| Sony was a victim as well: Australian privacy watchdog Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:57 PM PDT Off the hook for PSN hack Victims of the Sony Playstation Network hack included Sony, according to Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim.… |
| Apotheker severance outrage: $2.4m 'bonus' Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT HP replacement Whitman? $1 (and a whole lotta stock) The rich are different from the rest of us not just because they have more money, but also because they get multimillion-dollar bonuses even when they run a company onto the rocks, as did former HP CEO Léo Apotheker.… |
| Chinese fuzz bust faux iPhone racket Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:30 PM PDT Shanghai gang shanghaied Police in Shanghai have arrested five suspects in a phony iPhone case that is thought to have netted over three quarters of a million dollars.… |
| RIM defends PlayBook as more execs bail Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:16 PM PDT Reports of tablet's demise 'pure fiction' Research in Motion is fighting back against rumors that it's abandoning its PlayBook tablet effort, just as word arrives that two more execs have jumped ship from the Canadian Titanic-emulator.… |
| Apple to Oz court: ‘Our products are lame, really’ Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:30 PM PDT Can't let people taste the forbidden Android fruit Lawyers, it seems, don't have to clear the things they say to judges with the corporate PR department. So it is that in the Apple vs Samsung hearing in the Federal Court in Sydney yesterday, Apple in effect told the court its iPad is too lame to withstand competition.… |
| Apple victorious: Courts deny hackintosher's final plea Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:20 PM PDT Psystar case grinds to grisly conclusion – alllmost... The long-running legal imbroglio between Apple and hackintosh-maker Psystar has – almost – been brought to an end: a federal appeals court has affirmed Apple's 2009 injunction of death that prevents Psystar from selling Mac products from now until eternity.… |
| Heroku floats heavenly Python into platform cloud Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:16 PM PDT Engine Yard adds JRuby to fluffy JVMs The polyglotting of platform clouds continues apace, with the Heroku platform-as-a-service cloud, owned by Salesforce.com, announcing support for PHP, and with PaaS competitor Engine Yard adding support for JRuby.… |
| Microsoft's Android patent ransom to 'total $444m' next year Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:44 PM PDT Goldman Sachs guestimate shows peanuts for patents A report from the technology analysis team at Goldman Sachs estimates that Microsoft will suck up $444 million in Android royalties over the coming financial year.… |
| Oracle revs up Sparc, speeds up roadmap Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:30 PM PDT Years to go before Larry dumps x86 and Sparc64 How long will it be until Oracle stops selling systems that are based on Intel's Xeon processors? Or servers that use Fujitsu's Sparc64 line of processors, for that matter?… |
| Man who blasted five million text spams gets wrist slap Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:27 AM PDT Gummed by toothless attack dog Federal authorities have issued a token wrist slap to a California man for sending at least 5 million text-message spams and harvesting the personal information of recipients against their wishes.… |
| Logitech fined for bogus bug-busting keyboard ad Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:01 AM PDT Won't actually kill bacteria, software bugs etc Misleading adverts for a biological bug killing keyboard violated federal law and earned its maker a six-figure fine.… |
| iPhone 5 to support 21Mb/s HSPA+ not LTE Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:45 AM PDT Chinese telco outs handset's data spec A China Unicom executive has let tstop that the iPhone 5 - or, at least, the 2011 edition of the Apple handset - will support HSPA+ 3G technology with download speeds of up to 21Mb/s.… |
| Boffins invent miracle pill that counteracts effects of booze Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:29 AM PDT Drunk test mice could drive a car, if they could drive Biology boffins have turned their hand to something useful: a pill to stop you acting drunk no matter how many pints you put away.… |
| Gibson revisits Firebird range with robotic refresh Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:15 AM PDT Classic axe gets new-age polish Gibson Guitar has taken its classic 1960s Firebird axe into the 21st Century with the launch of a limited edition hi-tech guitar system, the Firebird X.… |
| NetApp perks up FAS2000, bigs up Vegas gig Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:01 AM PDT Entry-level needs a kick up the pants NetApp is set to refresh its FAS 2000 line with a FAS 2240 system – needing the much-anticipated Data ONTAP 8.1 software.… |
| Be steps back from fibre broadband in 2011 pledge Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:54 AM PDT Potential network partners not up to snuff, says ISP Be Broadband will not be implementing fibre optic connectivity any time soon, the ISP admitted yesterday, it's plans taking "longer than hoped" to put in place.… |
