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- ‘Oldest animals’ show up in Namibian dig
- VMTurbo control freak spans more clouds
- The hole in the copy-proof fence
- NewSat scores $US180m in new contract win
- Boffins uncloak G-rated teledildonic breakthrough
- Upgrade eliminates Atlantis from Google Earth
- Shrunken Intel process boosts SSD performance
- Symantec: 'NetBackup 7.5 speeds backup 100X'
- Cisco recalls suicidal UCS blade servers
- Resellers smack down Microsoft's 'single-digit' price rise claim
- Anonymous releases law firm's emails about Haditha killings
- Avast false alarm hits Steam's weekend gamers
- iPhone 4 incapable of handling Siri, says chip chap
- UK gov rejects call to posthumously pardon Alan Turing
- Android dominates first-time smartphone buyer biz
- An NT-powered Windows Phone? Not so fast...
- Google tells French watchdog 'non' on privacy tweak halt
- Printed jaw lets woman swallow again
- Apple kicks China's most popular browser out of iTunes
- Apple tells authors: All your <strike>books</strike> iBook files are belong to us
- Ofcom proposes fall in BT Openreach charges to rivals
- Windows Phone 8 to get NFC, HD and Skype
- BTJunkie closes shooting gallery
- Schools IT supplier RM swings to full year loss after sales dive
- Job-seeking Marriott hacker gets 30 months' porridge
- Google and Facebook remove 'offensive' content from Indian sites
- Scientists weave battery into clothing
- Apple vs Amazon in ereader format smackdown
- Analyst touts iPad 'transformer' after CEO confab
- MPs rattle telcos to help kill extremist material online
- Samsung Series 7 Chonos 15.6in Core i7 notebook
- Amazon lures Microsoft WinPhone chief with Kindle
- Apple TV surfaces on Best Buy
- Micron grabs almost-retired COO for chief
- iOS 5 'crashes more apps' than Android
- IT budgets plunge in North America, Europe
- EMC server flash rival slams VFCache
- Twitter snaps up Google Asia exec
- PSN renamed Sony Entertainment Network
- Boffins find prehistoric croc species with 'mate-attracting' skin helmet
- Motorola: refurb tablets shipped with former owners' data intact
- Facebook's IPO unveils plans to invade China
- New dole system is 'digital by default', like it or not
- Doctors sick of anonymous-coward NHS feedback commentards
- Huawei-Symantec sneaks out of US back door
- Hackers may be able to 'outwit' online banking security devices
- MYSTERY as QLogic hurls InfiniBand from train
- Indian court grabs back 122 GSM licences from operators
- EMC crashes the server flash party
- CA wins copyright wrangle against ISI
| ‘Oldest animals’ show up in Namibian dig Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:30 PM PST Ancient sponge the grand-daddy of us allFor now, anyhow, the starting date for highly-organised life has gained a new record, with a dig in Namibia yielding up sponge fossils dated somewhere between 100 and 150 million years earlier than anything else yet found.… |
| VMTurbo control freak spans more clouds Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:02 PM PST Allocating virty resources, free market–styleThere are a lot of different ways to allocate resources in a world that has a scarcity of just about everything except wise guys. You can do command and control from the top down, as many governments have tried and many systems management tools do as well. Or you can take the free-market approach by creating pools of resources and hoards of potential buyers, and letting them compete for resources.…
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| The hole in the copy-proof fence Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST The Optus TV Now decisionThe value of live sports sponsorships isn't going to collapse overnight, regardless of the dire predictions made in the wake of last week's decision in the Optus TV Now case.… |
| NewSat scores $US180m in new contract win Posted: 06 Feb 2012 01:39 PM PST Aus satellite gets popularAustralian satellite operator NewSat has secured another contract, this time worth $US180 million, for capacity on its yet-to-be-launched Jabiru -1 satellite.… |
| Boffins uncloak G-rated teledildonic breakthrough Posted: 06 Feb 2012 01:36 PM PST Remotely kiss a cow, kiss a bunny, kiss your loneliness goodbyeA team of robot reseachers have developed a prototype of internet-based remote kissing devices that – for reasons unexplained – comes in two versions, one a cartoonish bunny, the other a cow.… |
| Upgrade eliminates Atlantis from Google Earth Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST Data glitch explanation won't satisfy true believersThe latest update to Google Earth has resolved the software error that caused some to suspect the lost city of Atlantis had been found in the Atlantic Ocean.… |
| Shrunken Intel process boosts SSD performance Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST The new 520 Series more than doubles 510's IOPSIntel has announced a boosted follow-on to its 510 SSD: the 520 Series, with more than double the IOPS performance and a top-end model with almost twice the capacity.…
