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22 Nov 09
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Apple voids warranties over cigarette smoke, users say No repairs for 'biohazard' Macs
A Mac user claims that Apple voided her warranty and refused to repair her machine because it was "contaminated" with cigarette smoke.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work |
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21 Nov 09
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Triumph in Geneva! LHC beams up and running again Dimensional portal invasion back on track
There were emotional scenes last night at the headquarters of underground international atom-smasher science alliance CERN, as joyful boffins celebrated the successful restarting of the Large Hadron Collider. The... |
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21 Nov 09
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TomTom Start satnav for newbies And map lovers, apparently...
Review TomTom's Start is essentially the satnav specialist's new low-end model. Rather than say so, though, it's not pitching the product on price but for its simplicity. It's a device designed to get you from A to B and... |
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21 Nov 09
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Channel 4 raises Bing word-extinction alarm UK TV channel forecasts end of language
Roll over Wittgenstein, Channel 4 has a bold claim to make, thanks to New Media guru Benjamin Cohen. It's trumpeted in what must be the weirdest press release we've received in years - or at least since the Blooks... |
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21 Nov 09
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FDA takes aim at illegal net pharmacies Please don't feed the spammers
The US Food and Drug Administration said it has completed a sweep of illegal online pharmacies that targeted 136 websites that appeared to be illegally selling drugs to American consumers.…Web threats: Why convention... |
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21 Nov 09
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Blogger outs back-end Google tech 'Super elastic, soft, smooth. Highly absorbent, for you always!'
A Vietnamese blogger has alerted the world to another Google product.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing |
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21 Nov 09
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SQL Server 2008 - from semi-relational to sublime Inside Microsoft's R2 preview
Review SQL Server 2008 R2 is a step closer to reality.…The power of collaboration within unified communications |
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20 Nov 09
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Oman cuffs 212 for selling VoIP calls Net phones verboten
This year, police in the Arab nation of Oman have raided 121 internet cafes throughout the country and arrested 212 people for providing VoIP services, according to a local report.…The power of collaboration within unifi... |
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20 Nov 09
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MySpace makes peace with Indies Merlin deal at last
MySpace Music has settled with one of its fiercest critics, Merlin, settling a 14-month standoff. MySpace - the social networking sensation of 2005 - launched a music portal in September last year, but only with the four major labels.... |
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20 Nov 09
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Hackers free Snow Leopard from Jobsian cage Apple Atomness restored
Snow Leopard users are once again free to run the Apple operating system on hardware with Atom processors, courtesy of hackers in Russia.…The power of collaboration within unified communications |
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20 Nov 09
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IBM chase HP (and Sun) with tiny mem prices AIX pipeline lubrication
In an effort to boost the amount of money that IBM is getting from competitive takeouts of Unix systems from Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems, Big Blue has taken a sharp machete to the memory prices on its Power Systems,... |
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20 Nov 09
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Sony demos monster 3D TV 280in 'wall' made from 70 28in sets
What better way to prove your commitment to the 3D TV market than showing off a big, massive whopping 280in 3D-capable TV? That seems to Sony’s opinion, anyway.… |
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20 Nov 09
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Apple cult leader emails outside world 11 words from the Messiah's Jesus phone
Apple cult leader Steve Jobs has communicated with the outside world.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work |
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20 Nov 09
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Microsoft Silverlight - now with hidden Windows bias So much for cross-platform
PDC Silverlight 4.0 was the big hit at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (PDC) this week. "I can see that Silverlight is the future of Windows client development" one attendee told me.…Web threats: Why convention... |
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20 Nov 09
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Potty-mouths charged for Comcast hijack Destination '69 dick tard lane'
The potty-mouthed hackers who hijacked Comcast's domain name for several hours last year were charged with intentionally damaging a protected computer system.…What is your recession sales strategy? |
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20 Nov 09
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Nvidia previews next-gen Fermi GPUs The supermodels of HPC: hot, and worth it
SC09 Graphics chip maker and soon-to-be big-time HPC player Nvidia raised the curtain a little higher on its next-generation of graphics co-processors at the SC09 supercomputing trade show in Portland, Oregon,... |
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20 Nov 09
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Asus intros netbook with desktop CPU Category killer?