| HTC reckons 'WinPho will give Android a run for its money' Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:42 AM PDT Analysts agree? HTC has expressed its love for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, stating it believes the OS will "eventually be better than other platforms and will give Android a run for its money".… |
| Spotify adds 'temporary' private listening mode after Facebook backlash Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT We're not Zuckerberg's bitch... bitch Spotify tried to placate its unhappy users today after they were herded into Facebook's reservation in a deal between the two companies.… |
| Defence firm Ultra goes cyber with AEP buy Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:21 AM PDT Slings military might into cyberwarfare UK-based defence conglomerate Ultra Electronics has acquired security appliance firm AEP Networks in a deal valued at up to $75m. Ultra Electronics agreed to pay $57.5m plus a further $17.5m, depending on sales figures, for the remote appliance firm.… |
| Dead FalconStor CEO 'was set to plead guilty' Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:01 AM PDT Huai faced multi-million dollar bribe charges Newsday is alleging that FalconStor CEO Reijane Huai was going to plead guilty to a multi-million dollar bribery scheme.… |
| Groupon moves into online retailing in US Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:38 AM PDT All products made of 'bonded molecules and stardust' Groupon has launched a retail unit in the US, putting the daily deals website in competition with etailing leaders like Amazon.… |
| Go Daddy flogs 50 MILLION domains Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:20 AM PDT One bought every second Go Daddy's installed base of domain name registrations has swollen to 50 million, dwarfing all of its closest competitors.… |
| Autonomy slams Oracle's 'Lynch tells whoppers' claim Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:54 AM PDT 'They seem a little confused' Autonomy has firmly rejected Oracle's claims it really was shopping itself to Oracle, saying Oracle needs help with its unstructured data, and Autonomy could help.… |
| Brands stiffed by .xxx briefs' cock-ups Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:44 AM PDT Hard-up firms can't afford to waste cash... Half of all attempts to protect trademarks from the new .xxx internet extension could be failing due to lawyers' inability to RTFM*.… |
| Amazon accepts Kindle Fire will be rooted Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:38 AM PDT Not raising barriers against hardware hackers? Amazon has confirmed that its Kindle Fire 7in Android tablet can be rooted - and that it expects it will be soon enough.… |
| Journo register gaffe a boon for media overlords Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:29 AM PDT Labour's half-baked plan backfires Opinion New Labour showed both its technological illiteracy and authoritarian streak by floating plans to establish an official register of journalists from which miscreants might be struck off.… |
| Crazy pot smokers get high on wireless power Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:15 AM PDT 'Turn on the radio, man'. 'Hey radio, I love you' The Wireless Power Consortium is promising to demonstrate more than 60 new products next week, heralding a new wave of battery charging for people too stoned to plug in their phones.… |
| HTC sprouts smartphone for shoppers on a shoe-string Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:10 AM PDT Budget buzzer HTC has confirmed the launch of its latest budget smartphone, the HTC Explorer, set to hit the UK in the coming months.… |
| Amazon's Silk looks creepily Phorm-ulaic Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:00 AM PDT Data-hoarding by proxy Analysis A trick question for you...… |
| Microsoft woos open-sourcers to float Hyper-V clouds Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:49 AM PDT Getting on the OpenNebula Linux list Microsoft is working with an Apache-licensed open-source project to make Hyper-V and Windows Servers an integral part of cloud-computing infrastructure.… |
| Nokia axes another 3,500 jobs Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:41 AM PDT Glum Finns spurned by Redmond Nokia is cutting a further 3,500 jobs in Europe as part of its restructuring plan to save the company €1bn in operating expenses by 2013.… |
| Anonymous hacktivists turn rapper on YouTube, iTunes Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:29 AM PDT Hip hop flop still beats hack wack cack Hacktivist groups TeaMp0isoN and Anonymous have teamed up with an independent artist to release a rap song which they hope will storm the music charts.… |
| RM flogging or axing units in painful shake-up Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:19 AM PDT Nearly one in five jobs to go Education supplier RM - faced with no uplift in market conditions on the horizon - is laying off staff, and flogging or shuttering some of its loss-making subsidiaries. The move plunged its share price by nearly a quarter.… |
| T-Mobile: Samsung ban <i>really</i> not in the public interest Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:09 AM PDT US telcos line up in front of rumbling legal Applenaut T-Mobile USA has joined Verizon Wireless on the Samsung side of the Apple patent suit in the US, which at the moment is looking for a preliminary injunction on selected devices from the Korean firm's factories.… |