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| Symantec: 'NetBackup 7.5 speeds backup 100X' Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:03 AM PST Cuts 25-hour chore down to 15 minutesSymantec says backup is a multi-point product mess, with big data blowing backup-window timing out of the water, and so it has souped up both BackupExec and NetBackup to cover more backup and restore use cases. The sexy news – well, as sexy as backup news can be – is that the latest release of NetBackup is said to be 100 times faster, theoretically shrinking a 25-hour backup window to 15 minutes.… |
| Cisco recalls suicidal UCS blade servers Posted: 06 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST Goodness gracious, great MOSFETs afireCisco Systems warns that its high-end B440 blades for its "California" Unified Computing System have a potentially disastrous defect that could result in one or more board failures, and emit a flash of light that could perhaps give system administrators heart attacks.… |
| Resellers smack down Microsoft's 'single-digit' price rise claim Posted: 06 Feb 2012 10:18 AM PST Channel sources: Volume licensing lift will be closer to 20 per centMicrosoft says that a planned overhaul of volume licensing pricing due in the summer will be capped at single digit percentage rises.… |
| Anonymous releases law firm's emails about Haditha killings Posted: 06 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST Hacked lawyers who defended Marine over Iraqi deathsAnonymous has leaked a trove of emails relating to the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha after hacking into a law firm's systems.… |
| Avast false alarm hits Steam's weekend gamers Posted: 06 Feb 2012 09:23 AM PST 'I am sworn to carry your burdens'Freebie anti-virus scanner Avast falsely identified an executable associated with the popular Steam gaming platform as a Trojan on Sunday.… |
| iPhone 4 incapable of handling Siri, says chip chap Posted: 06 Feb 2012 08:59 AM PST Cough up for 4$ or somehow stagger on without blabberwareSiri won't run on iPhone 4 because the phone's chip can't handle it, an analyst at the Linley Group has said. The news is a blow to iPhone 4-ers hoping for an upgrade to the voice-activated virtual assistant and is also a surprise to anyone familiar with the I-hacked-my-iPhone-4-to-run-Siri stories.…
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| UK gov rejects call to posthumously pardon Alan Turing Posted: 06 Feb 2012 08:23 AM PST Wartime codebreaker's 'absurd' conviction must standThe UK government has turned down a call to posthumously pardon Alan Turing.… |
| Android dominates first-time smartphone buyer biz Posted: 06 Feb 2012 08:04 AM PST Apple strong in upgrade arenaPunters picking their first smartphone are more likely to select an Android handset. When they come to upgrade, however, there's a good chance they'll defect to the opposition.… |
| An NT-powered Windows Phone? Not so fast... Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:57 AM PST MS mulls partying like it's 1996....Sources close to Microsoft have confirmed the veracity of last week's Windows Phone leaks – but say no decision has been taken to base the mobile platform on the Windows 8 kernel.… |
| Google tells French watchdog 'non' on privacy tweak halt Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:36 AM PST 'At no stage did any DPA suggest pause was necessary'Google has rejected calls from the European Union's watchdog to delay imminent changes to the Chocolate Factory's privacy policy.… |
| Printed jaw lets woman swallow again Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:19 AM PST Let's eat, Grandma3D printing techniques have been taken to jaw-dropping heights after an 83-year-old woman was given a replacement mandible. She becomes the first patient ever to be fitted with a printed lower jaw.… |
| Apple kicks China's most popular browser out of iTunes Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:01 AM PST Bans Qihoo apps from its store ...Qihoo, maker of the most popular web browser in China, has had all of its products kicked out of iTunes, though it's far from clear which breach of the rules is responsible.… |
| Apple tells authors: All your <strike>books</strike> iBook files are belong to us Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:39 AM PST But you can export them as PDFs if you wantIn a legal rewrite pushed out Friday, Apple has made its iBooks publishing agreement sound slightly less evil by clarifying just what you can do with the content you create on its iBook Author software.…
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| Ofcom proposes fall in BT Openreach charges to rivals Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:18 AM PST Just wait for that nice Brussels man to agreeUpdated BT will be forced to cut the prices of the access charges it applies to the company's broadband and telephone lines when leasing them out to other providers, Ofcom said today.… |
