21st September 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• ASA stamps on Crazy Frog TV ads No amphibians before 9pm, says watchdog
• IPdrum plugs mobile phones into Skype Make and take VoIP calls on any Nokia, SonyEricsson handset
• Nokia unveils low-cost 'emerging markets' phone Dual-band and no camera on the 2652
• Orange launches SPV M5000 3G smart phone Windows Mobile 5.0 on board
• TomTom 'sorry' for traffic service titsup Blames 'unforeseen technical issues'
• UK is nation of 'mobile download junkies' Name that ringtone

Comms: Networks

• Broadband set to smash 200m barrier Europe leads the pack
• Caudwell to flog fixed line biz Focus on mobile, Europe
• ITN plugs in to web TV The green, green grass

Comms: VoIP

• UK VoIP service is 'child's play' 'A' is for 'apple' and 'anaphylactic shock'

Hardware: Data Networking

• Companies eschew supply chain automation Analysis Still on the phone and email

Management

• Fewer chairs remain after Microsoft reshuffle Put it down, Steve. Gently

Management: Financial News

• Jens of Sweden 'declared bankrupt' Resurfaces in Switzerland, apparently
• Northamber inks profit Turnover up a little too
• PayPal hit by payment problems Dear oh dear...
• Sony Europe boss quits Mr Playstation, Chris Deering, quits

Management: Public Sector

• Market 'not ready' for UK.gov shared services push Aggregate score

Market News

• Korean regulator fines Samsung Faking documents

Music and Media

• Authors sue Google Do no scanning
• Christian rockers risk wrath of DMCA with DRM tips 'My heart is heavy with this whole copy-protection thing'
• GoogleNet flickers into life No packet left behind
• Pammie tops Lycos top 50 search terms Pneumatic actress leads ten-year stats
• Women rule the internet roost At home, mum's the word
• World of Warcraft plague 'swamps servers' Virtual virus

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Nokia sells Nigerian its one billionth phone Dialling 419...
• US net entrepreneur sticks ads on bums 'Poverty pimp' slammed for 'Bumvertising'

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Hands-On Microsoft Access tutorial Site offer Get up to speed at 30% off

Personal: PCs

• IDC bumps up PC sales estimates for '05 Consumers and developing countries fuel growth

Personal: Peripherals

• DVD Forum okays 30GB, dual-layer HD DVD-R Formal ratification 'next Spring', says Toshiba

Personal: Reviews

• 955X-based mobo shoot-out Review We test the top LGA755 motherboards

Personal: System Builder

• ATI says R5xx Radeons in 'volume production' Pledges to deliver by the end of the month
• Intel chipset shortage 'extends to high end' Demand for DDR 2 to suffer?
• Nvidia ships first integrated chipsets C51 comes to market

Science

• EU GM maize impasse favours DuPont EC will approve 1507 by default
• Hot young stars baffle astronomers Andromeda head-scratcher
• Mars: a changing, dynamic world They've got pictures to prove it
• NPL offers support to inventors Funding and testing for new products
• Sex and drugs hit girls harder Both bad for teens, research suggests

Security

• Linux users warned over Firefox flaw Shell shock

Security: Anti-Virus

• Bagle blitz unleashed Incoming

Security: ID

• Airport PCs stuffed with meaty goodness Intimate emails, malware, confidential data...
• No2ID appoints parliamentary spokesman Lib Dem Matthew Taylor named in role

Software

• Mandriva rejigs channel programme Linux dealers get graded help
• What's the future of email? Analysis It's all about GUIs

Software: Applications

• Oracle eyes logistics and transport with UK buy Another one bites the dust