Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Dell trumpets green credentials

Dell trumpets green credentials

Dell has become the first computer company to join The Climate Group, an organisation that works with business and government leaders to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy..
Iain Thomson Mar 3 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Microsoft investigates Hotmail outage

Microsoft investigates Hotmail outage

Microsoft is suffering serious problems with its Hotmail service, with some users unable to access their accounts for two days..
Iain Thomson Mar 3 2008 7:19AM Software
Teenager nabs mugger via MySpace

Teenager nabs mugger via MySpace

A New York teenager has tracked down the boy who mugged her by using MySpace to start an online relationship with the criminal..
Iain Thomson Feb 29 2008 3:38PM Software
Global mobile sales 'immune to recession'

Global mobile sales 'immune to recession'

Predictions of a global economic slowdown have prompted Gartner to suggest that the smart money will be going into mobile phones..
Iain Thomson Feb 29 2008 7:22AM Financial Services
UK scientist warns of terrorist robots

UK scientist warns of terrorist robots

One of the UK's leading scientists has warned that terrorists will soon be using robots to attack their targets..
Iain Thomson Feb 28 2008 7:20AM Hardware
Lenovo bets on solid state drives

Lenovo bets on solid state drives

Lenovo is standardising on solid state hard drives (SSDs) for its new high-end laptops..
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2008 3:41PM Storage
Lenovo pledges to go green

Lenovo pledges to go green

Lenovo is introducing smaller and more efficient desktop PCs in order to meet tighter environmental standards..
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2008 3:40PM Hardware
Nokia reveals flexible Morph phone

Nokia reveals flexible Morph phone

Nokia has built a flexible mobile phone using nanotechnology which the company says will become increasingly commonplace in the future..
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2008 8:15AM Hardware
Pakistan government blocks YouTube

Pakistan government blocks YouTube

The Pakistan government has ordered all ISPs operating in the country to block YouTube..
Iain Thomson Feb 26 2008 3:40PM Software
Microsoft 'Vista Capable' lawsuit goes class-action

Microsoft 'Vista Capable' lawsuit goes class-action

Consumers suing Microsoft over its use of the Vista Capable logo have been granted class action status, widening the potential for damages against the software giant..
Iain Thomson Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Software
Phishers slow to capitalise on HMRC data loss

Phishers slow to capitalise on HMRC data loss

Phishers have been unusually slow to capitalise on the lost HM Revenue & Customs data disks.
Iain Thomson Feb 25 2008 9:49AM Security
Lunar eclipse 'video' installs Trojan

Lunar eclipse 'video' installs Trojan

Amateur astronomers are being warned of a new malware attack claiming to offer images of last night's lunar eclipse..
Iain Thomson Feb 22 2008 7:03AM Security
UK boffins plan lunar mobile network

UK boffins plan lunar mobile network

British scientists are planning to build a mobile phone network that operates on the Moon..
Iain Thomson Feb 21 2008 7:21AM Telco/ISP
Undersea cables 'cut by saboteurs'

Undersea cables 'cut by saboteurs'

A United Nations official has warned that some of the recent internet outages affecting the Middle East may have been the work of saboteurs..
Iain Thomson Feb 20 2008 8:11AM Telco/ISP
Ukrainian hacker may get to keep profits

Ukrainian hacker may get to keep profits

A Ukrainian hacker may be allowed to keep over US$250,000 in profits owing to a loophole in US law..
Iain Thomson Feb 19 2008 3:28PM Security
Ukrainian hacker may get to keep profits

Ukrainian hacker may get to keep profits

A Ukrainian hacker may be allowed to keep over US$250,000 in profits owing to a loophole in US law.
Iain Thomson Feb 19 2008 9:53AM Security
Boffins build world's strongest laser

Boffins build world's strongest laser

Scientists from the University of Michigan claim to have created the world's most powerful laser..
Iain Thomson Feb 19 2008 8:10AM Hardware
EU plans 95-year music copyright law

EU plans 95-year music copyright law

The European Union is planning to extend the ownership rights for performers of recorded music from 50 years to 95 years..
Iain Thomson Feb 18 2008 2:38PM Software
SCO rises from the ashes

SCO rises from the ashes

SCO looks to be back in business as a private company after a surprise injection of cash..
Iain Thomson Feb 18 2008 7:36AM Software
Sonim shows off world's toughest mobile

Sonim shows off world's toughest mobile

A bus has been touring round Barcelona during this year's Mobile World Congress trying to get locals to break a mobile phone..
Iain Thomson Feb 14 2008 11:24AM Hardware

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