| Windows Phone 8 to get NFC, HD and Skype Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:58 AM PST Rumours confirmed, details emergeFollowing a leaked video which showed Windows Phone top dog Joe Belfiore listing the features adorning the next version of Windows Phone, beta testers have come clean on what we should expect.… |
| BTJunkie closes shooting gallery Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:44 AM PST 'My life is officially ruined'Popular torrent search engine BTJunkie – nothing to do with BT – is voluntarily closing, according to a notice posted on the site, without offering a reason. The site has indexed other torrent trackers since 2005, and was the fifth most popular Torrent site.… |
| Schools IT supplier RM swings to full year loss after sales dive Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:17 AM PST We knew about gov budget cuts but we didn't really get it...Ailing specialist education IT supplier RM has admitted it reacted too slowly to government budget cuts in schools after revealing massive losses in fiscal 2011 ended 30 November.… |
| Job-seeking Marriott hacker gets 30 months' porridge Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:03 AM PST Nabbed and jailed after Secret Service stingA job-seeking Hungarian hacker who tried to land work with Marriott by hacking into the hotel chain's network before "offering" to sort out the resulting mess has been found guilty of hacking and attempted extortion and jailed for 30 months.… |
| Google and Facebook remove 'offensive' content from Indian sites Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:47 AM PST Internet firms comply with court orderFacebook and Google have removed content from Indian domain websites in response to a court order to get rid of "objectionable content".…
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| Scientists weave battery into clothing Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:41 AM PST Uses jumper leads?Scientists charged into the fashion industry this week, unveiling a flexible battery that can be woven into fabric and used to boost the juice of everyday gadgets.… |
| Apple vs Amazon in ereader format smackdown Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:34 AM PST iBooks enlists kiddies on the EPUB3 frontFormat wars are a mixed blessing for consumers. Whether it's Betamax versus VHS or Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD, the consumer ultimately wins because companies have to advance superior technologies. But problems arise if the format you backed loses the war - and your device becomes next year's expensive doorstop.… |
| Analyst touts iPad 'transformer' after CEO confab Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:19 AM PST Dual dock ports, clip-on keyboard for laptop-like use?Will the Apple iPad 3 be an 'homage' to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, complete with clever clip-on keyboard accessory? One financial analysts comments, posted after a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, suggests it might be.… |
| MPs rattle telcos to help kill extremist material online Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:13 AM PST ISPs once again asked to police interwebsUpdate Internet service providers must do better at removing violent material from websites, a group of MPs thundered today.… |
| Samsung Series 7 Chonos 15.6in Core i7 notebook Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 AM PST NOT a MacBook cloneReview Surely someone is having a laugh. Having read nothing but five-star reviews of this luxury notebook on other sources, I find myself surprised to be staring at a four-star product on my desk. Four stars is pretty good, you know, but that's one less than five.… |
| Amazon lures Microsoft WinPhone chief with Kindle Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:47 AM PST Etailer claims third Redmond scalpMicrosoft's man rallying developers and partners to buy into Windows Phone is reportedly jumping ship to help push Amazon's cross-platform Kindle push.… |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:37 AM PST Spec leak - or fishing expedition?US electronics retailer Best Buy has begun asking punters if they'd be interested coughing up $1499 for a 42in HD TV from Apple.… |
| Micron grabs almost-retired COO for chief Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:35 AM PST Mark Durcan will take over as CEO after death of Steve AppletonChip-maker Micron Technology has named a new CEO following the death of Steve Appleton on Friday in a plane crash.… |
| iOS 5 'crashes more apps' than Android Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:32 AM PST Is it an upgrade problem, or a user problem?Recent data has shown that iOS apps crash more often than apps running on the Android platform.…
