2007 April: Computing
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François-Henri Briard, A costly and suspect offensive; Europe vs. Microsoft, IHT, 2007 April 27 (could we be seeing an attempt by the EC to shake down a successful American company in order to create freely available public property out of valuable proprietary technology?)
Jack Schofield, Microsoft pits its Silverlight against all Adobe's Flash, Guardian, 2007 April 26 (this is simply the thin end of a very ambitious wedge that could transform website development and enable a new generation of rich internet applications that work both online and on the desktop)
Charges brought over Apple shares, BBC, 2007 April 24 (civil charges have been brought against a former manager at tech giant Apple over her role in the alleged fraudulent award of share options to bosses)
Kevin J O'brien, Microsoft defends royalties in bid to avoid EU fine, IHT, 2007 April 23 (Tom Brookes, a Microsoft spokesman in Brussels, said the U.S. software maker had filed its response to the commission's March 1 charge that the world's largest software maker was violating a 2004 order to share at "reasonable terms" confidential computer code so competitors could design software that worked seamlessly with Microsoft computer servers)
John Naughton, Aw, shucks: Microsoft is standing up for the little guys, Observer, 2007 April 22 (Microsoft's anti-trust whinge is a symptom of the software giant's inability to deal with the threat from Google)
Global mobile phone growth slows, BBC, 2007 April 20 (growth in world mobile phone shipments slowed in the first three months of 2007, led by Motorola)
Microsoft aims to double PC base, BBC, 2007 April 19 (Microsoft software will sell for just $3 in some parts of the world in an attempt to double the number of global PC users)
Charles Arthur, Bigger proves better as Sony drops 20GB PlayStation 3 in the US, Guardian, 2007 April 19 (larger drives more popular, but UK sales keep falling as Nintendo's Wii stays on top)
Steve Lohr, IBM strategy shift pays off, IHT, 2007 April 18 (IBM reported solid gains in quarterly profit and modest growth in revenue Tuesday, as the company's strategic shift toward higher-margin software and services makes gradual progress)
Price cuts continue to hurt Intel, BBC, 2007 April 17 (Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, sees its latest revenues fall 1% as it continues a bruising price war)
PlayStation creator to cut jobs, BBC, 2007 April 18 (Sony's game unit is to cut its European workforce, but says this is unrelated to sales of the Playstation 3)
Asher Moses, Google targets PowerPoint, The Age, 2007 April 18 (the days of Microsoft being able to charge up to $1150 for its Office software suite may be numbered)
Sun Microsystems: Expanding its universe,Economist, 2007 April 14 (after a year under its new boss, the computer-maker is bouncing back)
Sony profit to rise 'sixfold', BBC, 2007 April 13 (shares in Sony hit a five-year high after a newspaper predicts a sixfold leap in the tech firm's profits this year)
Justin McCurry, Sony boss says revival far from complete, Guardian, 2006 April 17 ('my worst nightmare is complacency,' he says ahead of the world premiere of Spider-Man 3)
Sun Microsystems: Expanding its universe, Economist, 2007 April 14 (after a year under its new boss, the computer-maker is bouncing back)
More outsourcing boosts Infosys, BBC, 2007 April 13 (the continuing global outsourcing boom helps India's Infosys report a 70% leap in quarterly profits)
Andrew Clark, iPod sales top 100m, Guardian, 2007 April 10 (the international spread of 'poddism' passed a significant milestone with the sale of the hundred millionth iPod)
Ian Porter, Car computers could help in traffic control, The Age, 2007 April 17 (cars could soon automatically report traffic congestion and the location of potholes, as traffic authorities move to take advantage of the computer power built into them)
Garry Barker, A bunch of old MUGs, The Age, 2007 April 10 (computer club officials say their members are getting greyer and fewer in number as home computers become steadily more common and treated more like the telephone: always there, always on)
Laptop health risk warning, The Age, 2007 April 29 (kids should be discouraged from putting laptops on their lap when using wireless internet connections because of potential health risks from emissions)
John Markoff, Two high-end servers signal a new era in computing, IHT, 2007 April 26 (Sun Microsystems and IBM on Thursday were introducing specialized high-end server systems that provide fresh evidence of a new era in computing)
Clint Boulton, IBM still a Fan of Tape, Internet News, 2007 April 24 (despite rumors of its demise in favor of disk, tape storage is still a highly valued medium for backup, archiving and compliance, which is why LTO 4 drives are so highly anticipated by customers trying to temper the data explosion)
Chips stack up in third dimension, BBC, 2007 April 12 (IBM says it will start to produce ultra efficient "multi-storey" chips to power the next generation of computers)
AP, Back by popular demand: Windows XP, The Age, 2007 April 20 (Dell gives home PC buyers the option of choosing between Microsoft's older operating system and Windows Vista)
Kate Bevan, Hasta la Vista? Long delays for promised OS upgrade, Guardian, 2007 April 19 (thousands of customers worldwide are still waiting for the replacements offered for Windows XP)
Leopard delayed by Apple iPhone, BBC, 2007 April 13 (the demands of the Apple iPhone have forced a delay to the next version of the OS X operating system)
Windows XP to be retired in 2008, BBC, 2007 April 13 (from early 2008 PC owners will only be able to get Windows Vista on their new machine)
Andrew Brown, Opinion: Read me first, Guardian, 2007 April 12 (why Linux is the perfect system for people who hate computers)
Microsoft fixes 'critical' flaws, BBC, 2007 April 11 (Windows users are being urged to get hold of the latest security updates to keep their PCs protected)
Michael Cross, Bad maps are key factor in farming fiasco, Guardian, 2007 April 19 (farmers down £20m through fudged implementation; what lessons can be learned?)
