11th July 2005 Archive

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The patent vote: who won that round, exactly?

Victory for all

After this week's surprising defeat of the European directive on Computer Implemented Inventions, there is a strange consensus emerging from the press offices of nearly all the campaigning groups. The rejection of the bill by parliament has been welcomed by almost everyone involved, and naturally, everyone is claiming it as a …

Software 11 Jul 2005, 04:02
Mobile content market is booming

Consumers fuel demand

Consumer appetite for mobile downloads will fuel a €7.6bn market in 2006. According to research from LogicaCMG, demand for mobile downloads will triple within the next year. Currently 20 per cent of mobile phone users download mobile content with that figure rising to 60 per cent by 2006, the firms LogicaCMG's survey focused …

Mobile 11 Jul 2005, 06:02
US govt interference is a big deal, says Europe

Bush administration attempt to control internet not welcome

European internet registries are preparing a fight-back against the US government following the latter's surprise decision to keep overall control of the "root zone file" that defines the internet's basic set-up. Despite an increasing number of newspaper articles - all from US media organisations - claiming that the internet …

Financial News 11 Jul 2005, 08:32
ICANN blog: De Lux appointment

Buses, insults and a big Yes.

What do you know about Luxembourg? If you’re anything like me, very little. Which is perhaps appropriate because Luxembourg is a very little country. When it comes to main roads, there is such little room that the country only manages to get up to A6. And I haven’t found the A2 or A5 yet. But it is Luxembourg with its …

Financial News 11 Jul 2005, 08:39
Transmeta hails positive Q2 cash flow

More money going in than out

More cash flowed into Transmeta in the second quarter than it spent, the company said late last week as a teaser for its upcoming results announcement. In May, the former chip maker said it would reduce its negative cash-flow to under $5m, and the company was quick to point out that its Q2 numbers will be better than expected …

Financial News 11 Jul 2005, 08:47
Hynix bosses to take firm 'out of receivership'

Creditors set to cede control

Hynix chiefs will regain control of their company this week, as the DRAM maker's creditors hand back the reins. So claims a report published by the Korea Times last Friday, a follow-up to a piece the paper ran in April citing an official at the Korea Exchange Bank, one of Hynix's main creditors. Hynix has been busily raising …

Financial News 11 Jul 2005, 08:50
Online drug dealers face chokey

Web Tryp accused in court

The people arrested as a result of operation Web Tryp, the DEA investigation into online drug suppliers, face sentencing later this month. Web Tryp resulted in ten arrests and the closure of five websites selling research chemicals. The sites all supplied a range of pyschedelic substances many not specifically illegal. The …

Media 11 Jul 2005, 09:38
Intel to add VT to P4 in Q4

Roadmap We give directions to the chip giant

A little advice for Intel: roll out versions of the 90nm Pentium 4 6xx series with your Virtualisation Technology (VT) in Q4. Come on, Intel, you know it makes sense. You've said VT will appear on the desktop before it ships in server processors, and Q4 is a good time to do so before all those 65nm, VT-enabled server chips come …

PCs 11 Jul 2005, 09:42
Google wins typosquatting ruling

Mis-spelt youth

Google has won a ruling from the National Arbitration Forum giving it control of several domains which are very similar to its own. The NAF gave Google control of googkle.com, ghoogle.com, gfoogle.com and gooigle.com which had all been registered by Sergey Gridasov of St Petersburg. The panel found Gridasov registered the …

Media 11 Jul 2005, 09:51
Good Technology plans Domino support

Mobile data sync firm looks beyond Exchange

Mobile data software supplier Good Technology today pledged to extend its support for corporate email systems from Microsoft Exchange Server to IBM's Domino and Novell's Groupwise. The company also announced a new version of GoodLink, its client-side software, that brings on board support for the Windows Mobile 2003 for …

Mobile 11 Jul 2005, 10:31
IBM plugs into powerline broadband

US trials planned

IBM is to hook up with a US energy company to trial broadband over electric cables. Big Blue and Houston-based CenterPoint Energy are due to begin trialling the service next month by wiring up some 220 homes with electric broadband. The pair also plan to set up a technology centre to showcase the technology, reports The New …

Broadband 11 Jul 2005, 10:38
Pentagon über-hacker rap sheet spills attack details

My kingdom for a felt-tip pen

THe US indictment against alleged Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon reveals the IP addresses of attacked computers. The rap sheet against the suspected über-hacker contains the IP addresses of the Pentagon, US Air Force, and other Department of Defense servers he's accused of breaking into as part of an alleged quest to unraveling …

Media 11 Jul 2005, 10:44
Motorola 'to debut' iTunes phone at UK's V Festival

Moto + Apple + iPod + Virgin = killer branding?