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| IT budgets plunge in North America, Europe Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:14 AM PST Rise in the East and Latin AmericaIf you were expecting for IT spending to go up this year and for new projects to get going – and perhaps to get a pay raise – the consensus is building that this is not going to happen. That's the bad news. The good news would seem to be that instead of being asked to do more with less, IT shops will be asked to do a lot more with a tiny bit more dough. But it's not that simple, so don't jump to conclusions.… |
| EMC server flash rival slams VFCache Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:02 AM PST Fusion-io thinks Lightning misses targetEMC's VFCache server cache doesn't quite hit the mark. Although it validates server flash use, caching is not enough.… |
| Twitter snaps up Google Asia exec Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:44 AM PST Service could be set for greater expansion in the regionMicro-blogging phenomenon Twitter is stepping up its efforts at international expansion and has pinched a senior Google executive in a clear sign the company could be looking to target Asia in the coming months.… |
| PSN renamed Sony Entertainment Network Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:30 AM PST SEN-sible name change?The PlayStation Network is to undergo a major rebranding this week when it is integrated into an all-new Sony Entertainment Network.… |
| Boffins find prehistoric croc species with 'mate-attracting' skin helmet Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:17 AM PST 'Shieldcrocs' mingled with dinosaursBone-bothering US boffins have identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" because of a flat ornamental skin shield on its ginormous head.… |
| Motorola: refurb tablets shipped with former owners' data intact Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:05 AM PST WhoopsMotorola Mobility has admitted that some refurbished Xoom tablets were sent out to their new owners with previous users' data still present in the gadgets' memory banks.… |
| Facebook's IPO unveils plans to invade China Posted: 06 Feb 2012 01:58 AM PST Social network would love to tap thatNot content with almost total domination in Western markets, social networking behemoth Facebook could be planning an assault on China if it can just do a deal with the authorities there, its latest regulatory filing has revealed.…
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| New dole system is 'digital by default', like it or not Posted: 06 Feb 2012 01:39 AM PST Claimants who do not comply will be 'nudged' by 'back office' workersUniversal credit – the government's "new and improved" benefits system – will be the first major government service to be digital by default.… |
| Doctors sick of anonymous-coward NHS feedback commentards Posted: 06 Feb 2012 12:58 AM PST Welcome to the internet, docA leading GP has declared that the general public are too rude about doctors on the internet in a complaint that may amuse those of us more familiar with the culture of "Internet feedback".… |
| Huawei-Symantec sneaks out of US back door Posted: 06 Feb 2012 12:29 AM PST Has it been booted out?Huawei-Symantec, the joint venture between Huawei and Symantec, has effectively stopped trading and is leaving the United States.… |
| Hackers may be able to 'outwit' online banking security devices Posted: 06 Feb 2012 12:01 AM PST Investigators probe malware threat to 2-factor authenticationHackers may already able to use malware to outwit the latest generation of online banking security devices, security watchers warn.… |
| MYSTERY as QLogic hurls InfiniBand from train Posted: 05 Feb 2012 11:30 PM PST Reg storage desk baffled in the case of the fibre fracasComment Storage networking and InfiniBand supplier is giving up on InfiniBand and selling that business line to Intel for $125 million.… |
| Indian court grabs back 122 GSM licences from operators Posted: 05 Feb 2012 11:02 PM PST Firms devalue to the tune of $25bnIndia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 2G licences awarded in 2008 were not fairly distributed, and has snatched 122 of them back from the operators who were using them.…
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| EMC crashes the server flash party Posted: 05 Feb 2012 09:01 PM PST Lightning strike with thunder to followThe perfect server flash storm hitting storage arrays has generated EMC's well-signalled Lightning strike; VFCache has arrived, extending FAST technology from the array to the server. Project Thunder is following close behind, promising an EMC server-networked flash array.… |
| CA wins copyright wrangle against ISI Posted: 05 Feb 2012 07:00 PM PST Don't nick the source code kidsComputer Associates has won a protracted legal battle against Sydney based software company Independent Systems Integrators ( ISI).… |
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