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Membership has its advantages
The team that founded Apache's Maven project has joined Eclipse to marry their popular framework and repository with the Eclipse platform and projects.
Developer
16 00:52
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When we say push, we really mean shove
Apple has rewritten marketing bumf for its MobileMe service after it emerged the "push" service actually needed customers to do their own share of shoving when it came to updating desktop apps.
Mobile
16 07:02
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Apple UK escapes price cuts
Apple no longer needs to lower the price of songs on iTunes UK in order to achieve pricing parity with the rest of Europe - fluctuating exchange rates have done the job for it.
Media
16 07:02
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Orbital foam-dive project has models signed up
So far at Farnborough, we've brought you news on all the mainstream, humdrum pieces of sky-tech: stealth superfighters, supersonic jumpjets, tiltrotor plane-copters for the rooftop penthouse dwelling billionaire in your life. By now, many of you will have been saying to yourselves, "That's all very well, but it's a bit mainstream. When oh when are we going to hear about the inflatable foam space re-entry pod/pant module and associated all-female Italian skydiving team?"
Science
16 09:03
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From Air to Wind
Fancy a 10in MacBook, anyone? We've seen Mac OS X installed and run on Asus' original Eee PC, and now someone's done the same on the MSI Wind, aka the Advent 4211.
Hardware
16 09:57
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The first stylus-based slash-'em-up?
Campaigners against violent videogames may soon begin complaining that the Nintendo DS’ stylus could become a weapon. That’s because a Grand Theft Auto spin-off is being created for the handheld console.
Games
16 09:58
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For undisclosed reasons at an undisclosed cost
Ministers have frozen the development of the Scope project, a secure computer network providing key officials with speedy access to secret intelligence on terrorism and other threats.
Government
16 09:59
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One minute behind bars for every junk mail
A New Yorker was jailed for 30 months on Tuesday after being convicted for spamming 1.2 million AOL members with junk mail.
Security
16 10:03
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Backward compatibility to go for good?
Sony is to leave its 40GB PlayStation 3 by the wayside, in favour of a cheaper 80GB model. That’s despite only recently stating that it has no plans to fiddle with the console’s prices.
Games
16 10:09
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Like the crash (before this one) never happened
Cisco has been showing journalists its vision of the future, which bears a remarkable resemblance to the past. It's somewhere around 1998 by our reckoning, only this time in high definition.
Data Networking
16 10:18
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Antitrust probe embiggened
Chipmaker Intel is facing more EU competition charges relating to allegations that it abused its dominant position to keep computers with AMD chips out of European shops.
The Channel
16 10:34
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aka the O2 Business Modem
Britain's mobile phone networks haven't been slow to punt mobile broadband to their customers, but the arrival of simple plug-and-play USB modems has made their task easier.
Broadband
16 11:02
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Database firm breaks download tool database
People clambering to get their hands on the latest candidate release of MySQL 5.1 were yesterday locked out of Sun Microsystems' download servers for several hours.
Applications
16 11:03
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Mayor says bricked IT system won't affect ability to govern
San Francisco’s officials were squirming with embarrassment today as it emerged that they are still paying the salary of the banged-up sysadmin accused of locking down the city’s IT network and refusing to divulge the password.
Management
16 11:20
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Rising temps = more kidney stones, scientists predict
The US must brace itself for an increase in cases of kidney stones provoked by rising temperatures, scientists this week warned.
Science
16 11:20
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When opt out means locked out
eBay users in the UK will start seeing adverts targeting them based on the kind of items they view and bid for while browsing the online tat-house.
Small Biz
16 11:46
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Walking the streets to protest against data pimping
Attendees at BT's Annual General Meeting today will have to run the gauntlet of an anti-Phorm protest outside the event at the Barbican, London.
Broadband
16 11:54
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The one where it was cheap, to be exact
UK-headquartered arms globocorp BAE Systems plc has shown off a raft of new robotic concepts this week at the Farnborough Air Show. But the newest and biggest kid on the BAE droidplane block is the Mantis, a large and powerful twin-engined technology demonstrator project whose wraps came off on Monday for the ceremonial inking of an MoD contract.
Science
16 12:01
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Your POD or mine?
Hewlett-Packard has finally found its way into the data center trailer park.
Servers
16 12:04
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'Yes, of course I have the keypad locked'
A Vodafone customer from Norwich has pitched his claim for the largest ever single-person phone bill after getting a demand from Vodafone for £588,198, and fifteen pence.
Mobile
16 12:14
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Spacewalk preps installation of new berths
International Space Station crew members Oleg Kononenko and Sergei Volkov yesterday carried out a five-hour, 54-minute spacewalk (see pic) to install a docking target on the station's Zvezda service module as part of a programme to expand the station's parking capacity.
Science
16 12:21
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Time for info law to grow some...teeth
The UK's Data Protection Act turned ten years old on Wednesday amid calls to either update the legislation or enforce the rules it established.
