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Blog Friday 25/8/2006 On Monday, I wrote a piece about Steorn, a rather peculiar outfit from Dublin which claims to have discovered a way to produce free energy. This isn't the first time I've come...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Odd things in the air in Holloway and something fishy in Dublin? Rupert and his robot nose get to work
Massachusetts ODF plan will use Office plug-in
News State will use a Microsoft Office plug-in, as it implements OpenDocument as its default document format
Assaulting the battery conspiracy
Leader Another massive battery recall begs the questions of why and how things will get better. If the industry can't regain our trust, the regulators will do it for them
HP keeps grip on European server market
News Latest server figures contain good news for many major vendors, but more gloom for the Itanium
iSoft admits to huge losses
News Software developer has recorded losses of more than £300m, as doubts grow over its involvement in the NHS IT project
Four in 10 homes have no Web access
News Government statistics reveal that a digital divide still exists, with around a third of households lacking Internet connectivity
Microsoft gets ready for IE7 release
News Release Candidate 1 is being made available for free download as the final release draws closer
Intel Wi-Fi software is flawed
News A software update for Intel wireless hardware can hog PC memory, but a fix is being made available
Microsoft fixes faulty IE patch
News An revised version of the patch has been released, repairing a serious security flaw introduced by the original
Sony: Apple and Dell recalls are the last
News After two major recalls of laptop batteries, Sony is assuring customers that no other PC manufacturer will be affected
