Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Apple twice the price of PCs

Apple twice the price of PCs

Research by analyst house NPD has shown that on average Apple users pay twice as much in the shops as PC users..
Iain Thomson Aug 11 2008 7:11AM Hardware
Journalists expelled from Black Hat for hacking competitors

Journalists expelled from Black Hat for hacking competitors

Three French journalists from Global Security Magazine have been thrown out of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas for hacking into fellow journalist’s computers.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2008 4:58PM Security
Research casts doubt on viral marketing, Long Tail

Research casts doubt on viral marketing, Long Tail

Research by HP Labs into the social actions of internet users has revealed some surprising results that cast doubt on the effectiveness of viral marketing.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2008 4:58PM Strategy
XP still outselling Vista says HP

XP still outselling Vista says HP

A senior executive at HP has said that sales of systems of Windows XP still make up the majority of its sales, despite the operating system being officially withdrawn from sale in June.
Iain Thomson Aug 8 2008 12:34PM Software
Mozilla plans to consolidate messaging into one application

Mozilla plans to consolidate messaging into one application

Mozilla has released a prototype of a new application that aims to consolidate all messages a user can receive over a computer into one reader package.
Iain Thomson Aug 8 2008 12:34PM Software
UK electronic passports cloned within minutes

UK electronic passports cloned within minutes

An investigation by the Times has shown that the supposedly secure electronic passports used by the UK government can be cracked and cloned in minutes.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2008 2:20PM Security
Mozilla plans for next generation browser, Aurora

Mozilla plans for next generation browser, Aurora

Mozilla has asked internet users everywhere to get involved designing the next generation of browsers.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2008 2:20PM Software
CNET site compromised by malware

CNET site compromised by malware

Technology news site CNET has been compromised and is hosting malware, according to a security alert issued by a web monitoring company.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2008 10:18AM Security
Schwarzenegger pay plans thwarted by COBOL

Schwarzenegger pay plans thwarted by COBOL

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plans to reduce all state employees pay to the minimum wage are being blocked because the payroll system is run on COBOL.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Software
Microsoft study disproves six degrees of separation

Microsoft study disproves six degrees of separation

An analysis of Microsoft’s instant messaging system has concluded that there aren’t six degrees of separation between everyone -- the number is 6.6.
Iain Thomson Aug 5 2008 2:35PM Software
Chinese offered tools to crack the Great Firewall

Chinese offered tools to crack the Great Firewall

Foundation offers free ways to beat censorship.
Iain Thomson Aug 5 2008 2:35PM Security
FBI arrests Countrywide Financial analyst for data theft

FBI arrests Countrywide Financial analyst for data theft

The FBI has arrested two men and charged them with stealing customer information from the servers of US mortgage lender Countrywide Financial.
Iain Thomson Aug 5 2008 9:43AM Security
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is thought to be the first analogue computer, has shown it was used to not only predict solar movements but also plan for the Olympics.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

The Portuguese government has announced that it is buying half a million Intel Classmate laptops to give to children starting in school.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
Google says "complete privacy does not exist"

Google says "complete privacy does not exist"

In a submission to court Google is arguing that in the modern world there can be no expectation of privacy.
Iain Thomson Jul 31 2008 7:57AM Telco/ISP
Dell to get back into music player market

Dell to get back into music player market

Dell is planning a return to the media player market according to Dell officials quoted in the Wall Street Journal.
Iain Thomson Jul 31 2008 7:57AM Training & Development
Scientists claim warp drive is technically possible

Scientists claim warp drive is technically possible

A research paper has suggested that a warp drive capable of moving a craft at faster than light speed could indeed be possible.
Iain Thomson Jul 30 2008 1:46PM Hardware
Asus takes Eee PC to the desktop

Asus takes Eee PC to the desktop

Asus is releasing a version of its lightweight Eee PC laptop for the desktop market.
Iain Thomson Jul 30 2008 1:46PM Hardware
International piracy plans leaked onto the internet

International piracy plans leaked onto the internet

A memo from businesses to government negotiators working on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been leaked on the first day of meetings..
Iain Thomson Jul 30 2008 10:58AM Software
US government failing on digital security

US government failing on digital security

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that key US departments are failing to take data security seriously.
Iain Thomson Jul 30 2008 8:14AM Security

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