Recent articles by Iain Thomson

US gets own Difference Engine No. 2

US gets own Difference Engine No. 2

A working replica of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 has been installed in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California..
Iain Thomson May 13 2008 11:45AM Hardware
Remote access app catches crook

Remote access app catches crook

Two thieves have been arrested after the owner of an Apple laptop used a remote access technology to identify the culprits..
Iain Thomson May 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
MPAA wins US$110 million from TorrentSpy

MPAA wins US$110 million from TorrentSpy

Popular download site TorrentSpy has lost its case against the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and has been ordered to pay US$110 million in damages..
Iain Thomson May 9 2008 2:44PM Financial Services
US military plans robot swarms

US military plans robot swarms

Weapons manufacturers are planning the next generation of military robots using designs based on creatures from the natural world..
Iain Thomson May 9 2008 7:39AM Hardware
FBI backs down on web gagging order

FBI backs down on web gagging order

The FBI has lifted a gagging order against the non-profit Internet Archive after the organisation refused to hand over details on one of its users..
Iain Thomson May 9 2008 7:39AM Telco/ISP
Thieves steal Peter Gabriel servers

Thieves steal Peter Gabriel servers

The servers for Peter Gabriel's record labels have been stolen from his ISP, leaving the artist without an online presence..
Iain Thomson May 8 2008 7:18AM Networking
Hard drive data recovered from Columbia disaster

Hard drive data recovered from Columbia disaster

Scientists have managed to recover critical data from experiments carried out in space from a hard drive found in the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Columbia..
Iain Thomson May 8 2008 7:18AM Storage
Verizon urged to pledge on open access

Verizon urged to pledge on open access

Google has asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block the sale of the 700MHz spectrum to Verizon unless the company pledges to make a section of the spectrum available to all..
Iain Thomson May 7 2008 12:16PM Telco/ISP
New HTC phone promises 3D graphics

New HTC phone promises 3D graphics

HTC claims that its Touch Diamond phone, due this summer, is the first in the world to feature a 3D graphical interface..
Iain Thomson May 7 2008 7:40AM Hardware
IBM reshuffle as top execs retire

IBM reshuffle as top execs retire

Two of IBM's most senior executives are retiring this year, leading to rumours of a major reshuffle of the company's management structure..
Iain Thomson May 7 2008 7:40AM Training & Development
Japanese civil servant in web porn frenzy

Japanese civil servant in web porn frenzy

A Japanese civil servant has been fined and demoted after viewing a staggering 780,000 pornographic websites over a nine-month period..
Iain Thomson May 5 2008 2:48PM Software
White House 'loses' five million emails

White House 'loses' five million emails

The White House has stated that it is unable to provide investigators with over five million emails relating to the run-up to the Iraq war because it has accidentally deleted them..
Iain Thomson May 3 2008 1:19PM Security
Xerox shows off paper that wipes itself

Xerox shows off paper that wipes itself

Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) has been showing off a new printer paper that wipes itself clean every day..
Iain Thomson May 2 2008 8:48AM Hardware
India launches 10 satellites in one go

India launches 10 satellites in one go

India has successfully launched 10 satellites into orbit from a single rocket, setting a new record..
Iain Thomson Apr 30 2008 3:15PM Telco/ISP
Boffins build military computing glove

Boffins build military computing glove

A US firm has developed a glove that allows soldiers to manipulate a computer and still be ready to fight..
Iain Thomson Apr 30 2008 7:32AM Hardware
Microsoft builds hard drive scanner for police

Microsoft builds hard drive scanner for police

Microsoft has built a USB thumb drive for the police that scans computer hard drives.
Iain Thomson Apr 30 2008 7:32AM Hardware
Malware carries end-user agreement

Malware carries end-user agreement

Malware packages are now being sold with an end-user licence agreement in a sign of the increasing professionalism of the underground industry..
Iain Thomson Apr 30 2008 7:32AM Security
Nasa plans 5G comms 'nanosats'

Nasa plans 5G comms 'nanosats'

Nasa is developing satellites weighing as little as 5kg for a future global telecoms network..
Iain Thomson Apr 26 2008 10:22AM Oddware
Russians face internet Iron Curtain

Russians face internet Iron Curtain

Russian government officials are proposing tough censorship laws for the country's 29 million internet users..
Iain Thomson Apr 26 2008 10:22AM Software
Clarke inspires science from beyond the grave

Clarke inspires science from beyond the grave

The impact of science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke is still being felt, following the news that two more of his ideas are being researched for real..
Iain Thomson Apr 25 2008 12:58PM Hardware

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