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Blog Friday 12/8/2005 California waiting, sang the Kings of Leon in the eponymous rocker. Everything's gotta be just right. I'd tell you the news but nothing's changed. Is this eerily presaging...
Sony reacts quickly to game hack
News One Everquest II server suffered 20 percent inflation in the space of 24 hours after hackers exploited a bug in Sony's code, before being rapidly rolled back
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Honeymonkeys, beards and sandals, search machines and scorching scandals, Microsoft has got it wrong - as eerily presaged in song
Ireland's CIOs not optimistic
News Life's not looking that good for tech in Ireland, with tech spending unlikely to rise commensurately with business overall
DeviceLock 5.7
Review Office notebooks could benefit from DeviceLock's ability to restrict data flowing through USB and other physical ports.
StarOffice 8 release date slips
News Sun claims it is merely a marketing decision, but others suggest the delay is down to bugs in the software
Gaim fixes critical security flaws
News Vulnerabilities in the open source instant-messaging client would allow attackers to crash the application or run malicious code on a user's PC - Gaim 1.5.0 fixes them
Pay attention, Microsoft
Leader Microsoft should concentrate on doing one thing well
HP iPAQ hw6515 Mobile Messenger
Review HP's iPAQ hw6515 Mobile Messenger is potentially a very useful device for mobile professionals, particularly those needing convenient navigation functionality. But its limited battery life and lack...
Amazon spends $40m to make patent case go away
News Days before trial was set to begin, the e-commerce firm has shelled out millions of dollars to settle a software patent dispute
Dell sees money beyond the PC
News ...and beyond the borders of the continental US, as it looks to hit its ambitious $80bn target
It's a high-speed world after all
News Reports indicate that by the end of the decade there will be 300 million users of 3G mobile services and 500 million broadband subscribers globally
Intel prepares to reveal all
News Multicore chips are likely to take centre stage again at IDF later this month
UK failing to fight spam
News Anti-spam campaigners have branded the UK's anti-spam laws 'a waste of time and public money' as the Information Commissioner admits it hasn't prosecuted anyone for sending junk emails
