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  • Boeing rolls out 787 Dreamliner

    'Green' aircraft wows the crowd

    Boeing yesterday rolled out its "technologically advanced and environmentally progressive" 787 Dreamliner - heralded as "the world's first mostly composite commercial airplane". Roughly 15,000 invitees made their way to Boeing's final assembly facility in Everett, Washington, to get a first look at the new "green" aircraft, …

    Science 9 Jul 2007, 09:02

  • NASA delays Dawn again

    Brief Asteroid mission gone 'til September

    Dawn, NASA's mission to the asteroids, has been postponed again - this time until September. Mission managers had hoped to launch on Monday, but the final decision to delay was taken on Saturday. Bad weather and fears of lightning strikes meant that the mission, which was originally set to launch on July 4, was postponed a …

    Space 9 Jul 2007, 09:06

  • Bretons turn on Britons

    'Extremists' torch restaurateurs' car

    If Jamie Oliver or Rick Stein were thinking of exporting their talents to Brittany, they might want to rethink their culinary imperialism plan. According to the Telegraph, it's not just the Cornish who have taken exception to "incomers" forcing up house prices and alienating the locals - Breton "extremists" have a similarly …

    Bootnotes 9 Jul 2007, 09:10

  • US claims top spam spot

    American spammers resurgent

    The US was top of the spam charts for the month of June, according to new e-mail security statistics from IE Internet. The US generated 37.4 per cent of all spam filtered by Irish security and e-mail monitoring firm IE Internet during the month of June, well clear of the chasing pack. China came in second with responsibility …

    Spam 9 Jul 2007, 09:12

  • Computershare acquires Datacare

    Hopes deal will help US consolidation

    Australian firm Computershare has purchased Monaghan-based software business Datacare for €12m. The deal was announced on Thursday. Datacare was set up in Ireland in 1983 and currently has 63 employees in five countries. The firm provides entity management software to over 500 clients worldwide. Last year Datacare came in at …

    Applications 9 Jul 2007, 09:20

  • Reading: UK's epicentre of va-va-voom

    Clinches 'top performing city' title

    It's official: Reading is the UK's "top performing" city based on "employment, population growth and skills", closely followed by Bristol, Southampton, Cambridge and York. That's according to a report by the Centre for Cities tentacle of the ippr which has concluded that " that unemployment and disadvantage in England is …

    Small Biz 9 Jul 2007, 09:22

  • Men jailed for inciting terrorism on the internet

    A combined 24 years and a recommendation to deport

    Three men have been jailed for their use of the internet to incite terrorism. The three were convicted after entering a late change of plea to 'guilty' earlier this week. Younes Tsouli, Waseem Mughal and Tariq Al-Daour were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court and have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in prison in a trial …

    Law 9 Jul 2007, 09:29

  • Bletchley Park scientist dies in car crash

    RIP Prof. Donald Michie and Dame Anne McLaren

    Bletchley Park code-breaker Professor Donald Michie, 84, and his ex-wife, geneticist Dame Anne McLaren, 80, were killed in a car crash this Saturday. Their son, Jonathan, told Reuters that his parents were travelling from Cambridge to London on the M11, when their car left the road and hit a tree. No other cars are reported to …

    Science 9 Jul 2007, 09:33

  • AMD chops desktop processor prices

    Single-core products still present, despite rumours

    AMD today took the axe to its desktop processor price list, knocking up to almost 30 per cent off what it charges for its gaming, mainstream and budget CPUs, as expected. Still, an much-anticipated move to drop single-core chips from the line-up did not take place. From the top down, AMD cut the price of the 3GHz Athlon 64 FX …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 09:39

  • Official: Sony to bring 80GB PS3 to USA

    $100 off the 60GB model too

    Sony has left its US-based PlayStation 3 fans drooling after announcing that it will release an 80GB version of the console this August. But non-US gamers were left playing the waiting game as the company also announced that the majority of new PS3 games and a $100 (£50) price cut for its 60GB version will initially only be …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 10:00

  • AMD acknowledges top-end Turion

    TL-66 now on the company's price list

    Hidden among AMD's big desktop processor price cuts, was the arrival on the chip maker's public price list of a new mobile CPU: the Turion 64 X2 TL-66. The dual-core part is clocked at 2.3GHz and contains 1MB of L2 cache - 512KB per core - as per other members of the Turion X2 line-up. Like them, the new part sits on a …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 10:01

  • And the winner is...the laptop!

