taking the sting out of venomous footballs
• Virgin to offer space flights Hop aboard the 'VSS Enterprise' - for £100k

Security

• HFC bank loses its marbles over customer CC details You think they've heard of phishing?
• Tesco extends RFID chip roll-out Pallet-able

Security: Spam

• Virus-free, spam-free, secure email a step closer Holy Grail spotted in Leeds...

Software: Applications

• Adobe proposes universal digicam 'raw' image format 'Digital negative'

Software: Operating Systems

• MS has Media Player - less Windows, just in case... Back in court with the EC this week