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- News Corp set to trade music for games, readies for My Space sale
- Telstra International restores Japan link
- 'iPad cads' dash fanboi fondleslab hopes
- Microsoft malware removal tool takes out Public Enemy No. 4
- Cloud.com revs open source data center makeover kit
- Jon Bon Jovi accuses Steve Jobs of murdering music biz
- Drizzle: Big-Data-happy MySQL fork debuts
- Teen charged for Facebook birthday hoax that drew 200,000
- SGI talks Windows on Altix UV
- Hadron Collider 'could act as telephone for talking to the past'
- Euro police smash online paedophile ring
- Wi-Fi security befuddles clueless home users
- Still talking about desktops ... haven't we moved on?
- OCZ opens wide and swallows Indilinx
- Gov and ISPs clash over informal policing of net
- Fukushima situation as of Wednesday
- Google Docs plugs into email, turns 'comments' into 'discussions'
- Power and cooling in the data centre
- FTC sanctions behavioural ads firm over deceptive 'opt-outs'
- Phone, car companies collaborate to connect cars, phones
- Green Parrot to cure YouTube shakes
- Rambus gets Tosh top-up
- Foreign Office endorses 'free' Microsoft travel advice API
- Watchdog disses City of Medway
- Rift
- EA dubs Nintendo Wii a 'legacy platform'
- What is Mark Hurd working on?
- Internet Watch Foundation: Abuse images takedown speeds up
- York Uni exposes students' private info
- Soyuz capsule 'nauts touch down safely
- Virgin Media, Readers - an apology
- The Register Primer on Enterprise Virtualization
- 12Mb/sec to a mobile telephone, but is it a new generation?
- Vodafone, Three fall under 'magical' iPad 2 spell
- Privacy group demands answers from Skype
- More cocaine found at Kennedy Space Center
- Bloke with hammer fixes London's Olympic clock
- Twitter adds HTTPS opt-in button to micro-blogging service
- The changing nature of end user computing
- Mozilla to ship Firefox 4 on 22 March
- Sexy eco-bulb wins Design of the Year
- Samsung goes stereoscopic rental mental
- Faster, Network! Kill! Kill!
- Flash standard now twice as fast
- UK boffins to develop 'Solar Squaddie' electro-uniform
- Thinkflood RedEye remote for iOS
- Make streaming a felony: Obama
- Intel opens kimono on Sandy Bridge Xeon E3
- Site-saving workers evacuated from Japanese reactor disaster
- RIM tells users of bloodied BlackBerry to disable JavaScript
| News Corp set to trade music for games, readies for My Space sale Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PDT Can Rupert replicate FarmVille?News Corp is poised to enter the social gaming sector in a bid to get a slice of some of the action Zynga is enjoying with its FarmVille success.… |
| Telstra International restores Japan link Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT Staff staying in Tokyo for nowTelstra International has reported that all services have been fully restored to its undersea cable infrastructure in Japan.… |
| 'iPad cads' dash fanboi fondleslab hopes Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:58 PM PDT Scalpers demand $2,000 per 'PadIf you've tried and failed to snag the latest Cupertinian shiny-shiny – aka the iPad 2 – perhaps the reason is not merely the herd of legitimate iPad purchasers crowding Apple's retail stores. Perhaps you've been outmaneuvered by what the New York Post has labeled "iPad cads".… |
| Microsoft malware removal tool takes out Public Enemy No. 4 Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT Crafty backdoor gets de-wormedMicrosoft this week used its Malicious Software Removal Tool to take out the fourth-biggest threat in automated program's history, which dates back to at least 2005.… |
| Cloud.com revs open source data center makeover kit Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:49 AM PDT Three hypervisors, one floating infrastructureCloud.com has released a new version of its CloudStack platform, a means of transforming your existing data center setup into an Amazon EC2–like "infrastructure cloud".… |
| Jon Bon Jovi accuses Steve Jobs of murdering music biz Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:39 AM PDT Apple boss 'personally responsible'Aging 80s hair-band demigod Jon Bon Jovi knows who killed the increasingly moribund music market: Apple CEO Steve Jobs.… |
| Drizzle: Big-Data-happy MySQL fork debuts Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:35 AM PDT Not your enterprise relational databaseDrizzle – a lightweight fork of Oracle's MySQL database for cloud computing – has been released by open sourcers.… |
| Teen charged for Facebook birthday hoax that drew 200,000 Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:55 AM PDT Invite goes viralAustralian police arrested a Sydney teenager and accused him of posting an invitation to Facebook that generated 200,000 positive replies to a girl's 16th birthday party.… |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:51 AM PDT Datacenter Edition glows UltraVioletSupercomputer and general-purpose server maker Silicon Graphics has shed some light on its support for Microsoft's Windows Server on its "UltraViolet" Altix UV 1000 supercomputers.… |
