Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Cutting green projects is a 'false economy'

Cutting green projects is a 'false economy'

Companies tempted to cut back on 'soft' IT projects like green computing to save money could end up with major bills further down the line..
Iain Thomson Apr 4 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Microsoft welcomes Apple to smartphone market

Microsoft welcomes Apple to smartphone market

Microsoft has welcomed Apple's iPhone as a good thing for the smartphone market..
Iain Thomson Apr 3 2008 2:08PM Hardware
Internet sleuths track down car thief

Internet sleuths track down car thief

A Canadian man has been reunited with his beloved custom car after eliciting the help of an internet talk-board..
Iain Thomson Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Security
Mobiles 'more dangerous' than smoking

Mobiles 'more dangerous' than smoking

A brain surgeon has claimed that mobile phones could pose a bigger health risk than smoking cigarettes..
Iain Thomson Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Oddware
NZ teenager admits to million-PC botnet scam

NZ teenager admits to million-PC botnet scam

A teenager has pleaded guilty to running a botnet of 1.3 million PCs from his home in New Zealand..
Iain Thomson Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Security
EU outlines plans to tackle cyber-war

EU outlines plans to tackle cyber-war

We shall fight them on the servers, we shall fight them in the browser, we
shall never reboot.
Iain Thomson Apr 1 2008 3:31PM Security
Iceland makes play for data centre market

Iceland makes play for data centre market

Iceland is making a play for the growing offshore data centre market, highlighting its cheap electricity and cool climate..
Iain Thomson Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Google board opposes ethical stance

Google board opposes ethical stance

Google's board is asking shareholders to vote down attempts to set up a review body to examine the company's role in human rights and to take any steps to stop web censorship..
Iain Thomson Mar 31 2008 7:38AM Strategy
Boffins build flexible chips

Boffins build flexible chips

Scientists have managed to build silicon circuits that can be bent, twisted and even stretched, according to a paper published in Science magazine..
Iain Thomson Mar 29 2008 11:01AM Hardware
Indonesia tries to ban web porn

Indonesia tries to ban web porn

The Indonesian government has passed a law banning the viewing or production of "immoral content" on the internet..
Iain Thomson Mar 27 2008 3:00PM Software
Miss Bimbo game sparks outrage

Miss Bimbo game sparks outrage

An online game aimed at young girls has sparked outrage among parents for encouraging children to have plastic surgery and take diet pills..
Iain Thomson Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Software
Google in trouble over data security

Google in trouble over data security

Organisations and individuals using Google's applications suite have no right to data privacy, a case in arbitration has shown..
Iain Thomson Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Security
PC sales facing strong economic headwinds

PC sales facing strong economic headwinds

The current economic turmoil could push PC sales growth down to single digits, Gartner has warned..
Iain Thomson Mar 26 2008 7:00AM Hardware
Scientists crack room temperature superconductors

Scientists crack room temperature superconductors

Scientists have created a new substance that will superconduct at room temperature, but only under high pressure..
Iain Thomson Mar 25 2008 2:38PM Hardware
Dell denies solid-state drive faults

Dell denies solid-state drive faults

Dell has hit out at analyst claims that 10 to 12 per cent of its solid state drives (SSDs) are failing and that the speed of the drives is poor..
Iain Thomson Mar 21 2008 9:20AM Storage
Boffins to build robotic spy-bat

Boffins to build robotic spy-bat

Scientists at the University of Michigan have been awarded a US$10 million grant from the US military to develop a 6 inch robotic bat to be used in surveillance operations..
Iain Thomson Mar 20 2008 2:22PM Hardware
Wi-Fi trolley finds shopping for you

Wi-Fi trolley finds shopping for you

A trolley has been developed that uses Microsoft software to tell customers where items are located within shops..
Iain Thomson Mar 19 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Boffins bounce photons off satellite

Boffins bounce photons off satellite

Scientists have successfully hit a satellite with a stream of protons in an experiment to build a global quantum-encrypted communications network..
Iain Thomson Mar 19 2008 2:36PM Telco/ISP
Berners-Lee warns on data privacy

Berners-Lee warns on data privacy

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, father of the internet, has hit out at companies that try and sell customer’s browsing data.
Iain Thomson Mar 19 2008 7:33AM Security
China blocks YouTube over Tibetan videos

China blocks YouTube over Tibetan videos

China has blocked domestic access to YouTube after videos showing the violence in Tibet appeared on the site..
Iain Thomson Mar 18 2008 7:21AM Software

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