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  • Hubble snaps flashy Tempel-1

    Warm up display

    Hubble has snapped some snazzy images of Comet Tempel-1, the target of NASA's Deep Impact probe, just days before the two bodies are set to collide. The pictures show a jet of dust streaming towards the sun from the icy core of the comet, in what astronomers hope is a warm up for the display many are expecting when Deep …

    Science 30 Jun 2005, 04:02

  • UK Uni launches computer forensics course

    East Midlands' CSI

    De Montfort University, in England's East Midlands, is launching a new degree aimed at combating computer crime. The course in Forensic Computing will be available from September 2005 and is one of only five such degrees nationwide. The four-year sandwich course has been developed with specialised police forces in the area. …

    Security 30 Jun 2005, 05:02

  • Telehouse suffers power failure

    Fizz, pop

    A number of companies including telcos and ISPs suffered were hit Wednesday after a power failure at colocation outfit Telehouse Europe. The problem which hit the company's Docklands site in London has now been resolved although an investigation into the cause has been launched. In a statement the company said: "At 08:05 on …

    Broadband 30 Jun 2005, 05:02

  • Get serious, IBM and Nokia tell developers

    Is that a server in your pocket, or...

    Nokia and IBM have teamed-up to persuade Java developers to get serious and write corporate applications and services for handsets, instead of games. The companies, appearing jointly at JavaOne 2005, said a recently completed Java API would "put the power of the server" into mobile client devices, allowing developers to quickly …

    Mobile 30 Jun 2005, 05:09

  • IBM 'really committed' to Java community

    Public display of affection

    IBM made a public show of its love for all things Java on Wednesday, following an agreement to renew its Java license with Sun Microsystems for the next 10 years. One of the sticking points in the relationship between IBM and Sun has been Sun's continued power to control Java through the Java Community Process (JCP). That has …

    Developer 30 Jun 2005, 05:14

  • DVD Jon patches Google Video

    Not a DRM hack

    Norwegian developer Jon Lech Johansen has issued a patch for Google's Video Viewer - and taken a sideswipe at the press for sensationalizing the event. On Monday Google released its Video Viewer, a browser plugin that's a modified version of the open source software VLC. The software only permitted videos hosted on the video. …

    Media 30 Jun 2005, 05:49

  • Microsoft has Gaelic LIP on

    Introducing Microsoft Fuinneoige and Oifig

    Users of Microsoft Windows and Office can now install an Irish Gaelic version of the software. The Gaelic Language Interface Pack (LIP) can be downloaded from Microsoft's site or www.gaeilge.ie, free of charge. The packs are supported by Microsoft and Foras na Gaeilge, an agency responsible for fostering the use of Gaelic among …

    Applications 30 Jun 2005, 07:27

  • Sendo: why it went titsup

    Comment Takeover may give Motorola a higher European profile

    Sendo is dead; there is now nothing left of it, except a new set of features for Motorola, which has formally announced its purchase of Sendo from the administrator. Effectively, Sendo went bust because its gamble failed; it should have been the world's leading provider of smart phones, but had to quit the business when it fell …

    Mobile 30 Jun 2005, 07:35

  • T-Mobile discovers new demographic: web users

    Walled garden knocked over, but WAP stays

    T-Mobile will put fewer obstacles in the way of phone users who want to get at the internet in Europe. Rather than diverting them to its "walled garden" content, it's going to make Google the home page on high end devices and will introduce a new tarriff. The offering, called "web'n'walk", will be rolled out in Germany and …

    Mobile 30 Jun 2005, 07:45

  • MS nabs £6m FCO deal

    'Ahead of the game'

    Microsoft has secured Windows at The Foreign & Commonwealth Office for another three years, signing a £6m contract to update and support the department's Windows-based apps. Microsoft says the deal is a great demonstration of "how we are deepening our engagement with UK government departments and improving partnerships". And …

    Policy 30 Jun 2005, 09:03

  • Net radio station silenced after phishing bust

    No Song of Norway

    A Norwegian internet radio station was shut down temporarily earlier this week because one of its employees allegedly ran an eBay phishing scam. eBay filed a complaint with the FBI after it discovered that the Norwegian was somehow involved with a credit card fraud operation. The worker purportedly copied one of eBay's web …