Simon Bowers and John Carvel, MPs condemn £12bn upgrade of NHS computer network, Guardian, 2007 April 17 (modernisation drive risks failure, says committee; independent review urged of three key contractors)
David Smith, This week we want to know all about . . . Biopasswords, Observer, 2007 April 22 (one of the tribulations of internet life is password fatigue; an American company called Biopassword claims to have a simple solution)
Martin Wainwright, Talking CCTV cameras accuse wrong person, Guardian, 2007 April 12 (Britain's talking CCTV cameras are to issue their first apology for embarrassing a blameless passerby)
Stephen Manning, Security cameras get eyes, brains, The Age, 2007 April 12 (cameras are learning to interpret your moves)
Patrick Gray, Crash strike caution, The Age, 2007 April 10 (the pervasive use of off-the-shelf IT in national defence may pose a nightmarish security risk, former White House staffer Richard A. Clarke says)
AP, HD DVD, Blu-ray security compromised, The Age, 2007 April 10 (the group behind security measures for next-generation DVDs said on Monday it had fixed a leak that allowed hackers to discover the keys for unlocking movies on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs)
Mouse brain simulated on computer, BBC, 2007 April 27 (half a virtual mouse brain has been built on a supercomputer)
Stephen Moss, 'He attacked the keyboard', Guardian, 2007 April 30 (blind and brain-damaged, Derek Paravicini is a musical marvel, able to play back any tune after one listen; stardom beckons - but is he ready for it?)
John Sterlicchi, Now legal immigrants fluster US politicians, Guardian, 2007 April 27 (while Washington grapples with what to do with an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, technocrats led by Bill Gates are calling for up to 180,000 foreign IT workers a year to be granted visas)
Justin Norrie, A nation's youth all thumbs with PCs, The Age, 2007 April 14 (relying solely on mobile phones, young Japanese are losing computer skills)
Ian Hardy, Web 2.0 wave starts to take hold, BBC, 2007 April 20 (software which is mainly stored on PC operating systems is increasingly moving online)
Blackberry reveals failure cause, BBC, 2007 April 20 (Blackberry maker RIM says an insufficiently tested software upgrade was the cause of its network failure)
Asher Mose, Google targets PowerPoint, The Age, 2007 April 18 (the days of Microsoft being able to charge up to $1150 for its Office software suite may be numbered)
John Markoff, Two high-end servers signal a new era in computing, IHT, 2007 April 26 (Sun Microsystems and IBM on Thursday were introducing specialized high-end server systems that provide fresh evidence of a new era in computing)
AFP, Army's game plan draws flak, The Age, 2007 April 23 (critics slam US Army over deal to sponsor a computer war game channel, charging that real war is no game)
Alexander Gambotto-Burke, The hard-thought race for intelligent gaming, Guardian, 2007 April 19 (artificial intelligence is the holy grail for game designers)
Eric Pfanner, From reality TV, video games, IHT, 2007 April 17 (Electronic Arts, the largest video game publisher in the world, and Endemol, the developer of reality TV shows like "Big Brother," announced a partnership Monday to create online versions of the format, open to fans around the world)
Owen Gibson, Media partners take further step into virtual world, Guardian, 2007 April 17 (partnership between production company and US video gaming giant brings Truman Show-style reality a step closer)
Justin McCurry, Sony boss says revival far from complete, Guardian, 2006 April 16 ('my worst nightmare is complacency,' he says ahead of the world premiere of Spider-Man 3)
Aleks Krotoski, He's not the messiah, he's just a world developer, Guardian, 2007 April 12 (curious things in cyberspace No. 372: The Green Cube Shrine to Second Life creator Philip Rosedale)