18th October 2007 Archive

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• Microsoft throws a party for MUC as AC/DC chucks filth off its website To subscribe to Channel Register's weekly newsletter - seven days of channel news in a single hit - click here.

Code

• Sun tries to flex R&D muscle with homegrown package manager Like Linux code but better - grr

Market News

• PC sales boosted by Europe's laptops Steady growth

News

• Developer to demo 400Mbps powerline Ethernet Double today's LAN-over-mains bandwidth
• Intel readies budget dual-core Celerons End of the road for single-core CPUs?
• WD claims highest hard drive density crown 640GB-per-platter drives now possible

On the Job

• MySpace opens up to developers Belated move to counter Facebook

Reseller

• Cantec to click with Irish tech fans? Retailer rebrands as Click.ie
• PC World feels the Vista pinch (again) Profits warning at DSG

Security

• Cafe Latte attack steals credentials from Wi-Fi clients Would you like a corporate login with that espresso?
• Fasthosts customer? Change your password now Updated Police called to major hack
• Home Office minister invites DNA database debate As records hit four million
• PIN patterns go mobile Though shoulder surfing is less of an issue
• Pump-and-dump scammers debut MP3 spam Duff note
• Tibco middleware in zero-day security flap Multicasting migraine
• US phishermen trawl UK waters Phishing forecast sees front moving away from eBay

Servers/Storage

• Avoiding x86 cuts iSCSI cost and watts iStor claims speed record for single-chip iSCSI controller
• Citrix preaches 'second mover advantage' over VMware Analysis Far enough behind to succeed
• Fujitsu punts Fibre storage arrays to SMBs SNW Eternus line hits lower limits

Software

• China hijacks Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! traffic? 'You will use Baidu'