Law
16 13:06
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William Petersen hangs up his lab coat
William Petersen has decided to hang up his lab coat down at CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, marking the end of eight years of Gil Grissom's contribution to criminal forensics.
Bootnotes
16 13:06
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Featuring beauty mode, for slightly less ugly photos
The camera giant’s expanded its NV compact range with the launch of the NV100HD, which also sports the world’s only 28mm wide angle lens with 14.7 megapixels.
Hardware
16 13:07
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Ditching cabled headphones for a pair of wireless cans is a must, but not if you need a chunky transmitter. Brando has launched what it claims to be the world’s smallest Bluetooth A2DP transmitter.
Hardware
16 13:11
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Samsung has unveiled the latest addition to its L series of compact cameras. And although the L201 lacks any unique features, it includes everything you’d want from a basic shooter.
Hardware
16 13:14
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Films and TV at the touch of a DualShock 3
Sony has finally broken its silence over the long awaited PlayStation 3 video downloads service and launched it onto the PlayStation Network.
Games
16 13:34
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Sodium: The (explosive) motion picture
A group of boffins from Nottingham Uni is about to launch an entertaining short video guide to the periodic table - apparently designed to give them the chance to chuck sodium into water with unrestrained glee:
Science
16 13:43
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Sony has just taken the wraps off its new consumer-oriented laptop, a machine that promises true movie-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio viewing thanks to a "unique" 16.4in, 1600 x 900 display.
Hardware
16 14:09
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
ETS Europe, the school exam contractor, has been slammed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) following revelations of marking delays brought on in part by technical cock-ups at the firm.
Government
16 14:20
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Vaio Z debuts
Sony's second key laptop introduction of the week is its 13in Vaio Z - not only a low-weight boy for business but also one of the first notebooks with seen with hot-switch graphics chips.
Hardware
16 14:34
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Carry this can, and this sack of money
The payouts received by the civil servants who took the blame for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs losing the child benefit database have been revealed.
Government
16 15:16
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£10m MBO for rent-a-server outfit
Management at Hamilton Rentals has carried a £10m MBO from the rental outfit’s parent, 2e2.
The Channel
16 15:20
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EC ties strings to term extension
The European Commission today approved an extension to the life of sound recording copyright, from 50 to 90 years - but with a twist.
Media
16 15:37
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Nintendo keeps development kit to itself
Nintendo may have announced a new enhancement to the Wii controller, but don't expect many titles to take advantage of the new accuracy.
Media
16 15:49
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Denies alleged sexist ways
EMC ignored internal discrimination claims from female employees whilst fighting a class action lawsuit filed by other female employees.
Storage
16 17:15
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What a difference a space makes
Members of Apple's brand-new App Store have cleaned up their act after accusations of unprofessionalism and queue jumping to get their software noticed by iPhone users.
Developer
16 17:17
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White Red label play
Blinkx is now offering a white label version of its transatlantic video search engine. But it prefers the name Red Label. "The Blinkx 'B' has always been red," CEO and founder Suranga Chandratillake tells The Reg.
Media
16 18:01
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Coders to the rescue?
The iPhone 3G only went on sale last week, but a Brazilian group already claims to have hacked the phone, allowing owners to use the device on any network.
Phones
16 18:06
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The pre-warning letter
The European Commission has sent a message to the British government, and it reads something like this: "If you don't deal with Phorm, we will."
Broadband
16 19:05
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Avoids prison for corruption charges
The former chairman of the Samsung Group and one of South Korea's most powerful business leaders was given a stiff fine and sent on his way for corruption allegations.
Financial News
16 19:34
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A quick play with it and we're hooked
Early reviews of Acer's £220 Aspire One were none too complementary about the Small, Cheap Computer's build quality, but have spent a brief time with a unit that's not a pre-production model, we'd say Eee PC creator Asus has a real challenge on its hands.
Hardware
16 19:58
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Barks at Embarq
Congressman Ed Markey - chair of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet - has called out another American ISP for pimping user data to NebuAd, the Phorm-like behavioral ad targeter.
Broadband
16 20:52
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De-bloating Bill's code
Fastscale is bringing its unique brand of software shrinking to Windows Server.
Servers
16 20:53
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Don't worry. Only Dallas affected
Good idea? Bad idea? Not even Wal-Mart and Dell are sure.
Hardware
16 22:15
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More tidiness planned
Seagate says the storage market is chugging along just fine, but the company's late-mover position in notebook and nearline markets made for a disappointing fourth quarter.
Storage
16 22:34
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Trading hard ISV gains for the easy compile
Miguel de Icaza has criticized plans for the next GNU Gnome cross-platform environment that risks damaging the Linux desktop ISV ecosystem by focusing on the Mac.
Operating Systems
16 23:40