    Reg Technology Panel Thou shalt not live by mobile email alone

    You’re out and about, and you know you’ll need to hook back to the office to pick up that important email or access that corporate system – so what do you want to take, a notebook or a handheld device? To our surprise, according to over 1,000 of you, compared to mobile access via a handheld device, remote notebook access was …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2007, 10:14

  • eBay chokes on iPhones

    Speculators return them to stores

    Some were boasting from their camps outside Apple stores before the iPhone rush began, of how much money they would make on eBay auctions; and apparently, at least one optimist let it be known that $2,000 would be needed to buy a $600 iPhone. According to Katie Hafner, stringer for the New York Times, "Thousands of listings …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2007, 10:18

  • Low-power AMD 'RD790' said to support 'triple CrossFire'

    Four PCIe slots, anyone?

    AMD's RD790 chipset will support three-way graphics card co-operative rendering, it has been claimed. The allegation matches details of the chipset's capabilities that leaked out in March this year. The latest claim comes courtesy of Taiwanese motherboard-maker moles cited by Chinese-language siter HKEPC. The sources don't …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 11:06

  • Sweden may block Pirate Bay over child porn

    Torrent tracker rejects 'trading' claims

    Swedish police say they may put the world's largest torrent tracker, The Pirate Bay, on its porn filter blacklist after complaints about child porn being traded on the site. If Pirate Bay is placed on the list, anyone trying to access the site from Sweden through ISP's such as Telia, Tele2 and Bredbandsbolaget will be …

    Law 9 Jul 2007, 11:07

  • Leaping sturgeon menace 'Swanee'

    Florida boater victim count rises

    Boaters on Florida's Suwannee ("Swanee") river have come under increasing risk of leaping sturgeon attack during the last 18 months as low water levels continue to provoke serious collisions between the "armoured fish" and unwary humans, the Telegraph reports. Florida police say that this year has been "particularly bloody", …

    Biology 9 Jul 2007, 11:24

  • SAP upgrades foil buffer overflow flaws

    Nick of time

    Security researchers have discovered a slew of vulnerabilities in enterprise software packages from SAP that create a means for hackers inject malware onto or crash vulnerable systems. The vulnerabilities involve two ActiveX controls buffer overflow in EnjoySAP GUI and separate buffer overflow flaws in SAP's Message Server and …

    Software 9 Jul 2007, 11:33

  • UK going to hell on hardware, eco group warns

    We're going to buy too many power-hungry gadgets, apparently

    Turn off your telly, shut down your PC and dim down those lights, because if you don't, by 2020, 45 per cent of the UK's electricity will be gobbled up to feed the nation's love of gadgets, according to a report from British NGO the Energy Saving Trust (EST). EST's delightfully titled report, The Ampere Strikes Back, warns …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 11:39

  • (Un)lucky UCLA student cops Paris's old mobile number

    'Where's the party?' demands frantic caller

    A UCLA student has had the good fortune (or the misfortune, depending on how you view it) to acquire Paris Hilton's old mobile phone number - and has accordingly received a flood of SMSes and calls directed at the highly-talented former jailbird. San Francisco gal Shira Barlow got a new phone and number after dropping her old …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2007, 11:40

  • Interpol chief slams UK on terror database cooperation

    Too much toothpaste panic, not enough checks on suspects

    The boss of Interpol has slammed Britain's procedures for monitoring suspected international terrorists. In a newspaper interview at the weekend, secretary general Ronald Noble charged that UK authorities do not check immigrants against Interpol's database of 11,000 suspects. He told The Sunday Telegraph: "The UK Government …

    Government 9 Jul 2007, 12:05

  • Imagination licenses PowerVR, won't say who to

    Large, fruit-monikered phone maker?

