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Blog Friday 28/07/2006 Another obituary, I'm afraid. Walking towards the bus stop last night after a pleasant evening sweltering in Soho, I make a detour with half a hope of grabbing a last pint in...
IT journalists to stand for ICANN board
News Two UK technology writers are attempting to wrestle their way onto the body that runs the Internet, on a ticket of openness and accountability
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Apple lends a hand to fundamentalism while Rupert takes the temperature of the healthcare industry's IT, considers how mesh networks could help in a heatwave and laments the passing of a dear friend
Techies teach teachers a lesson
Leader IT and teaching are both undervalued professions. A positive approach makes all the difference
Opera reveals version 10 vision
News The browser company has given a preview of its plans for the next incarnation of Opera, following the recent release of Opera 9
Operators in talks over dual-mode Nokia handset
News As Nokia launches a public trial of its first mass-market GSM/Wi-Fi handset, hints emerge as to which UK operators are lining up to have a play
OpenDocument wins more fans
News Malaysia and Bristol are just two of the latest places to fly the ODF flag
EC rejects mobile broadcasting fears
News The European Commission has rejected claims that proposed broadcasting regulations will hit mobile industry players in the pocket
Industry backs Ofcom call for Wi-Fi boost
News Ofcom's proposal to raise Wi-Fi power limits has met with approval from a major hotzone operator, who says it could help the business case for rural broadband
Microsoft shows off mobile phone-PC prototype
News The software maker is looking at whether it can build a cheap PC for emerging markets by building it into a mobile phone
Ballmer: Software is becoming a service
News Microsoft's chief executive has told Wall Street analysts that the company may not succeed overnight, but it will over time
Online storage service adding a terabyte a week
News The price of online storage is going down, but people are storing more than ever, storage company Streamload says
'Anti-forensic' malware on the rise
News New techniques include 'compression bombs' and stealth technology
Tech heavyweights team up on 3G
News NEC, Matsushita and TI have launched a joint venture that aims to put competitive chips and platforms into 3G handsets
Firefox fixes critical flaws
News Mozilla has launched a new version of its browser after several serious vulnerabilities were discovered
GPL's DRM restrictions are revised
News In a new draft of GPL 3, The Free Software Foundation has toned down its opposition to digital rights management
Google creates open source repository
News New site will give open source developers another place to store their projects
Ballmer: Vista delays won't be repeated
News The five year gap between XP and Vista was a serious mistake, admits Microsoft's chief executive
Intel puts Pentium out to grass
News The Pentium age is finally over as its successor, Core 2 Duo, attracts rave reviews