| Hadron Collider 'could act as telephone for talking to the past' Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:12 AM PDT Brane brainboxes' brainstorm predicts un-sticky singletsSpurs-a-jingle boffins in America say that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), most puissant matter-rending machine ever assembled by humanity, may also turn out to be the first time machine ever built. According to the physicists' calculations, instruments at the mighty particle-smasher may soon detect signs of "singlets" which it has not yet generated, sent back from their creation in the future.… |
| Euro police smash online paedophile ring Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:04 AM PDT 184 arrests so far, 230 children 'safeguarded'A huge paedophile network behind a Netherlands-based online forum called boylover.net has been smashed and 184 suspects have been arrested, following a worldwide police operation.… |
| Wi-Fi security befuddles clueless home users Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PDT Have you tried turning it off and on again?Two out of five UK home users don't have a clue about how to change the security settings of their home wireless network.… |
| Still talking about desktops ... haven't we moved on? Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:24 AM PDT Evidently notThe desktop computer remains a fixture in just about every business – a fixture that still needs to be maintained, secured and eventually, refreshed. At the same time, the pressures to provide more flexible, cost-effective access to corporate systems is leading organisations to look at mobile and cloud computing desktop alternatives.… |
| OCZ opens wide and swallows Indilinx Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:35 AM PDT Embedded SSD controller tech gives it deeper penetration into new marketsSpeedy SSD maker OCZ is buying fabless Indilinx, which makes controller software and silicon for SSDs, especially embedded SSDs.… |
| Gov and ISPs clash over informal policing of net Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:28 AM PDT If I said you should have a beautiful self-regulatory body...A row is brewing today between government and ISPs following suggestions that greater informal policing of internet content might be needed, along with a new self-regulatory body to carry out the task.… |
| Fukushima situation as of Wednesday Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:14 AM PDT Situation worsens - still no cause for alarmThe situation at the Fukushima Daiichi powerplant has worsened significantly as it becomes clear that one and possibly two reactors there have suffered a breach in primary containment, making the incident definitely the second worst nuclear accident yet seen.… |
| Google Docs plugs into email, turns 'comments' into 'discussions' Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:00 AM PDT Google Wave without the Google WaveGoogle has equipped its Google Docs online word processor with a new discussion system designed to enhance collaboration between users. The setup augments the traditional "comments" system popularized by Microsoft Word, letting users not only attach comments to a document, but also readily discuss the document with collaborators via email.… |
| Power and cooling in the data centre Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:00 AM PDT Hot and hotterPower and cooling are the critical services demanded of a data centre facility, yet diagnosing problems and fixing them while keeping the infrastructure running can be surprisingly difficult. Yet they've never been more important as virtualisation increases the concentration of critical resources in the data centre.… |
| FTC sanctions behavioural ads firm over deceptive 'opt-outs' Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:56 AM PDT Sing a new song, |
| Phone, car companies collaborate to connect cars, phones Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:52 AM PDT Motoring, there's an app for thatEleven companies want to make it easier to connect your mobile gadgetry to your car, and to get the two talking a common language. They have formed the inevitable industry consortium to do it.… |
| Green Parrot to cure YouTube shakes Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:46 AM PDT Google acquires Irish image enhancement firmGoogle has announced that it has acquired a Dublin firm "specialising in motion based manipulation of film and video" – with an eye to improving the quality of YouTube videos.… |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:40 AM PDT Another five years pleaseToshiba has renewed a five-year memory licensing agreement with Rambus, providing a plentiful flow of royalty dollars to the litigious company.… |
