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Sun to support AMP plus Linux

Money talks

OSCON Sun Microsystems is putting the "L" back into LAMP with plans to support customers running the open-source Apache, MySQL and Perl or PHP (AMP) stack on Linux.…

Google unfurls less laughable Wikipedia

Knol is short for knowledge - honest

Google has unleashed its Wikipedia killer.…

San Francisco sysadmin stays in jail for now

Parts of city network still locked out

The sysadmin accused of hijacking San Francisco's network may have surrendered the passwords needed to regain control of key parts of the system, but the move hasn't gotten anyone very far. A judge has refused to lower his $5m bail, and officials say they are still locked out of some portions of the network.…

Amazon leaps tall buildings, scoffs at maimed economies

'Bellwether we're not'

Has Amazon noticed a drop in consumer confidence? Don't even ask the question.…

UK ISPs agree to menace their filesharing users

But menace them with what?

Six UK ISPs are to start sending out menacing letters to hundreds of thousands of suspected music pirates as part of a government plan to tackle illegal filesharing, the BBC reports. The deal and the names of the six are due to be unveiled on Thursday, and the ISPs are also said to have committed "to develop legal music services."…

EMC Q2 coffers full, but outlook half-empty

Fights demands to spin VMware

Storage titan EMC enjoyed a solid second quarter this year, although you wouldn't guess it by the company's mournful outlook.…

Seattle Spam King Dark Mailer faces 47-month sentence

From the penthouse to the Big House

One of the world's most prolific spammers has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $708,000 in income for blasting out tens of millions of unwanted emails.…

Sabre-rattling Europe threatens US diplomats with visas

Be nice to our huddled masses, or else

The European Commission has threatened action against US diplomats and service personnel if there's no movement from the United States on visa-free travel this year. Citizens of 12 EU member states currently require visas when travelling to the US, and according to the Commission no tangible progress has been made in talks to change this, "despite all efforts of the Commission and individual member states."…

Re-jigged Intel mobile Linux stack dumps Ubuntu

Nothing personal, just no developers

OSCON Intel's project to put a Linux and open source stack on mobile devices is getting overhauled to attract developer support, having failed to generate much interest.…

North Americans just don't steal handsets, apparently...

Rogers dodgers

Back in 2005, when he lost his three-day-old Motorola v 635, Pete Gillespie immediately phoned his cell provider, Canada's Rogers Wireless. Among other things, he urged the cellco giant to blacklist the phone's IMEI number so that miscreants couldn't reconnect his $600 purchase to the Canadian airwaves. But the company said it didn't do such things.…