Motorola will launch its iTunes mobile phone in the UK next month, a UK press report has claimed. According to yesterday's Sunday Telegraph, Motorola will unveil the handset at the V Festival, a music event which takes place on 20-21 August at Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffs. The festival is sponsored by …

Mobile 11 Jul 2005, 10:47
TSG makes another buy

Reseller round-up continues...

Technology Services Group (TSG) has bought another reseller - PJ Howlett Business Systems based in Preston. PJ Howlett's former managing director, Peter Howlett, and ten other staff will join TSG North West but keep working from the same office. PJ Howletts has operated since 1979 selling to small and medium businesses. It …

The Channel 11 Jul 2005, 11:36
Could the 'see through clothes' scanner stop London terror bombs?

Er, probably not...

A report last week claiming that QinetiQ's 'see-through clothes' scanner is to be be deployed on London's underground system has been denied by both QinetiQ and Transport for London. Nevertheless in the report QinetiQ provides - possibly inadvertently - some interesting information about how it's attempting to sell the …

Media 11 Jul 2005, 11:44
Acer goes VIP

Disty picks notebooks

Computer distributor VIP will carry Acer notebooks - they will be available from 11 July. VIP will carry various Acer machines ranging from the Aspire consumer machines to the Travelmate professional range. Prices start at £411. VIP also carries notebooks from Asus. VIP Computers claims to be the UK's largest independent …

The Channel 11 Jul 2005, 11:50
Gaming rocked by GTA smut revelation

Grand Theft Auto: now with added rumpy-pumpy

The gaming world was last week rocked to the very foundations of discarded pizza boxes on which it rests with the revelation that kiddie-friendly driving tuition hit Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas may contain explicit scenes of sexual depravity hitherto unseen outside the Big Brother house. The shocking truth was discovered by …

Consoles 11 Jul 2005, 12:09
Asus P5WD2 Premium i955X mobo

Review The best 955X-based board on the market?

In the midst of the SLi craze Intel launched two new chipsets, including its latest performance solution, the 955X. The Asus P5WD2 Premium is the first partner product to arrive in our labs and Asus hasn't spared any expense making this one of the best 955X boards on the market, writes Lars-Goran Nilsson. The P5WD2 Premium …

Reviews 11 Jul 2005, 12:09
Hacker magazine shuts up shop

Phrack off

Hacking magazine Phrack is closing after 20 years of publishing after its editorial team decided to call it a day. The final date for submissions for the special hardback last issue of the mag was Sunday 10 July. Issue 63 will be released at the Defcon and WhatTheHack2005 hacker conventions later this month. The first issue of …

Security 11 Jul 2005, 12:28
Spain greenlights therapeutic cloning

Collision with Catholic Church imminent

Spain's government is heading for a head-on collision with the country's Catholic Church after announcing it will go ahead with therapeutic cloning, Reuters reports. Health minister Elena Salgado told the El Mundo daily that the legislation could be in force as early as next year, noting: "The Church has always been opposed to …

Science 11 Jul 2005, 13:38
Want to complain about Dell? Forget it

Customer Support Forums canned

Want to complain on Dell's website about its customer service? Too late - the Customer Support Forums, operational until last Friday, have been shut down, apparently to try to quell bad publicity there about Dell products and especially after-care service. While all the other equipment forums are still working - last time we …

Management 11 Jul 2005, 13:53
Net industry urged to co-operate following London bombings

Preserving data crucial to investigation say police

ISPA - the UK's internet trade body - has called on ISPs to co-operate with police and other law enforcement agencies following last Thursday's terrorist bombings in London. In a memo circulated to ISPs last Thursday the National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) called on ISPs to "preserve" where "reasonably practicable" …

Broadband 11 Jul 2005, 14:01
Judge Legal set aside in MS antitrust case

Still has the best name...