| Foreign Office endorses 'free' Microsoft travel advice API Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:23 AM PDT Civil servants not equipped to build mobile appsThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has endorsed an application programming interface created by Microsoft, after the software giant took the government department's RSS feeds and cobbled together an API.… |
| Watchdog disses City of Medway Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PDT Not a city, actually, says ASAThe Advertising Standards Authority has earned its keep by ruling on the critical matter of whether Medway can describe itself as a city.… |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:11 AM PDT Conflict resolution for the Warcraft weary?Review Carpal tunnel syndrome has almost set in since the release of WoW Cataclysm – bash, level, bash, ow, ow – so perhaps change is as good as a rest. Well, one look at Rift and I am left with nightmarish flashbacks of DC Universe another MMO that is ultimately flawed with a levelling cap, a boring character build system and no originality. It was nice to dream for a while that Rift was a decent alternative but the regular sub disappearing out my bank account certainly makes one wonder if either of these games is worth about a tenner a month, especially when World of Tanks is free.… |
| EA dubs Nintendo Wii a 'legacy platform' Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:09 AM PDT Wii 2 on its way?EA has described Nintendo Wii as a "legacy platform", a console that picks up dust on the shelf along with the likes of the PS2 and the original Xbox, while HD consoles rule the show.… |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:06 AM PDT Oracle loves NetApp - true?Blocks and Files Look, this is off the wall, and I'm putting together an absence from the public eye and thoughts from a couple of sources - and maybe wishful thinking - but, here we go; what is Mark Hurd working on at Oracle?… |
| Internet Watch Foundation: Abuse images takedown speeds up Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:51 AM PDT But scale of problem remains the sameThe number of URLs hosting child abuse content has risen significantly over the last year – but the scale of the problem has not changed, and take-down time has improved dramatically.… |
| York Uni exposes students' private info Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PDT 17,000 sets of details fall through website holesThe University of York has leaked confidential personal information on students due to website security vulnerabilities.… |
| Soyuz capsule 'nauts touch down safely Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:36 AM PDT Kazakhstan landing for ISS crewAlexander Kaleri, Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka returned safely from the International Space Station this morning when their Soyuz TMA-01M capsule touched down on the "frigid" Kazakhstan steppe at 07:54 GMT.… |
| Virgin Media, Readers - an apology Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:19 AM PDT Elementary, my dear million homesDear readers, we owe you an apology.… |
| The Register Primer on Enterprise Virtualization Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 AM PDT Reg reader studyHere's the score, a seven-pager on enterprise virtualization, inspired by an online survey of 301 IT Pros.… |
| 12Mb/sec to a mobile telephone, but is it a new generation? Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:52 AM PDT Verizon launches what it likes to call 4G telephonyVerizon has launched the HTC Thunderbolt, bringing 12Mb/sec data to a mobile phone if you can get coverage, but whether or not it is the first 4G phone is a rather more complicated question.… |
| Vodafone, Three fall under 'magical' iPad 2 spell Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:46 AM PDT Operators issue identical pledges of loyaltyThree and Vodafone have joined Orange and T-Mobile - though these two are now essentially one and the same - to sign up to sell the iPad 2 when it arrives in the UK.… |
| Privacy group demands answers from Skype Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:39 AM PDT How secure is secure?Lobby group Privacy International is demanding Skype improves its VoIP service to properly protect the privacy of its users.… |
| More cocaine found at Kennedy Space Center Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT Fly me to the Moon, part 2NASA officials at the Kennedy Space Center have discovered 4.2 grammes of a "white powdery substance" believed to be cocaine, Space.com reports.… |