| Rise of Nightmares Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:00 AM PDT Kinect's first frightfest? Review A spine-tingling unease, an oppressive sense of dread, an irrepressible fear – dusting off and firing up the Kinect sensor can fill any self respecting gamer with a profound foreboding. Since its release almost a year ago, Child of Eden stands as the only hardcore game to shine its - admittedly brilliant - light through the gloom of casual, throwaway motion-controlled titles.… |
| Boffins prove Queen ballad 'world's most catchy song' Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:00 AM PDT We are the Champions hits right note Enterprising "music scientists" have declared Queen's 1977 cheesy power ballad We are the Champions as the world's catchiest song after thoroughly analysing it.… |
| HP recruits Goldman Sachs to grapple activist investors Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:51 AM PDT Collapsed share price makes IT tanker vulnerable HP has rented the services of Goldman Sachs Group to fend off any potential activist investors seeking to rock the boat.… |
| Ultrabooks vs tablets: tablet demise greatly exaggerated Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:42 AM PDT Makers spin skinny laptops as tablet killers. Wrong. If you read stories on the interweb, almost all of them sourced from a DigiTimes article, that tablet sales will be whammed next year by Ultrabooks, consider.… |
| Firms are RUBBISH at payment security Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:40 AM PDT One in five bothered to meet standards Most retailers and other businesses are continuing to struggle with payment card industry standards, placing confidential customer data at a heightened risk of exposure as a result.… |
| ISPs get flimsy self-help leaflet on net speed ads Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:31 AM PDT 'Up to' and 'unlimited' claims lightly poked A so-called "Help Note" has been published this morning that offers guidance to advertisers when flogging broadband based on attractive speed claims.… |
| Googorola deal stalled by Feds Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:21 AM PDT Probe punts acquisition into 2012 The US Department of Justice has asked for more time to consider Google's $12.5bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility, putting paid to any hopes of closing out the deal before the end of the year.… |
| Oracle accuses Autonomy chief of telling 'whopper' Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:10 AM PDT 'Either Mr Lynch has a very poor memory or he's lying' Autonomy boss Mike Lynch has continued to deny trying to flog his company to Oracle before the recent controversial deal with HP - despite the database giant's blunt claims that he is telling "whoppers".… |
| Meter Readings Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:00 AM PDT Lovely Rita, meter maid... you're fired! iOS App of the Week With energy prices going through the roof, I recently decided that it was time to pay a bit more attention to my meter readings.… |
| Star Trek TNG revamped for Blu-ray in 2012 Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:50 AM PDT Remastered for 1080p HD Captain's log 65209.2, CBS has officially confirmed Star Trek: The Next Generation will be heading to Blu-Ray in 2012.… |
| Android tablet growth outpaces market down under Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:44 AM PDT But Apple's iPad is still very dominant The iPad commands three-quarters of the Australia and New Zealand tablet market, so Apple doesn't have to worry about Android growth rates just yet.… |
| Slab-fondling e-shoppers spend more Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:38 AM PDT Link found between tablet-touchers, overpriced sportswear The Wall Street Journal has found proof that e-shoppers on tablets are more likely to buy the things they see on their shiny touch screens than people looking at the same sites on traditional computers.… |
| Faustian descent into backup hell: A play in two acts Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:18 AM PDT In which a Reg reader wrestles demons and Ghosts A laptop user wanting to remove the backup software Acronis True Image found himself in a Kafkaesque world: the vendor's own clean-up software could potentially render his laptop unbootable. But then a Ghost came to the rescue.… |
| Does Gove’s webmail policy breach Data Protection Act too? Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:02 AM PDT FOI-fudging foolery might've been the least of Mrs Blurt's boo-boos Does the use of Gmail or Hotmail by a Minister's Private Office (in order to evade Freedom of Information (FOI) obligations) also lead to breaches in the Data Protection Act? Well, I can see how this could be the case.… |
| Murdoch organ intrudes into readers' private places Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:42 AM PDT Wall Street Journal 'simplifies' user data policy It's been a few short months since Murdoch rag-for-suits the Wall Street Journal perplexed the world by releasing a flawed whistle-blower website for people wanting to leak tasty secrets to the newspaper.… |
| Lovefilm debuts movie streaming app Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:40 AM PDT Takes the flicks to the iPad Disc rental and streaming service Lovefilm has uploaded a fresh iPad app that will play streamed movies.… |
