Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Fire takes down 9,000 servers

Fire takes down 9,000 servers

A fire at a Texas data centre known as The Planet has affected 9,000 servers, bringing down Web pages across the globe..
Iain Thomson Jun 3 2008 7:20AM Networking
Apple issues huge bundle of fixes

Apple issues huge bundle of fixes

Apple has released an update to its Leopard operating system, including long-delayed patches for the iCal application..
Iain Thomson Jun 2 2008 7:59AM Security
Mobiles showing strong sales growth

Mobiles showing strong sales growth

Global mobile phone sales are showing strong growth, according to figures from Gartner..
Iain Thomson May 30 2008 2:09PM Hardware
Dell guilty of fraud and false advertising

Dell guilty of fraud and false advertising

A court in New York has found Dell guilty of false advertising and fraud..
Iain Thomson May 30 2008 7:47AM Hardware
International copyright treaty seeks intrusive powers

International copyright treaty seeks intrusive powers

Documents passed to Wikileaks have revealed the extent of an international copyright treaty being formulated by the US, EU, Canada, Japan and Australia..
Iain Thomson May 29 2008 10:06AM Security
Deutsche Telekom in spying row

Deutsche Telekom in spying row

Deutsche Telekom has admitted that it used private investigators to monitor conversations between board members and journalists..
Iain Thomson May 28 2008 7:44AM Telco/ISP
Apple plans solar-powered iPod

Apple plans solar-powered iPod

A patent application suggests that Apple is considering a solar-powered iPod in the future..
Iain Thomson May 28 2008 7:44AM Hardware
Vulture capitalists circle Yahoo

Vulture capitalists circle Yahoo

Investors are piling into Yahoo stock in the expectation that investor Carl Icahn will force a sale to Microsoft..
Iain Thomson May 26 2008 7:43AM Financial Services
Apple fails to patch serious iCal flaws

Apple fails to patch serious iCal flaws

Security researchers have published details of three flaws in Apple's iCal application after waiting over four months for the company to issue a fix..
Iain Thomson May 24 2008 9:31AM Security
China Internet opens up after earthquake

China Internet opens up after earthquake

Chinese officials are allowing greater internet freedom in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake which has left over 70,000 dead or missing..
Iain Thomson May 20 2008 3:34PM Software
IT managers bemoan broken dreams

IT managers bemoan broken dreams

A new survey suggests that few IT managers are fulfilling their childhood dreams in their current roles..
Iain Thomson May 19 2008 7:45AM Training & Development
Boffins take gigapixel photos using ordinary camera

Boffins take gigapixel photos using ordinary camera

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a device that lets a standard digital camera take pictures with a resolution of 1-gigapixel (1,000-megapixels)..
Iain Thomson May 17 2008 3:04PM Hardware
Ants cripple computers in Texas

Ants cripple computers in Texas

Electrical systems in Houston have been failing after a huge influx of ants, according to reports from Associated Press..
Iain Thomson May 16 2008 7:30AM Hardware
NATO builds cyber-security bunker

NATO builds cyber-security bunker

NATO is to build a dedicated cyber-warfare centre to cope with online attacks against member states and their allies.
Iain Thomson May 16 2008 7:30AM Security
MySpace spammers fined US$230m

MySpace spammers fined US$230m

MySpace has won its legal challenge against two individuals who bombarded its members with spam..
Iain Thomson May 15 2008 7:35AM Security
Yahoo/Microsoft deal may be back on

Yahoo/Microsoft deal may be back on

The Yahoo/Microsoft merger may be back on after it emerged that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a sizable shareholding in Yahoo..
Iain Thomson May 15 2008 7:35AM Financial Services
Techies keen to keep jobs in the family

Techies keen to keep jobs in the family

IT staff are "overwhelmingly" happy to recommend their profession to their children, a survey has found..
Iain Thomson May 14 2008 8:11AM Training & Development
SCO asks for more time to reorganise

SCO asks for more time to reorganise

SCO Group, which filed for bankruptcy protection last year after losing its fight to claim ownership of Unix, has asked for more time to get itself reorganised..
Iain Thomson May 14 2008 8:11AM Software
FBI warns of pirated Cisco hardware

FBI warns of pirated Cisco hardware

The FBI has revealed details of an investigation into pirated Cisco hardware bought by the US government..
Iain Thomson May 14 2008 8:11AM Networking
AMD execs quit in corporate shake-up

AMD execs quit in corporate shake-up

Two senior AMD executives have quit as part of a corporate restructuring designed to refocus the company more solidly onto engineering..
Iain Thomson May 14 2008 8:11AM Hardware

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