| Bloke with hammer fixes London's Olympic clock Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:10 AM PDT Countdown resumes in Trafalgar SquarePhoto exclusive We're delighted to report that London's high-tech Olympic chronometer is once again counting down to the opening of next year's celebration of |
| Twitter adds HTTPS opt-in button to micro-blogging service Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:09 AM PDT Please RT: SSL crypto is, like, so sexy right nowTwitter has followed in the footsteps of Facebook by offering an opt-in "always on" HTTPS setting to users of its micro-blogging service.… |
| The changing nature of end user computing Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:00 AM PDT Remember those days?Tech Panel Life used to be pretty straightforward. An employee joined the organisation, and they were allocated a desk with a PC on it. The IT department controlled what was on that PC, always knew where it was, and generally had pretty easy access to it.… |
| Mozilla to ship Firefox 4 on 22 March Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:39 AM PDT Ready your best browser trousersMozilla looks set to release Firefox 4 on 22 March, unless developers encounter any nasty bugs in their final tests.… |
| Sexy eco-bulb wins Design of the Year Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:27 AM PDT 'Beautiful silhouette and organic form'An "imaginatively sculpted energy saving lightbulb" has secured the UK's Design of the Year award.… |
| Samsung goes stereoscopic rental mental Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:20 AM PDT 3D VoD service coming to BlightySamsung is worried about the lack of 3D content available to showcase its 3D TVs and Blu-ray players, and is to launch a 3D video-on-demand service to keep its customers stocked up with stereoscopic stuff.… |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:39 AM PDT The insatiable thirst for bandwidthThe networking landscape has altered, and altered considerably since the 1970s, a decade that saw both the introduction of shoulder pads and the beginnings of the Ethernet network. In the thirty or so years since, fashion has, thankfully, moved on and so, too, has networking, which is what concerns us here. In particular what's coming next and what the benefits might be.… |
| Flash standard now twice as fast Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:38 AM PDT Fewer pins, more bitsA new flash interface standard has been published that doubles NAND access speeds to 400MB/sec, making flash even more attractive for consumer devices and business computing.… |
| UK boffins to develop 'Solar Squaddie' electro-uniform Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:00 AM PDT Leaches shivering troops' body heat at nightThe cash-strapped UK Ministry of Defence is to ally with national boffinry authorities to create a camouflage uniform for soldiers which will generate electricity, so perhaps removing the crippling load of batteries currently carried by troops in combat.… |
| Thinkflood RedEye remote for iOS Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:00 AM PDT Gadget mastery over Wi-Fi and the web.Review There are a number of apps and adaptors, such as the Gear4 Unity, which allow an iPhone to act as a universal remote control for your TV and other home entertainment kit. However, the RedEye from ThinkFlood is the most sophisticated remote control I've come across so far for this platform.… |
| Make streaming a felony: Obama Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:17 PM PDT Freetards? Throw away the key!The US government is proposing that "infringement by streaming" be made into a felony.… |
| Intel opens kimono on Sandy Bridge Xeon E3 Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:00 PM PDT Coming soon to a micro server near youIntel pre-launched its Sandy Bridge Xeon E3-1200 series of processors on Tuesday, letting the world know that it intends to dominate the new micro server market being created by SeaMicro, Dell, Tyan, Calxeda, and others.… |
| Site-saving workers evacuated from Japanese reactor disaster Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:07 PM PDT If radiation drops, they will return. If not...Updated The Japanese government has ordered the evacuation of the 50 remaining workers at the Fukushima Daiichi (No. 1) plant, thus bringing at minimum a temporary halt to the efforts to cool the distressed reactors at that increasingly troubled nuclear power plant.… |
| RIM tells users of bloodied BlackBerry to disable JavaScript Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:00 PM PDT More Pwn2Own falloutResearch in Motion has suggested BlackBerry users disable JavaScript to protect themselves against a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to remotely execute malicious code and access confidential data stored on the phone.… |
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