Asus has once again extended it Eee PC netbook range, this time with a machine that not only includes Nvidia's Ion graphics but also a dual-core Atom processor - a desktop chip, to be precise.… |
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20 Nov 09
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ISPA slams Mandy's copyright land grab Someone tell Lord Sith about encryption
Claims from minister Stephen Timms this morning that the Digital Economy Bill has widespread support have been thrown into question, after the Internet Service Providers Association insisted it is strongly opposed... |
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20 Nov 09
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Nokia swings axe again Suffers from arrested development
Nokia is streamlining again, this time to the tune of 230 employees in Finland and another 100 in Copenhagen.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing |
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20 Nov 09
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Lawyers pursue banned Xbox Live gamers Anti-Microsoft class action in the offing?
Are you an Xbox 360 owner recently banned from Xbox Live? Has the ban left you feeling short changed? Perhaps you’ve experienced other console problems as a result of the ban? If you can answer 'yes' to any ... |
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20 Nov 09
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QinetiQ mail virus patent attracts barbs Looks a bit familiar
An anti-virus expert has poured cold water on a patent from British technology firm QinetiQ that supposedly offers a new technique for tackling malicious email attachments.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud |
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20 Nov 09
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Oracle begs EC for more time Commission extends deadline
The European Competition Commission is extending the deadline set for Oracle to provide evidence that its proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems will not damage competition for European consumers.…The power of collaborati... |
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20 Nov 09
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VTOL gyro-copter flying car mates with killer robot Droid jump-choppers to be offered to military
A flying-car company which has struggled for 15 years to win acceptance for its radical gyrocopter/aeroplane technology may have finally broken through into the mainstream. It was announced this week that... |
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20 Nov 09
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Skinny Acer notebook delivers six-day battery life Just ask Windows 7
Acer appears to have found a solution to notebook users' battery life woes. Its Aspire Timeline 1810TZ apparently delivers a 10x improvement in runtime when compared to other thin'n'light laptops equipped with six-cell lithium-ion... |
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20 Nov 09
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Wrecking CRU: hackers cause massive climate data breach Secretive scientists' source code goes walkabout
The University of East Anglia has confirmed that a data breach has put a large quantity of emails and other documents from staff at its Climate Research Unit online. CRU is one of the three leading climate... |
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20 Nov 09
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LHC dimensional apocalypse from midnight: Your thoughts Aliens, gov planetbuster boffins, many others write in
Well, this is it. In the early hours of tomorrow morning, scientists at the controls of titanic machines situated in mighty hollowed-out caverns and tunnels deep beneath Switzerland will begin to... |
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20 Nov 09
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Riverbed going virtually into public cloud Virtual Steelhead speeds iSCSI WAN traffic
WAN optimiser Riverbed has announced virtual Steelhead for the cloud and a way to speed up iSCSI data traffic.…The power of collaboration within unified communications |
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20 Nov 09
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Ricoh CX2 super-zoom compact camera Clever capture modes, but what about the video?
Review It doesn’t seem five minutes since we looked at the CX1 – well, back in April actually – so it’s quite surprise to find that Ricoh has already launched its successor, the CX2. Again, t... |
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20 Nov 09
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Vampires not good role models for Catholics, declares Vatican Deplores use of 'extremes' to make a point
The Vatican has come out against vampirical toothy teen book'n'movie series Twilight, dismissing the epic girl loves vampire, girl loses vampire, girl becomes vampire cycle as a "deviant moral vacuum".…Ca... |
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20 Nov 09
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MS denies Win 7 backdoor rumours Oooh, spooky!
