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   20 July 2007

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Channel News

     * Tesco beefs up under 20 quid software offering
       Sausages: check, milk: check, word-processing app: check
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/tesco_home_software_apps/

     * Avnet takes HP and IBM chunk out of distie Magirus
       Today Europe, tomorrow, the world...
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/avnet_acquires_magirus_eid/

     * Mobile phones are in the toilet, but no one's complaining
       To subscribe to Channel Register's weekly newsletter - seven days
       of channel news in a single hit - click here.
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/channel_weekly/

     * Apple reclaims US' third biggest PC seller spot
       Tied with Gateway
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/us_pc_sales_q2/

Comms News

     * Sprint boots 200 American patriots for using their phones
       You're not good enough for our 'best' service, soldiers
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/sprint_accuses_soldiers_of_excessive_roaming/

     * When 'God Machines' go back to their maker
       Comment: All that glitters doesn't stay sold
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/god_machine_meets_maker/

     * Digicel seeks legal redress in Caribbean
       Takes Cable & Wireless to UK's High Court
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/digicel_candw/

     * BT feels the need for 50Mb speed
       Telco weighs up broadband options
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/bt_faster_broadband/

     * Motorola discovers cheaper phones lead to lower profits
       Slips to number three in phone rankings
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/motorola_broke_again/

     * Vodafone figures show jump in 3G devices
       Joy at data revenues leap
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/vodanumbers/

     * EU says roaming case is soooo last month
       Vodafone, O2, and T-Mobile escape anti-trust fines
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/vodafone_o2_tmobile_roaming_antitrust/

     * Mobile websites fail to satisfy users
       If you can't buy stuff, is it really m-commerce?
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/mobile_internet_disappointment/

     * AmAze hopes to amaze with free mobile route planning
       Sponsored directions and mapping
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/amaze_for_free/

Developer News

     * Use case style means handbags at 30 paces
       Style is all that matters
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/07/19/use_case_style_wars/

     * Bye bye SaaS, hello PaaS
       Salesforce.com repackages Apex code as developer 'platform'
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/07/19/salesforce_apex_platform/

Hardware News

     * Broadcom signs licensing pact with Verizon
       Income and revenue down, something about an ex-CEO and whores...
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/20/broadcom_inks_contract_with_verizon/

     * Cheap flash sinks SanDisk's profits
       Misty margin-filled memories
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/sandisk_q2_07_earnings/

     * Seagate income soars with $359m tax break
       Strong and confident about disk
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/seagate_q4_o7/

     * AMD parts with profits in Q2
       Must improve
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/amd_q2/

     * Dell paddles 'blade everything' HP
       Jealousy or Simplicity?
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/dell_hp_blade/

Management News

     * Citrix kinda' reports Q2 earnings
       Revenue up 21 per cent, use your imagination from there
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/citrix_q2_07_earnings/

     * Congress sniffing Google-DoubleClick deal
       As FTC probe continues...
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/congress_probes_google_doubleclick_deal/

     * Neteller reaches supergrass agreement with DOJ
       US customers to get money back no later than 30 July
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/neteller_folds_doj/

     * Firms unsure of liability for staff net use
       Prosecuted? Really?
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/chambers_ebusiness_survey/

     * Wall Street forks over Intel's future
       How gross were the margins?
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/intel_q2_margins_divide/

     * ICO creates IT forensics team
       But keeps Focus for complex cases
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/ico_it_forensics/

Music and Media News

     * CD-meets-DVD launched
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/cdvu_plus_launched/

     * European court protects file sharers
       ISPs not obliged to hand over subscriber info
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/courts_protect_filesharers/

     * The Beeb cuts off premium rate phone-in lines
       Inform, educate and rip off
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/bbc_ofcom_phone_ins/

Odds and Sods News

     * eBayer offers a further Enigma
       Brisk bidding for German code machine
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/ebay_enigma_machine/

     * Wikipedia clarifies steam pipe menace
       'They sometimes explode'
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/steam_pipe_menace/

     * Daily Mail slammed for online bingo hypocrisy
       Bonkers for bingo
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/online_bingo_growth/

Reg Hardware News

     * Voodoo's Envy H:171 is more than witchcraft
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/envy_h171/

     * Arcam aims high-end music server at audiophiles
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/arcam_audiophile_music_server/

     * Sainsbury's to hold Medion notebook launch
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/medion_sainsburys/

     * Logic3 i-Station IS10 iPod alarm clock
       Review: It's totally iTune-tastic. Mate.
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/review_logic3_i-station_is10/

     * Nokia offers assistance for unresponsive GPS phones
       Urban canyon? What urban canyon?
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/nokia_launches_a-gps_service/

     * Ducati storage leaves the starting grid
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/ducati_sandisk/

     * Toshiba asks for more batteries back
       Another laptop goes foom
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/toshiba_japan_recalls_batteries/

     * Retailers price up Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/elite_uk_prices/

     * Sony to tune slimline PSP into Japanese TV
       Final Fantasy anniversary handheld coming too
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/psp_slim_tv_tuner/

     * The IBM ThinkPad: 15 years old today
       Forgotten Tech: The iconic black laptop celebrates its birthday
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/19/forgotten_tech_ibm_thinkpad/

Science News

     * DARPA robo-bug to start bugging once bugs are worked out
       Harvard droid prof's flies undone
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/buggy_insect_bot_gets_airborne/

     * Bush to gong top US boffins of 2006
       Five leaders who have, um...led the way
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/gongs_4_boffins/

Security News

     * Governments' systems used to power phishing push
       As US training firm aids penis pill purveyors
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/govt_phishing_hosts/

     * The return of the ransom-ware Trojan
       Malware with menaces
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/ransomware_trojan/

     * 'Mac worm' hacker in death threat farce
       Much ado about malware
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/mac_worm_farce/

     * Security conferences versus practical knowledge
       There needs to be a middle ground
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/security_conferences_practical_knowledge/

     * LMH and InfoSec Sellout unmasked?
       Month of Apple Bugs kingpin comes clean
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/19/lmh_infosec_sellout_unmasked/

Software News

     * Google earnings less astronomical than expected
       CEO blames new employees
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/20/google_second_quarter_earnings/

     * Microsoft grows despite Windows Vista
       Wow not now
       http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/20/microsoft_quarter_vista/

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