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"Biting the hand that feeds IT"

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Aug 1 2010
8:24am		Aussie broadband is slower than a slow thing in a slow town
Slower than New Zealand So Australia is building a superfast fibre to the home (FTTH) national broadband network and not a minute too soon.…... more
Jul 31 2010
8:09pm		Reg Hardware Reviews Digest
Another chance to see our reviews from the last week In the past seven days, Reg Hardware reviewed many products from the worlds of consumer electronics, photography, gaming, mobile communications and information technology.…Free On-Demand Webcast ... more
Jul 31 2010
8:08pm		iPhone 4: And now we are 3 (Mobile)
Cheap deals for all 3 Mobile is shipping iPhone 4 today - along with T-Mobile UK, it was the last UK network to announce availability.…... more
Jul 31 2010
6:02pm		Sony Bravia KDL-32NX503 32in LCD TV
Smaller sized set with big screen extras Review Monolithic is a desirable word, unless it’s applied to small things like a mobile phone, a peanut, a shrew. So does it fit a flatscreen TV, especially one at the lower end of screen sizes deemed suitable for a living room?…... more
Jul 31 2010
6:02pm		Disney throws $763m at social gaming
Getting animated about Facebook Disney has thrown over three quarters of a billion dollars to bring it up to Goliath status in the online gaming world, acquiring two and a half year old Playdom, which offers games for social networks – the new buzz... more
Jul 31 2010
12:29pm		Social-engineering contest reveals secret BP info
Hacking human gullibility at Defcon Defcon A hacker competition that challenges contestants to trick employees of large companies into divulging potentially sensitive information aims to show how human gullibility is the biggest security vulnerabilit... more
Jul 31 2010
11:19am		'Death to browsers!' cries Apple mobile-app patent
The camel's nose under Google's tent A trio of Apple filings seek to patent mobile-application "systems and methods" for travel and online shopping — and to move us three steps closer to a Google-free world.…... more
Jul 31 2010
10:18am		Microsoft gets dirty with Gmail cloud cash fight
Dressing up what you kill Microsoft is so committed to the cloud that it's throwing everything at rivals like Google to crack open the door on sales and gain momentum online.…Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff... more
Jul 31 2010
8:21am		RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad*
* - offensive humor may vary BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is preparing to launch an iPad competitor in November, and it will be called the BlackPad, according to a report citing two people familiar with the company's plans.…... more
Jul 31 2010
5:47am		AMD, GlobalFoundries, and the Intel gap
Gate not closing When AMD spin-off GlobalFoundries broke ground on its fab in upstate New York last year, the chip manufacturer boasted it was "closing the gap" on Intel. "We were a year behind Intel at the 45nm node, and that difference will be cut ... more
Jul 31 2010
5:36am		Boffins authenticate Apple 'Antennagate'
Judas Phone 'death grip' proven fatal More evidence has surfaced that Apple's beleaguered Judas Phone does, indeed, have serious reception challenges — and today's facts and figures come from a sophisticated source.…... more
Jul 31 2010
5:27am		MS preps emergency patch for Windows shortcut peril
Attacks on rise Warning of an uptick in attacks, Microsoft plans to issue an emergency update to patch a critical Windows vulnerability that hackers are exploiting to seize control of PCs.…... more
Jul 31 2010
5:06am		Microsoft cries foul on Yahoo!-Google Japan deal
Hunts down Japanese FTC Microsoft will try to stop Yahoo! from hooking up with Google in Japan.…Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff... more
Jul 31 2010
2:04am		3D Dot Game Heroes
The closest you’ll get to Zelda without dusting off your NES? Review Feeling nostalgic for 8-bit gaming? Then 3D Dot Game Heroes will, no doubt, satisfy. There’s no need to drag out your NES as this square-edged upstart hails from the land of Son... more
Jul 31 2010
2:03am		Microsoft Street Slide: Street View done properly
Take a peep Leaving aside the creepy privacy aspects, Street View is one of Google's most valuable services. The ability to familiarise yourself with somewhere strange, before you arrive, is genuinely useful.…... more
Jul 31 2010
1:59am		Futurologist defends 'malevolent dust' warning
Dust up over supposed evil particles A futurologist has defended his controversial warning that "smart dust" is liable to become a future information stealing threat.…... more
Jul 31 2010
1:23am		Unisys floats mainframe cloud
A ClearPath to the development skies A mainframe cloud may seem oxymoronic like a lead Zeppelin ("a" included on purpose), or intuitively obvious (given the virtualization and metering capabilities that have been in mainframes for decades). But Unisy... more
Jul 31 2010
1:13am		BlueArc gets extra greenbacks
$20 million BlueArc, the hardware-accelerated NAS array supplier startup, has pocketed another $20m in a seventh funding round, taking total funding to around $225m.…... more
Jul 31 2010
1:02am		US law to neuter libel tourism
Render foreign beatdowns unenforceable The US House of Representatives has passed a law which will render libel rulings from the English courts unenforceable there. The bill has already been passed by the Senate and will go to US President Barack Oba... more
Jul 31 2010
1:01am		UK supermarket starts contactless payments
No touching Spar is going contactless, attracted by the four pence per transaction the company could save by not asking shoppers for their PINs.…... more

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