Recent articles by Iain Thomson

UK's Westminster pulls CCTV microphones

UK's Westminster pulls CCTV microphones

Westminster Council has ended its trial of attaching microphones to CCTV cameras and will not be rolling out the technology across the region.
Iain Thomson Feb 1 2008 2:39PM Security
Music industry wants US$1.5 million CD copying fines

Music industry wants US$1.5 million CD copying fines

The music industry has been testifying in a case before the US House of Representatives which could impose a US$1.5 million fine for copying a CD..
Iain Thomson Feb 1 2008 8:02AM Software
Europe rules on pirates' privacy

Europe rules on pirates' privacy

The European Court of Justice has ruled that ISPs cannot be forced to hand over the personal details of those under suspicion of digital piracy.
Iain Thomson Jan 31 2008 2:41PM Software
UK lags behind in Firefox take-up

UK lags behind in Firefox take-up

The UK has one of the lowest rates of Firefox take-up in Europe, according to figures from French analyst firm XiTi Monitor.
Iain Thomson Jan 31 2008 2:38PM Software
Security no longer top IT concern: Symantec

Security no longer top IT concern: Symantec

A new study suggests that fears about security breaches are moving down IT managers' list of concerns..
Iain Thomson Jan 31 2008 7:20AM Networking
U2 manager calls for P2P crackdown

U2 manager calls for P2P crackdown

The manager of rock band U2 has called on ISPs to crack down on illegal music downloads in order to keep bands in business..
Iain Thomson Jan 30 2008 7:08AM Software
Intel powers up green electricity

Intel powers up green electricity

Intel has become the largest customer for 'green' electricity in the US after buying more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates..
Iain Thomson Jan 30 2008 7:08AM Hardware
Men overconfident about online security

Men overconfident about online security

Most men believe that they know more about online security than women, but new research suggests that both sexes are equally vulnerable to malware and other threats..
Iain Thomson Jan 30 2008 7:08AM Security
US satellite on collision course with Earth

US satellite on collision course with Earth

US satellite weighing 10 tons is fast losing height and is expected to hit the Earth in late February or early March.
Iain Thomson Jan 29 2008 3:37PM Hardware
French trader accused of hacking Société Générale systems

French trader accused of hacking Société Générale systems

The French trader behind the huge losses at Société Générale used his knowledge of computers to set up dummy accounts and impersonate other users, his former employer alleges.
Iain Thomson Jan 29 2008 10:02AM Security
Robot planes take to the skies

Robot planes take to the skies

New weather monitoring system cuts humans out of the loop.
Iain Thomson Jan 25 2008 3:08PM Hardware
Space Station in paper plane stunt

Space Station in paper plane stunt

The International Space Station is to conduct a series of 'experiments', including flying a paper aeroplane and throwing a boomerang in a vacuum..
Iain Thomson Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Hardware
UK blocks government laptops from leaving the building

UK blocks government laptops from leaving the building

The UK government has banned laptops leaving government buildings unless the contents are encrypted.
Iain Thomson Jan 24 2008 10:36AM Security
Huawei promises green mobile base stations

Huawei promises green mobile base stations

Chinese telecoms manufacturer Huawei has promised to cut power consumption in its mobile phone base stations by 60 percent..
Iain Thomson Jan 24 2008 7:30AM Telco/ISP
Small businesses 'misusing' technology

Small businesses 'misusing' technology

Small businesses are losing out to their bigger rivals owing to poor use of technology, new research has found..
Iain Thomson Jan 24 2008 7:30AM Strategy
Mobile worm spreads through networks

Mobile worm spreads through networks

Experts are warning of a new worm spreading across mobile networks via Symbian phones.
Iain Thomson Jan 23 2008 3:30PM Security
Microsoft takes on VMware

Microsoft takes on VMware

Redmond attacks virtualisation market.
Iain Thomson Jan 23 2008 3:21PM Storage
IBM again declines to open source OS/2

IBM again declines to open source OS/2

IBM has confirmed that it will ignore a second petition to open source the OS/2 operating system..
Iain Thomson Jan 23 2008 7:16AM Software
Nasa receives 700GB space probe download

Nasa receives 700GB space probe download

Nasa has received a whopping 700GB download of data from the Messenger space probe about the planet Mercury.
Iain Thomson Jan 21 2008 2:48PM Storage
US Indian Affairs Bureau stuck in pre-internet age

US Indian Affairs Bureau stuck in pre-internet age

Staff at the US Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs have been unable to access the internet or use email for the past six years, according to a report in The Boston Globe.
Iain Thomson Jan 21 2008 2:46PM Software

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