Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Middle East gets into supercomputing

Middle East gets into supercomputing

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has announced a partnership with IBM to build the fastest supercomputer in the Middle East.
Iain Thomson Oct 4 2008 12:51PM Hardware
Chinese government spying on Skype users

Chinese government spying on Skype users

A study has shown that Skype users in China are being spied upon, despite denials from the company that this is the case.
Iain Thomson Oct 3 2008 10:51AM Security
Hollywood sues RealNetworks over DVD copying software

Hollywood sues RealNetworks over DVD copying software

Six Hollywood studios have filed a legal suit against RealNetworks for releasing RealDVD, which allows users to copy commercial DVDs.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 2:46PM Software
Apple releases developers from NDA

Apple releases developers from NDA

Apple has said that developers of applications for the iPhone no longer need to sign the restrictive non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that previously accompanied its software developer kit (SDK).
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 2:30PM Software
RogueSecurity Trojan dominates September attacks

RogueSecurity Trojan dominates September attacks

Malware responsible for 60 per cent of all attacks during the month.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 10:02AM Security
AMD brings Shanghai release date forward

AMD brings Shanghai release date forward

AMD has said it is bringing forward the deployment of its Shanghai server processors to the end of this year.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 7:10AM Hardware
Single Trojan accounts for 60 per cent of September attacks

Single Trojan accounts for 60 per cent of September attacks

A single family of Trojans has accounted for over 60 per cent of malware infections in September, according to Fortinet.
Iain Thomson Oct 1 2008 3:52PM Security
Digital camera sold on eBay contains terrorist information

Digital camera sold on eBay contains terrorist information

The UK government is investigating how a digital camera containing terrorist images apparently taken by MI6 was sold on eBay.
Iain Thomson Oct 1 2008 9:58AM Security
Otellini: PCs are the new time machines

Otellini: PCs are the new time machines

Intel chief executive Paul Otellini has hailed the PC as a 'time machine', which allows users to predict the future and examine the past.
Iain Thomson Sep 26 2008 2:20PM Hardware
Barracuda opens up spam blocking list

Barracuda opens up spam blocking list

Barracuda has announced it is opening up its spam blocking list for companies to use for free.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2008 2:34PM Security
Barracuda opens up spam blocking list

Barracuda opens up spam blocking list

Barracuda has announced it is opening up its spam blocking list for companies to use for free.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2008 9:58AM Security
Dell pledges greener laptops

Dell pledges greener laptops

Dell has made a commitment to switch its entire laptop range to LED screens by 2010.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2008 9:20AM Hardware
China running out of IP addresses

China running out of IP addresses

Chinese officials are calling for a mass migration to IPv6 after disclosing that they have only 830 days of IPv4 resources left.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2008 9:20AM Telco/ISP
Intel gets behind smart grids

Intel gets behind smart grids

Speaking at his keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, Intel chief executive Paul Otellini told delegates that his company was supporting a new effort to build an intelligent electricity grid.
Iain Thomson Sep 24 2008 3:06PM Hardware
Study shows pop up warnings ineffective

Study shows pop up warnings ineffective

A study by the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University has shown that computer users largely ignore pop up windows warning them of unsafe computing use.
Iain Thomson Sep 24 2008 9:20AM Security
LHC could be shut until next year

LHC could be shut until next year

A new fault on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could see the device shut down until next year.
Iain Thomson Sep 23 2008 4:04PM Hardware
New warnings of mobile phone dangers

New warnings of mobile phone dangers

Two new studies have warned of potential health risks from using mobile phones.
Iain Thomson Sep 23 2008 4:04PM Telco/ISP
Japan sets out plans for space elevator

Japan sets out plans for space elevator

A consortium of scientists and industrial firms has formulated a plan to build a space elevator that would drastically lower the cost of getting into orbit.
Iain Thomson Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Hardware
Scientists find world's largest prime numbers

Scientists find world's largest prime numbers

Scientists in the US and Germany have found the two largest prime numbers ever calculated in a discovery which could dramatically increase the effectiveness of cryptographic systems.
Iain Thomson Sep 20 2008 12:20PM Security
Lehman's value mainly in data centres

Lehman's value mainly in data centres

The data centre assets of failed investment bank Lehman Brothers have proved to be the most valuable part of the company, based on Barclays' purchase plan.
Iain Thomson Sep 20 2008 12:20PM Networking

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