25th March 2008 Archive

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Code

• AJAX patent threat to giants under the hammer IP 101 for Web 2.0

Code: Microsoft/.Net

• Microsoft and JasperSoft connect on Excel OSBC On-demand service taps power of desktop

Code: Unix/Linux/Open Source

• Red Hat criticizes 'lousy' open source participation OSBC CEO wants to define 21st century

Comms: Networks

• BT 'security upgrade' causes email headaches If your domain's not down, you're not sending mail
• Dear Hull, all your typos are belong to Karoo Something fishy about DNS hijacking
• FCC opens curtain on Google puppetmaster Comment Verizon plays the puppet

Hardware

• Dell signs Croma to sell PCs in India From US gloom to Asian bloom...
• Laptops and developing countries drive strong PC growth (maybe) Gartner reads the entrails

Hardware: Data Networking

• Juniper acquires Sun's chip chief with one Yen Routers prepare for delays

Hardware: Servers

• Dell enters PAN Manager's Labyrinth Egenera makes a new friend

Hardware: Storage

• NetApp and Halliburton: going further, faster, together But there can be only one

Information: Databases

• IBM chips into EnterpriseDB love fund OSBC GridSQL for all

News: GPS

• Chinese drivers get rear-view satnav It's got audio too!

News: Gadgets and Gizmos

• Yes! It's the handgun camcorder! Point-and-shoot photography given new meaning

News: Phones

• LG's slider promises 'feel of human skin' Well, silicone...

News: Storage

• Fujitsu fetes 'first' 320GB, 7200rpm laptop drive Or will a rival ship first?
• WD touts 320GB 'elite' pocket hard drive Status warranted by encryption app and capacity readout

News: Wii

• Wii Remote controller gets cradle Clear the clutter

News: Wireless

• Sony rocks en route with Bluetooth car stereo In-car audio

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Oregon man stripped by Craigslist looters Fake ads provoke giveaway stampede

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Reg Jobs gets a facelift Nip and tuck for a fresh new employment outlook
• IT Culture In Business Performance RegCast: Got plans on April 2nd? Cancel them.

Public Sector: Government

• Awed fraudsters defeated by UK's passport interviews No fakes detected - terrorists all move to Belgium
• China unbans the Beeb English language news available for first time
• Israel won't buy US laser cannons to defend borders Toxic-waste 'Nautilus' raygun plan dumped again
• Majority of NHSmail accounts are inactive And few employees even have one
• MoD opens pork incubator in UK 'Golden Triangle' Incubate, unlock, harness, gorge - your taxes at work
• Religious MPs get free vote on hybrid embryos Brown compromises following Church pressure
• Turkey bans Facebook app Insults to Ataturk not welcome
• US mistakenly sent nuke-ICBM parts to Taiwan in 2006 They only wanted some batteries, apparently

Public Sector: Law

• American tech spy gets 24 years in cooler It's a family affair
• Civil Serf blogger faces disciplinary action Suspended pending investigation into conduct
• Network Solutions pulls anti-Koran website Breaches Ts and Cs of course
• US government cools on Real ID threats That's Uncle Sam in the corner
• US Wi-Fi piggybacking won't put you in pokey Proposed bill likely to be blown down

Public Sector: Policing

• UK CCTV numbers 'may be overstated' Police seek electronic access to council cameras
• US airline pilot pops a cap in cockpit 'Accidental discharge' of terror-busting pistol

Q&A

• Wanted: AMD Athlon upgrade advice Q&A

Reviews: Accessories

• VuPoint Solutions FS-C1-VP slide scanner Review Bring your old snaps out of the analogue era

Science: Environment

• Soot almost as bad as CO₂ for global warming Smoke gets in eyes of climate boffins

Science: Space

• Endeavour undocks and heads for home Touchdown tomorrow

Security: Enterprise Security

• Facebook security hole exposes Paris Hilton's . . . um, pics Zuckerberg's private moments on display too

Servers/Storage

• VMware and Dell on the road to India Like Sulekha Yellow Pages, they're Bangalore bound

Software

• Cuba, India vote no on OOXML Aligning up against Microsoft
• Vista SP1 customers get free support Microsoft responds to grumbles