    Imagination Technologies, the UK technology company behind the PowerVR line of mobile-friendly graphics cores, last week announced its next-gen chip design has been licensed by... er... someone. We can be a little more specific: by "an international electronics systems company", which is all Imagination would coyly reveal. …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 12:14

  • Geek Squader gets fruity with customer porn

    'Isolated incident', says CEO

    Best Buy Geek Squad workers are a caring, sharing, diligent bunch. In fact some Geek Squaders are so meticulous they will even take a backup of your nudie photos and MP3s while repairing your home PC, without being asked. According to Consumerist.com, which carried out what it described as a "three-month sting operation", …

    Channel Register 9 Jul 2007, 12:20

  • Remember the ‘Service’ in SOA

    But what if firms don't know what 'service' means?

    There is, of course, no widely agreed definition of Service Oriented Architecture – I know this to be true because I read it on the Web. However most people might agree, if they happened to be chilled out and mellow at the time, that, as my Web source (Wikipedia as it happens) continues “Service-orientation describes an …

    Developer 9 Jul 2007, 12:28

  • 2in-thick aluminium iMacs to ship in August?

    Apple's anticipated aluminium iMac will be a mere 2in thick when it hits the shops in August, it has been claimed. Apple's Al iMac - artist's impression According to a ThinkSecret report, the new iMacs will be based on the same components and interior design as the latest MacBook Pro laptops. Now, since the 17in MacBook …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 13:03

  • BBC stumbles on email list

    Unsubscribers sent to whole list

    The BBC has suspended its London Travel email list after mistakes were made which led anyone trying to unsubscribe from the service sending their email address to everyone on the list. The service was reactivated last week but has now been suspended. Annoyed subscribers found they were receiving all unsubscribe requests. The …

    IT Director 9 Jul 2007, 13:50

  • Postmaster kills off 'free for life' webmail

    UK stalwart says it's a big boys' game now

    Postmaster will shutter its free webmail service from the middle of next month because it has been unable to win enough advertising revenue. The service, which launched in 1996 and was Europe's first free webmail offering, used to be advertised as "free for life" by former owner Bibliotech. From August 14 users will have to pay …

    Telecoms 9 Jul 2007, 14:07

  • Is your phone free?

    OpenMoko sets Open source handset loose

    The OpenMoko project has debuted what could be the ultimate geek handset: a Linux-based mobile phone, complete with an open-source operating system and application suite. The Neo 1973 handset, which starts at $300, has been under development for the last six months. OpenMoko encourages developers to get their hands dirty by …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2007, 14:23

  • Warrantless wiretap opponents lose brace of court cases

    Noise on the wire

    Opponents of the Bush administration's controversial warrantless wiretapping program have suffered a pair of defeats in their efforts to rein in the scheme. In a 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week dismissed a legal challenge to the warrantless surveillance program brought by the American Civil Liberties …

    Law 9 Jul 2007, 14:47

  • ICT cast down into the eternal fires of hell

    Poll result The people have spoken. Amen

    It's official: the term ICT has joined mobe and lappy in the eternal fires of lexicographical hell after 1,396 of you (57 per cent of the vote) demanded its immediate consignment to the dustbin of history. A mere 295 (12 per cent) said nay, while the remaining 31 per cent (772) also called for proscription, while taking the …

    Bootnotes 9 Jul 2007, 14:59

  • Google bags hosted security firm Postini for $625m

    Updated Adds security muscle to Google apps

    Google has announced a plan to acquire on-demand web security firm Postini for $625m cash. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close by end of the third quarter 2007, after which Postini will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google. Postini's services - which include email filtering, archiving …

    Security 9 Jul 2007, 15:15

  • i-mate unwraps Ultimate smartphone series

    Windows Mobile smartphone seller i-mate has unveiled a five-strong collection of mobile devices, dubbed simply Ultimate. The Ultimate collection comprises the 5150, 6150, 7150, 8150 and 9150. All are white-chocolate fascia handsets, offering design characteristics ranging from sliding models to flip-phone models. All five …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 15:19

  • Chinese netizens prevent 800-cat stir-fry

    Internet alert prompts rescue operation

    Chinese animal lovers saved more than 800 cats from ending up on dinner plates after answering an internet call to intercept a cargo of live feline delicacies, Reuters reports. Animal rights activist Huo Puyang posted a message online that her daughter had stumbled across two trucks packed with cats in a Shanghai parking lot. …