Microsoft's EU antitrust case has been moved to The Grand Chamber, according to reports, where the company's appeal will be heard by a new panel of 13 judges. The case was taken away from Judge Hubert Legal, and he is to have no further involvement in the proceedings. Legal originally oversaw the panel of five judges that had …

Financial News 11 Jul 2005, 14:04
Mobile net is go with .mobi approval

ICANN greenlights industry-backed TLD

The pointlessness of accessing the internet through your mobile may soon be over with the creation of a new top-level domain, .mobi. The new domain is backed by the main mobile phone manufacturers and operators, as well as Microsoft and the GSM Association, all of whom have a single purpose according to one of the team - to …

Mobile 11 Jul 2005, 14:17
Zombie bots fuel spyware boom

It's raining malware buy our umbrellas today, says McAfee

Virus writers are up upping their production rates with a 12 per cent increase in the number of new items in malware in the second quarter of 2005. McAfee's Anti-virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team (AVERT) reports that spam-propagating bot programs, adware and spyware were the greatest net security threat in Q2 2005 …

Security 11 Jul 2005, 14:48
Shuttle is go for launch

In the absence of any lightning

The Shuttle Discovery is good to go, NASA says, and is on standby for launch later this week, despite Hurricane Dennis having slammed into the Florida coast. Weather forecasters say that there is a 30 per cent chance of weather disrupting the launch, according to NASA. Frankly, those are better odds that you'd get on most …

Science 11 Jul 2005, 14:52
EC plans to name and shame rip-off mobile operators

Charges still 'too high'

The European Commission (EC) plans to name and shame mobile phone operators who rip-off punters for making calls while travelling abroad. Although Eurocrats are warning punters to be on their guard as the peak holiday season approaches, the web site it intends to set up detailing the inflated international roaming fees charged …

Mobile 11 Jul 2005, 15:11
Longhorn following Unix on security?

Curbs your enthusiasm

Microsoft's delayed Longhorn operating system appears to be taking a page from the Unix management book by curbing user's administration rights. Mike Nash, Microsoft's security business and technology unit corporate vice president, has said Longhorn would accord end-users certain rights and privileges apparently ending the …

Operating Systems 11 Jul 2005, 15:12
Dixons disses AMD claims

Wants to 'set the record straight'

Dixons is considering legal action in response to AMD's naming of the company in anti-trust filings made in the US. AMD has filed an anti-trust suit against Intel accusing the chip giant of pressurising partners to restrict AMD's market share. Papers filed with the district court in Delaware name 38 companies, including Dixons …

PCs 11 Jul 2005, 15:19
Intel and Dell thrilled to join the dual-core server chip era

Leaders arrive last with PC part

When you're the world's biggest chipmaker and have fallen years behind rivals by not having a dual-core server processor, you make damn sure your dual-core desktop processor does all it can. Intel today released the dual-core Pentium D chip and complementary E7230 chipset, making it possible for customers to cram a dual-core …

Servers 11 Jul 2005, 18:43
Lenovo thinks thin with ClearCube's PC blades

Big Red spurns the desktop

PC blade maker ClearCube has picked up a major partner with Lenovo - aka Big Red - agreeing to sell the company's products. ClearCube leads the rather tiny market for PC-less PCs. It basically removes the need for a desktop by filling server racks full of blade systems. It then runs cabling for mice, monitors and keyboards back …

Data Center 11 Jul 2005, 19:48
HP carries home Dell CIO from exec swap meet

Hurd hires NCR's best customer

HP today gave Dell a serious thump in the game that is Executive Bitch Slap. It plucked away Randy Mott - Dell's CIO - to become its own IT guru. There's really an endless stream of gags that could follow a move like this, but we'll start with the facts. Mott rose to IT prominence at Wal-Mart where he wowed other vendors by …

Management 11 Jul 2005, 20:48
Sprint silences another RICO critic

US Unwired sells for a billion

Sprint has bought out red-state cellular carrier US Unwired for $1.3bn, the plaintiff in an ongoing battle over RICO racketeering charges. US Unwired serves around half a million customers in its home state of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. Unlike most of Sprint PCS' affiliates, several of whom have also …

Financial News 11 Jul 2005, 23:39