Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Researchers build autodestruct code for personal data

Researchers build autodestruct code for personal data

Code will self-delete after set period.
Iain Thomson Jul 22 2009 2:59PM Security
Google opens up the moon on Google Earth

Google opens up the moon on Google Earth

Plug-in shows 3D animations, photos and video footage.
Iain Thomson Jul 21 2009 11:50AM Oddware
Microsoft releases code under GPL

Microsoft releases code under GPL

U-turn at Redmond.
Iain Thomson Jul 21 2009 11:31AM Software
Top 10 strangest characters in IT

Top 10 strangest characters in IT

The most eccentric oddballs of the tech world.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Jul 20 2009 7:15AM Oddware
Amazon deletes e-books in Orwellian moment

Amazon deletes e-books in Orwellian moment

That book you bought? We'll have it back now.
Iain Thomson Jul 20 2009 7:15AM Oddware
Application controls needed to block mobile malware

Application controls needed to block mobile malware

Security nightmare if development completely open.
Iain Thomson Jul 17 2009 3:09PM Technology
Application controls needed to block mobile malware

Application controls needed to block mobile malware

Security nightmare if development completely open.
Iain Thomson Jul 17 2009 10:06AM Security
Nokia bullish on smartphones despite poor results

Nokia bullish on smartphones despite poor results

Increases share of smartphone market despite sales fall.
Iain Thomson Jul 17 2009 10:05AM Business
Visa computer error leads to US$23 quadrillion overdraft

Visa computer error leads to US$23 quadrillion overdraft

Pack of cigarettes costs US$23,148,855,308,184,500.
Iain Thomson Jul 16 2009 3:55PM Technology
Major shakedown coming in mobile phone market

Major shakedown coming in mobile phone market

LG, Motorola and Samsung advised to change course.
Iain Thomson Jul 14 2009 4:12PM Technology
Semiconductor business has hit the bottom says Gartner

Semiconductor business has hit the bottom says Gartner

Sees orders picking up, but a memory crash is coming.
Iain Thomson Jul 14 2009 12:45PM Technology
Tagged.com faces legal action for data fraud

Tagged.com faces legal action for data fraud

Accused of falsifying hits and spamming users.
Iain Thomson Jul 10 2009 3:11PM Software
US government websites taken down in hacking attacks

US government websites taken down in hacking attacks

Several important US government web sites were shut down by hackers over the July 4th holiday weekend it has been revealed.
Iain Thomson Jul 8 2009 3:25PM Security
Marc Andreessen forms venture capital firm

Marc Andreessen forms venture capital firm

Calling startups in enterprise sphere.
Iain Thomson Jul 8 2009 12:22AM Financial Services
Programmer accused of stealing Goldman Sachs source code

Programmer accused of stealing Goldman Sachs source code

Missing code hidden on German server?
Iain Thomson Jul 7 2009 2:39PM Software
Firefox 3.5 off to a storming start

Firefox 3.5 off to a storming start

Five million downloads and counting.
Iain Thomson Jul 2 2009 6:31AM Software
Yahoo to build 'chicken coop' data centre

Yahoo to build 'chicken coop' data centre

Greenest facility yet.
Iain Thomson Jul 2 2009 6:31AM Networking
Microsoft issues critical SharePoint SP2 fix

Microsoft issues critical SharePoint SP2 fix

Microsoft has issued a fix for a licensing flaw that had affected its SharePoint software since the introduction of service pack two (SP2).
Iain Thomson Jun 30 2009 6:37AM Software
Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court

Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court

The High Court in London has ruled that bloggers have no right to privacy under British law since “blogging is essentially a public rather than a private activity.”
Iain Thomson Jun 18 2009 11:00AM Security
EMC and NetApp fight to buy Data Domain

EMC and NetApp fight to buy Data Domain

New legal challenges muddle corporate fight.
Iain Thomson Jun 18 2009 10:22AM Storage

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