    Bootnotes 9 Jul 2007, 15:25

  • Sony's 80GB PS3 pic points to rumble-ready controller

    Shaking SixAxis

    Sony's announcement that it is to release an 80GB PS3 in the US next month has sparked fresh rumours that it intends to incorporate a rumble feature into its SixAxis wireless game controller. Sony's 80GB PS3: ready for a rumble? The rumours stem from a picture of the design of the 80GB PS3's box, which was released …

    Reg Hardware 9 Jul 2007, 15:32

  • US court spanks porn company over credit card copyright suit

    No third leg to stand on

    Perfect10 is at it again. The litigious porn purveyors have drawn yet another copyright decision out of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, this time concerning the liability of payment processors who provide services to infringing websites. After two recent, high-profile decisions that had mixed results for the dedicated …

    Law 9 Jul 2007, 17:20

  • Telnic.org in limbo

    ICANN San Juan 2007 Do tell, dot tel

    A novel and convenient service on the board for years at ICANN has hit a snag, apparently. The UK-based .tel service - which stores personal information on DNS itself rather than a web page - received an unfortunate notice from the UK Information Commissioner (IC). The concept behind the service is somewhat analogous to a …

    Law 9 Jul 2007, 17:24

  • Dodgy anti-virus update bunfight goes to court

    Kaspersky sues indignant Chinese 'victim'

    Chinese anti-virus firm Rising Tech has hit back at claims by larger Russian rival Kaspersky that it engaged in anti-competitive practices. In response to a 2 July lawsuit, Rising Tech says that Kaspersky made "six serious mistakes" involving anti-virus definition files over the last two weeks, Interfax reports. The …

    Malware 9 Jul 2007, 17:47

  • Google an Asian also-ran

    Yahoo! on! top!

    Google may be the most popular web destination in North America. It may be tops in Europe. It may be on its way to conquering the universe. But it's a step behind in Asia. Internet research firm comScore has released its first "comprehensive" study of the Asia-Pacific region, detailing Internet usage in ten of the region's …

    Music and Media 9 Jul 2007, 19:07

  • Commvault storage suite gets souped

    Meet Simpana

    Commvault Systems is rolling out a major product overhaul and re-branding of its storage software. The product revamp includes improved performance, new security tools, de-duplication technology, and new search capabilities and indexing for better access to data. For the upgrade, the company's unified data management suite …

    Storage 9 Jul 2007, 19:07

  • Intel codifies VMware lust with $219m investment

    Buys board seat to watch IPO

    Reinforcing its status as the software darling of the moment, VMware has secured a whopping $219m investment from Intel. Intel will pay $23 per share for close to 10 million shares in the virtualization software maker, giving it a 2.5 per cent stake in all the outstanding common stock. In addition, Intel's deep pockets have …

    Servers 9 Jul 2007, 19:22

  • Apple emasculates the iPhone

    Comment Hackers asked to restore iEunuch's dignity

    Within hours of last week's iPhone debut, hackers were dissecting it. Their goal: unlock capabilities Apple preferred customers not have. As a result, it's now possible to activate the device without entering into a two-year contract, and it's only a matter of time until you can run third-party apps. Alas, one of the iPhone's …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2007, 20:24

  • Microsoft points robots toward point upgrade

    Destroying human race easier than ever

    Microsoft today further sealed the fate of mankind, effectively hurling open the gates that so precariously protect our species from an unending flood of mechanical horrors bent on the annihilation of flesh with the announcement of version 1.5 of its Robotics Studio development kit. The software update adds support for …

    Rise of the Machines 9 Jul 2007, 22:49

  • Google pressed to reveal AdWords secrets

    Much ado about recreational flooring

    Google may turn over information about third-party keyword purchases after being subpoenaed by a recreational flooring company. Santa Clara University law professor and tech law blogger Eric Goldman alerted readers to the subpoena in a recent blog post last week, warning that this sort of legal action could give businesses …

    Applications 9 Jul 2007, 23:38

  • ICANN: 'The rum made us do it'

    Hack's Notebook Learns to salsa, eats fried Puerto Rican balls with dressing

    The ICANN event ritual we most enjoy here at El Reg is the final press conference, in which leaders Paul Twomey and Vint Cerf field questions from assorted hacks about the week's events. With that press conference - and the ICANN San Juan meeting itself - now a week behind us, we thought the time was right to offer a final tip …

    Law 9 Jul 2007, 23:55