BBC Technology
Net firms in music pirates deal
Six of the UK's biggest net providers have signed up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.
Manned spaceship design unveiled
The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.
MySpace signs up to OpenID scheme
Members of the social networking site could soon be using their login details to access lots of other sites.
Family lose Narnia web name fight
An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name.
'Spying' requests exceed 500,000
More than 500,000 official "spying" requests for private communications data were made last year, a report says.
Sky launches net music service
The satellite TV firm teams up with Universal Music to offer downloads for a monthly fee.
Disappointing results from Yahoo
Yahoo reports an 18% fall in three month profits in a period when it was fighting off a bid from Microsoft.
Apple sees profits beat forecast
US technology giant Apple sees profits beat forecasts, but its shares fall as it warns of slower earnings ahead.
Tiscali accuses BT of defamation
Tiscali has issued legal proceedings against BT after it sent letters to its customers.
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E3: Best in show
Which games stood out at the E3 show in LA?
Classic cuts
Charity unites retro game fans
Oyster card hack to be published
A Dutch judge rules that details of how to copy Oyster cards can be published.
Net TV technology seeks testers
A European project to create net TV technology is looking for help testing its prototype program.
Yahoo strikes deal with Icahn
Yahoo reaches an agreement with the activist investor Carl Icahn that will stop him trying to replace its board.
Facebook challenges German rival
Germany's Studivz says the intellectual property dispute that Facebook has brought against it is without merit.
Google 'UK's top consumer brand'
Internet giant Google becomes the UK's top brand for the first time, according to a survey of consumers.
'No decision' on giant database
No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.
Computer mouse faces extinction
Gestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner.
Robots scale new heights
Wall-climbing robots have been developed by scientists in America using the same principles behind electrostatics that make balloons stick to ceilings after being rubbed.
Farewell Mr Gates
The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft
Behind the scenes of Firefox 3.0
Behind the scenes at the Mozilla Foundation
Real racing in the virtual world
How gamers may soon be able to race against top F1 drivers in real time from the comfort of their living room.
Yahoo goes back to its roots
For millions of people worldwide Yahoo remains synonymous with the internet itself, but after Microsoft walked away from buying the firm what does the future hold?
Making punishment fit the crime
Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers.
Closing the Gates after Bill
Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era
Changing the way we think
Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think
Virgin territory for ISPs
Bill Thompson believes Virgin Media has decided it likes record companies more than its customers.
Trade agreement could hit privacy
Internet law professor Michael Geist examines implications of new anti-counterfeiting agreement.
Why the future is in your hands
The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it.
The mobile future is calling
Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone's phone.
Google bets on Android future
Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.
Pupils reveal mobile snapshot
Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC's School Report project.
Nokia morphs itself from within
Future directions in computing
A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.
Getting more from Moore's Law
A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.
Cleaning up in 'fab world'
A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.
The man behind Moore's Law
BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.
NYT Technology
Strong Quarter for Sales at Amazon
The online retailer Amazon.com reported that net income for the second quarter more than doubled on strong sales.

Earnings Rose at AT&T, but Revenue Misses Forecast
AT&T said its second-quarter earnings rose 30 percent, but its revenue missed analysts’ estimates.

Qualcomm and Nokia Settle Patent Dispute
Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia can use all of Qualcomm’s patents in its mobile phones and network equipment, and in return it agreed not to use its patents against Qualcomm.

Phone Giants Fight to Keep Subscribers
Telecommunication companies in the U.S. have to juggle the financial effect of customers dropping their landlines, and increased competition between wireless operators.

Bits: Wikipedia, Meet Google’s Knol
After seven months of testing, Google rolls out Knol, a service that has been described as a Wikipedia killer. Read about it on Wikipedia.

Bits: Sugar Leaves the NBC Suite
Sugar Inc., the women’s blog network, has ended its advertising partnership with NBC Universal and taken its ad sales in-house. That leaves a gap in NBC’s women’s blog network.

Talk of Chief’s Health Weighs on Apple’s Share Price
Despite reassurances that he is cancer free four years after he was treated for pancreatic cancer, analysts are worried that Steven P. Jobs might be sick again.

Bits: Facebook Developers Conference
Live blogging from Facebook’s annual developer conference in San Francisco.

EMC Profit Rises on Overseas Growth
EMC, the world’s biggest maker of corporate storage equipment, posted higher profit as international sales grew 27 percent and U.S. sales rose 10 percent.

Yahoo’s Revenue Rises a Bit, but Profit Falls 18%
Yahoo said that its revenue in the second quarter grew a sluggish 6 percent from the same period a year earlier as profits fell.

Bits: European V.C. Firm Arrives Stateside
European venture capital firm Wellington Partners has opened a Silicon Valley office to help its investors and entrepreneurs bridge the cultural divide.

Loss at E*Trade Is Bigger Than Expected
E*Trade posted a net loss of $94.6 million, or 19 cents a share, in contrast to a profit of $159.1 million, or 37 cents a share, a year earlier.

Vodafone Cuts Revenue Forecast
Vodafone, the world’s largest cellphone operator, said it was cutting its revenue forecast for the year to around $79.6 billion, the lower end of its previous estimate.

Schwab Names Chief to Succeed Founder
The nation’s largest discount brokerage Charles Schwab said that it had appointed Walter W. Bettinger II as president and chief executive, to succeed its founder.

Lexmark Profit Up Despite Lower Sales
The company said that its second-quarter net income rose 30 percent from the same period a year earlier while inkjet printer sales fell 49 percent.

