Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Spam rates slashed as McColo shut down

Spam rates slashed as McColo shut down

Worldwide spam rates fell sharply today after two major ISPs cut off internet access to hosting company McColo.
Iain Thomson Nov 13 2008 2:54PM Security
LCD manufacturers admit to price fixing

LCD manufacturers admit to price fixing

Three of the world’s biggest LCD manufacturers have admitted taking part in a huge price fixing conspiracy to drive up the price of their products.
Iain Thomson Nov 13 2008 2:54PM Hardware
Martian winter claims Phoenix probe

Martian winter claims Phoenix probe

Nasa has officially called an end to the Phoenix Mars mission, saying it has not heard from the probe for over a week.
Iain Thomson Nov 12 2008 3:26PM Hardware
Los Angeles engineers plead guilty to hacking traffic

Los Angeles engineers plead guilty to hacking traffic

Two Los Angeles traffic engineers have pled guilty to charges that they hacked into the city’s traffic control computer as part of a union dispute over wages.
Iain Thomson Nov 12 2008 3:26PM Hardware
Obama to appoint US chief technology officer

Obama to appoint US chief technology officer

President-elect Barack Obama has confirmed that he will be creating a post of US chief technology officer to oversee the nation’s technological future..
Iain Thomson Nov 11 2008 3:42PM Strategy
Researchers hack spam network for study

Researchers hack spam network for study

Researchers from University of California, Berkeley and UC, San Diego (UCSD) have published a report detailing how they hacked a spamming network to collect data on the economics of the problem.
Iain Thomson Nov 11 2008 10:17AM Security
AMD employee charged for US$1bn IP theft

AMD employee charged for US$1bn IP theft

A former Intel worker who left for rival chipmaker AMD has been indicted for trial on accusations that he stole more than $1bn of intellectual property and took it with him.
Iain Thomson Nov 10 2008 3:16PM Security
The top 10 greatest geeks of all time

The top 10 greatest geeks of all time

Behind every great technology there’s almost always a great geek, the men and women whose vision and invention helped create the world and its technology as we know it.
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 1:15AM Software
High-performance computing enters the mainstream

High-performance computing enters the mainstream

High-performance computing (HPC) is increasingly moving into the mainstream, according to specialists in the field.
Iain Thomson Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Hardware
Software holding back container computing

Software holding back container computing

Container computing, where mini-data centres are housed within standard shipping containers, is being held back by poor software integration according to system builders.
Iain Thomson Nov 7 2008 3:19PM Hardware
Computer buyers becoming risk averse

Computer buyers becoming risk averse

The worsening economic climate is leading many computer buyers to become much more risk averse in their buying decisions according to system builders.
Iain Thomson Nov 7 2008 3:19PM Hardware
Intel's Atom drives processor sales

Intel's Atom drives processor sales

Intel's Atom processor has been a significant factor in driving processor sales to record numbers, according to IDC.
Iain Thomson Nov 6 2008 6:15AM Hardware
Microsoft claims success with Vista security

Microsoft claims success with Vista security

Microsoft has claimed in its fifth Security Intelligence Report that Windows Vista is giving hackers a much harder time.
Iain Thomson Nov 4 2008 11:01AM Security
Microsoft claims success with Vista security

Microsoft claims success with Vista security

Microsoft has claimed in its fifth Security Intelligence Report that Windows Vista is giving hackers a much harder time.
Iain Thomson Nov 4 2008 6:47AM Security
Top 10 technology flaws in films

Top 10 technology flaws in films

With the economy worsening and layoffs hitting more and more tech firms, IT news can be a bit depressing these days. Here's a short list of movies for the easily-annoyed geek to steer clear of.
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Nov 3 2008 6:48AM Software
Warning on Halloween web fraud

Warning on Halloween web fraud

Scammers are latching onto Halloween web sites as a method of spreading infectious code internet monitoring company Websense is warning.
Iain Thomson Nov 1 2008 9:48AM Security
iPhone sales hottest among low-income consumers

iPhone sales hottest among low-income consumers

A survey by internet monitoring firm comScore has shown that the iPhone is proving most popular among low income earners in the U.S., despite its high price tag.
Iain Thomson Nov 1 2008 9:48AM Hardware
Support fades for Australian net censorship

Support fades for Australian net censorship

The Australian government’s plans to censor all web content at the borders of the country looks in danger of coming unstuck.
Iain Thomson Oct 31 2008 3:13PM Telco/ISP
Google extends SLAs

Google extends SLAs

Google has said that it is extending the service level agreement (SLA) it offers to Premier Edition customers to all Gmail users.
Iain Thomson Oct 31 2008 3:13PM Software
Social networking good for business

Social networking good for business

A new report by the think tank Demos has concluded that staff should be encouraged to use social networking sites as part of their daily activities.
Iain Thomson Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Training & Development

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