Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Intel launches low cost chips

Intel launches low cost chips

Intel has announced a new quad core and dual-core processor at the bottom end of its price and specification range and a new Celeron chip.
Iain Thomson Sep 3 2008 1:02PM Hardware
GNU celebrates 25th anniversary

GNU celebrates 25th anniversary

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is planning a month of events to celebrate 25 years of the GNU operating system.
Iain Thomson Sep 3 2008 1:02PM Software
MIT develops network analysis tool

MIT develops network analysis tool

MIT's Lincoln Laboratory has developed a network mapping tool that enables managers to track likely hacking routes.
Iain Thomson Sep 2 2008 3:56PM Security
Bank of New York loses 12.5 million customer details

Bank of New York loses 12.5 million customer details

The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has admitted that the number of its customers hit by a data breach was much larger than previously stated.
Iain Thomson Sep 1 2008 10:05AM Security
MIT develops network analysis tool

MIT develops network analysis tool

MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has developed a network mapping tool that enables managers to track likely hacking routes.
Iain Thomson Aug 30 2008 12:23PM Security
iPhone girl scared by attention

iPhone girl scared by attention

A Chinese factory worker who became an internet sensation after a photo of her flashing a peace sign was left on an iPhone has been identified.
Iain Thomson Aug 30 2008 12:23PM Hardware
Steve Jobs’ obituary mistakenly posted

Steve Jobs’ obituary mistakenly posted

Steve Jobs’ obituary was mistakenly put online by Bloomberg business news wire and sent out to thousands of clients.
Iain Thomson Aug 29 2008 4:21PM Software
FBI warns of hit man scam

FBI warns of hit man scam

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning internet users of spam emails claiming to come from internet hit men.
Iain Thomson Aug 29 2008 10:05AM Security
IT administrators admit they’d steal data

IT administrators admit they’d steal data

A survey of 300 IT administrators found that 88 per cent said they would steal company secrets if they were laid off..
Iain Thomson Aug 28 2008 4:08PM Security
Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2

Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2

Microsoft has made the second beta of its forthcoming Internet Explorer (IE) 8 browser available for download.
Iain Thomson Aug 28 2008 4:01PM Software
Computer virus hits space station

Computer virus hits space station

A computer virus has made it onto the International Space Station (ISS), but Nasa says there is no danger to critical systems.
Iain Thomson Aug 28 2008 7:42AM Security
Facebook shuts down Scrabulous internationally

Facebook shuts down Scrabulous internationally

Facebook has removed the popular application Scrabulous from its servers for international users, nearly a month after it banned users in the US from using it.
Iain Thomson Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Software
Pirated games businessman jailed for 15 months

Pirated games businessman jailed for 15 months

A man who set up a business selling pirated games on consoles has been jailed for 15 months and fined US$415,900.
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 3:20PM Security
American beats Delta to in-flight Wi-Fi

American beats Delta to in-flight Wi-Fi

American Airlines has become the first US carrier to offer a Wi-Fi service on domestic flights.
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 3:20PM Telco/ISP
Email libel costs £110,000

Email libel costs £110,000

A single email has cost the University of Salford £110,000 (about $237,000) after it alleged fraud in an expenses claim..
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 7:59AM Security
Red Hat admits to getting hacked

Red Hat admits to getting hacked

Linux distributor Red Hat has issued a critical security update after its servers were hacked last week..
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 7:59AM Software
Hackers breach Best Western in data heist

Hackers breach Best Western in data heist

Hackers have broken into the corporate databases for Best Western Hotels and may have stolen the names, addresses and credit card information of every customer who stayed with the international group since 2007.
Iain Thomson Aug 25 2008 3:55PM Security
Electric plane smashes world record for endurance

Electric plane smashes world record for endurance

A solar powered plane has more than doubled the record for flight endurance by staying aloft for 82 hours and 37 minutes.
Iain Thomson Aug 25 2008 3:55PM Hardware
IDF: Woz on Woz

IDF: Woz on Woz

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, has told delegates at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco of the joys of engineering and his theory of what makes for a happy life..
Iain Thomson Aug 23 2008 4:39PM Software
Intel predicts AI within forty years

Intel predicts AI within forty years

Intel’s chief technology officer has predicted that humans will create computers smarter than themselves within the next forty years.
Iain Thomson Aug 22 2008 3:11PM Hardware

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