TiVo and Amazon Team Up
The two companies want to turn the television remote control into a tool for buying the products being advertised and promoted on commercials and talk shows.

Yahoo Deal Wards Off Proxy Fight
Yahoo’s board and management earned a reprieve after a weekend deal ended a bruising and acrimonious fight for control of the company with Carl C. Icahn.

As Travel Costs Rise, More Meetings Go Virtual
As travel costs rise and airlines cut back service, companies large and small are rethinking the face-to-face meeting -- and business travel as well.

After Strong Quarter, Apple Signals Changes in Its Prices
Apple, the third-largest personal computer maker in the United States, continued to benefit from the significant market share gains of its Macintosh computer line.

Texas Instruments Disappoints and Predicts Weak 3rd Quarter
The chipmaker posted lower quarterly profit and revenue as growth in analog chips was offset by weakness in its wireless chip business.

If You Have a Problem, Ask Everyone
Would-be innovators can sign up online to compete for prizes for solving diverse problems from around the world in a variety of disciplines.

Brocade to Buy Network Firm
Brocade said the deal was more about growth than cost savings, and that it would provide a broader range of networking technologies to support increasing Web traffic.

Bits: Microsoft Tries to Polish Vista
Microsoft is said to be starting an expensive campaign to reassure consumers that its Vista operating system isn’t all that bad.

Yahoo! Technology
Top online, Windows exec to depart Microsoft (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. says the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company.
Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks (AP)

Sara Loughran, a 24-year-old graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, talks on her cell phone while waiting for a bus on campus in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute released a memo advising faculty and staff to limit cell phone use because of 'the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use' to cancer and other possible health problems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.


Amazon profit doubles, beats estimates (AP)

A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008. Amazon.com will report second-quarter results later Wednesday. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES)AP - Amazon.com Inc. showed that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting Wednesday that its second-quarter profits more than doubled and surpassed analyst expectations. The Internet retailer also raised full-year revenue projections.


Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights (AP)
AP - Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of the 100 most technologically significant new products.
Accenture offers software to 'green' a business (CNET)
CNET - Consulting firm Accenture released software on Wednesday built to help companies improve energy efficiency and reduce waste. The Accenture Green Technology Suite measures the "green" aspects of a corporation's information technology practices, data centers, and office operations.
Report: Microsoft Online Chief Leaves for Juniper Networks (PC World)
PC World - Kevin Johnson, the man behind Microsoft's failed bid to buy Yahoo, is leaving, the Wall Street Journal reported.
iPhone vulnerable to phishing attacks (CNET)

A new Apple iPhone 3G in midtown Manhattan, New York on July 11. The computer giant has reported its third-quarter profits topped a billion dollars on strong sales of its computers, iPods, and iPhones(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)CNET - Security researcher Aviv Raff said on Wednesday that the iPhone's Mail and Safari applications are prone to URL spoofing and could allow phishing attacks against iPhone users.


Qualcomm posts quarterly profit, revenue rises (Reuters)
Reuters - Mobile phone chip and technology supplier Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday posted a profit for its fiscal third quarter and revenue rose amid increasing demand for phones with high-speed Web links.
Drizzle Project Plans a Stripped-Down MySQL (PC World)
PC World - A new open source project is develoing a new micro-kernel database based on MySQL, targeted at large-scale Web applications.
Top Microsoft executive to leave company (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft's largest business division who spearheaded the company's pursuit of Yahoo Inc , is leaving the software maker.
Waiters pick up part of LongHorn's labor costs (AP)

A Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant is seen Monday, July 21, 2008, in Hamilton, N.J. After Darden Restaurants Inc. bought LongHorn for $1.19 billion in October, it instituted what it calls 'a more disciplined' tip-sharing plan — a policy servers say is cutting their earnings. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - With the cost of everything from air conditioning to whipped cream rising, many restaurants have been raising prices. LongHorn Steakhouse is passing on part of the tab to its servers.


'Watchmen' video game will prequel film (AP)
AP - "Watchmen" is already getting a prequel — and the film's not out until next year.