    Security 30 Jun 2005, 09:45

  • Your insides belong to us, Intel tells FotoInside

    Right you are, then

    Intel Europe has fired off a legal nastygram to a UK online photo processing service for using the word Inside in its business name. It wants FotoInside to change its name, as "The 'INSIDE' format ... was coined by our client in 1991 when it began using the INTEL INSIDE mark", says Intel Europe’s law firm, Howrey Simon Arnold …

    Media 30 Jun 2005, 10:30

  • Phone scammers face £250k fine

    Bigger stick for regulator

    Companies that rip-off punters with dodgy premium rate services are to face increased fines of up to £250,000 after premium rate regulator ICSTIS admitted current sanctions weren't tough enough. At the moment rogue dialler operators and other premium rate crooks that con innocent customers into running up huge phone bills can …

    Mobile 30 Jun 2005, 10:37

  • AMD Japan sues Intel for $50m damages - and then some

    'Tip of the iceberg'

    AMD Japan is suing its Intel counterpart in Tokyo for $50m in damages "arising from violations of Japan's Antimonopoly act". In a second suit it is seeking "millions of dollars" in damages from Intel for various anticompetitive acts which "also had the effect of interfering with AMD Japan's right to engage in normal business …

    Channel Register 30 Jun 2005, 12:19

  • Ofcom releases details of BT settlement

    Telco will still need to be policed

    Ofcom has fleshed out proposals to increase competition in the UK's telecoms sector by providing rivals with greater access to BT's network. It has released a stack of detailed documentation that relates to the new regulatory deal with BT, which saves the UK's former telco monopoly from dismemberment. Central to the deal is …

    Broadband 30 Jun 2005, 12:48

  • El Reg vulture found in bag of crisps

    Walkers, if you must know

    First it was Christ on a crisp, then it was the Virgin Mary on a slice of toast. Now, making it a decidedly unholy Trinity, El Reg vulture log has surfaced in the wild, snack-size. We are indebted to Aidan Lynch for the following contribution: Aidan writes: My brother, John, recently bought a bag of salt & vinegar Walkers …

    Bootnotes 30 Jun 2005, 14:05

  • Men blamed for spyware surge

    Bad habits

    Male workers are twice as likely as their female colleagues to swap music files at work on a daily basis, according to a new survey by censorware firm Surfcontrol. The firm argues that because illicit music and video files are increasingly used to spread spyware and computer viruses that blokes are more often the cause of …

    Security 30 Jun 2005, 15:23

  • We used to be afraid of comets, now it's their turn

    What's a little hyperbole between friends?

    Just before seven o'clock on Monday morning next week, a 360kg lump of copper will smash into comet Tempel-1, in a collision that should answer many of the questions scientists have about the precise nature of comets. Some of the first images of the collision will be captured by the UK-operated optical telescopes on Hawaii: …

    Science 30 Jun 2005, 15:44

  • Anti-spam success drives malware authors downmarket

    Spam to scam scramble

    Crooks are turning to spyware scams because it's getting harder to make money from spam, according to a leading UK anti-virus expert. "Spam is less effective because of improved anti-spam filters, so crooks are looking at phishing, ID theft, and stealing information on demand to make money," said Graham Cluley, senior technology …

    Security 30 Jun 2005, 16:48

  • Acer pitches Opteron kit at SMBs

    Tower of power

    Acer has crafted a dual-core Opteron based server for the European market that it thinks will crack open new sales of the powerful chip to SMBs. The Acer Altos G5350 arrives in July as a tower system with either single or dual-core Opteron chips. So, the two-socket box can hold as many as four processor cores, making it a …

    Servers 30 Jun 2005, 20:22

  • Apple zealots pay thousands to be saved from themselves

    Stern response iLemmings pick Intel over fear

    Let me apologize for taking so very long to report back to you all about the iLemming camp that I opened earlier this month, after Apple announced it would sell out on a massive scale and use Intel chips. Things have been rather hectic, as the camp turned out to be more popular than even I expected. So far, I've made close to $ …

    Letters 30 Jun 2005, 23:07

  • Google slapped with click fraud class action

    Lifting the veil

    Google has been sued for breach of contract, negligence and unfair business practices over its Adwords ad program. The class action lawsuit filed by Click Defense seeks $5m damages. The filing seeks discovery on whether Google has taken adequate measures to prevent click fraud, which accounts for between 10 and 20 per cent of …

    Financial News 30 Jun 2005, 23:10