21st December 2005 Archive

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Hardware

• Lenovo replaces Big Blue CEO with Dell man Quick switch

Market News

• Ex-Qwest Chief indicted for insider trading Nacchio imbroglio
• Google and AOL cement ad love $1bn buddies
• Laptops to drive PC market forward in 2006 Unit growth strong, sales less so
• Seagate to buy Maxtor Rival acquired for $1.9bn

PC Builder

• PC, CE firms to develop 'unified' display connector DVI + HDMI + HDCP - VGA = UDI

Security

• CAN-SPAM working - FTC US regulator praises junk-busting law
• Hackers download pirate movies onto compromised PCs Mr. Bean features in bizarre botnet attack
• You're infected so pay us to get infested Spyware spam scams dissected

Software

• IBM buys Micromuse Coughs up for multimedia network management
• So what's the business case for Windows Vista? Details uncertain
• Subscriber love drives Red Hat in Q3 Investors applaud
• Tomorrow's paper will be digital Electronic times