Microsoft has once again denied rumours that it built a backdoor into Windows 7.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work |
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20 Nov 09
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Ballmer waxes lyrical about Windows 7 double bubble sales Shy about numbers, mind
Microsoft’s shouty boss Steve Ballmer made a few big noises about Windows 7 sales yesterday, by declaring it was jumping off retail shelves at twice the level of its unloved Vista operating system.… |
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20 Nov 09
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The pros and cons of business application packages It's all about horses for courses
Poll Results Whether to build or buy, that is the question? Well, it is for many when it comes to business applications. It's a topic on which we asked for your feedback as part of our latest workshop, and over 100 of you... |
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20 Nov 09
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Yank objects to Reg cherry-popping headline 'Find another line of work, like as a Hooters waitress'
Vulture Central's Kelly Fiveash has until now kept a pretty low profile, avoiding the kind of flak which regularly peppers our inboxes as indignant readers vent their spleen and propel steam from... |
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20 Nov 09
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Auction's over for Skype eBay rid of troublesome VoIP biz
The saga of eBay's sale of Skype is over - Silver Lake, Joltid Limited and other partners are now the proud owners of the VoIP provider.…The power of collaboration within unified communications |
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20 Nov 09
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Datacentre black box recorder gets take-off cash $9m series B funding round
Axxana - the startup manufacturing the Phoenix RP black box data centre data recorder which can withstand a jumbo jet crash - has just received $9m in a funding round to help it take off.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legola... |
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20 Nov 09
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2pm GMT today: El Reg Unified Comms webcast Feeding back the Reg readers survey
Tune in from 2pm GMT today as El Reg's expert panel unveild the findings of our Unified Comms study and responds live Reg reader questions .…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work |
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20 Nov 09
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US forces developing 'miniature weapons' for killer robots Phantom Works pocket missile ideal for 'suburban combat'
US Air Force boffinry chiefs have decided to spend as much as $7m developing "miniature weapons" for use by killer robots in the Wars On Stuff.…The power of collaboration within unifi... |
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20 Nov 09
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Database anonymity at risk, warns researcher Prof Ohm resists data safety claims
People might be more identifiable than previously thought from supposedly anonymised information contained in large databases, according to a technology law expert. New research recommends that privacy practices and... |
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20 Nov 09
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Filesharing laws to hit websites and newsgroups too Mandelson to 'future-proof' P2P restrictions
The government is planning to award itself powers to change copyright law almost at will, in expectation that new anti-peer-to-peer laws will drive infringement to other services such as Rapidshare and... |
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20 Nov 09
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Asus serves up Windows 7 Home Server box 2TB of on-board storage - add more using eSata
Asus has taken the wraps off a home server build out of an Atom processor and up to 2TB of internal storage.…What is your recession sales strategy? |
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20 Nov 09
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ACPO proposes new domestic violence database Fears over unsubstantiated and malicious allegations
The latest wheeze to emerge from ACPO and the Home Office is yet another new law and order database – this one including individuals who are unconvicted, but against whom there exist unsubstantiat... |
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20 Nov 09
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PS3 to go 3D in 2010, says Sony Specs at the ready
Sony has formally announced plans to bring true 3D gaming to the PlayStation 3.… |
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20 Nov 09
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MS discovers flaw in Google plug-in for IE Google whacked
Microsoft has helped discover a flaw in the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users.…The power of collaboration within unified communications |
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20 Nov 09
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Humax Freeview HD set-top box to debut 'early 2010' Ahead of the rest?
Just days after Register Hardware was told by telly chiefs that no Freeview HD kit will be available in the UK ahead of the service’s switch-on next month, manufacturer Humax has announced the impending launch of its first Freevi... |
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20 Nov 09
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Mandelson to get Nominet reform powers Just in case
Ministers have revealed new legislation that will allow the government to take over and reform Nominet, following a boardroom battle over the .uk registry's future.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing |
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20 Nov 09
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Where is server virtualisation taking us? Crossing the virtual chasm
Lab No, no, not the v word...! There are few topics that have garnered as much interest recently as virtualisation. And that’s not just coming from us – the level of feedback we get on this is head and shoulders above many o... |
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20 Nov 09
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Taiwanese sex scammer's net double is NYC model 'Shocked' Richie Kul expresses dismay to El Reg
The news this week that a 55-year-old bald and "physically unattractive" Taiwanese man had posed online as a "youthful male model" to convince up to 20 women to have sex with his ailing father - who was... |
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20 Nov 09
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Ubuntu in truffle shuffle with Chrome OS 'Sloth love Chunk'
Ubuntu’s commercial sponsor Canonical revealed late yesterday that it has been working with Google on its Chrome OS platform since before Mountain View announced its game-changing plans in July this year.…Case Study: WhatsUp k... |
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20 Nov 09
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Amazon punters go mad for 'Laptop Steering Wheel Desk' 'A total lifesaver', enthuses satisfied customer
Amazon customers have gone absolutely mad for the AutoExec WM-01 Wheelmate Steering Wheel Desk Tray, which "attaches to your steering wheel for easy access to a writing and drink storage... |
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20 Nov 09
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US immigration dodge is permanent Global Entry forever
Janet Napolitano, boss of US Homeland Security, is making the Global Entry system - a quicker way through customs and border control - permanent.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work |
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