Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Beagle gets another shot at space

Beagle gets another shot at space

The team behind the Beagle spacecraft, which crashed on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, is to try again. But this time the project will aim for the Moon.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2007 4:23PM Software
Google building Pacific fibre cable

Google building Pacific fibre cable

Google is reportedly in negotiations to build a fibre optic cable across the Pacific to link its US operations with Asia.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2007 7:02AM Telco/ISP
OLPC starts two-for-one programme

OLPC starts two-for-one programme

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is to sell its computers in the US, but the purchaser must buy two machines and give one to the developing world.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2007 7:02AM Hardware
Inventors protest at US patent bill

Inventors protest at US patent bill

Protests have begun over a reform of the patent laws being considered by the US government.
Iain Thomson Sep 24 2007 2:01PM Hardware
Cult cheese stabbed on webcam

Cult cheese stabbed on webcam

Over 10,000 surfers watched a cheese being tested after it gained a cult audience in a novel PR stunt.
Iain Thomson Sep 21 2007 3:15PM Software
US lawyer seeks to ban GTA 4

US lawyer seeks to ban GTA 4

US lawyer Jack Thompson has threatened to sue Take2 Interactive in an attempt to prevent the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 after claiming that one of the characters in the game satirises him.
Iain Thomson Sep 21 2007 12:17PM Software
Police bust online Viagra gang

Police bust online Viagra gang

Stiff penalties handed out.
Iain Thomson Sep 19 2007 3:26PM Security
Fraudsters go all out for social networkers

Fraudsters go all out for social networkers

Identity thieves are increasingly focusing on social networking sites to gather information on targets, and Symantec's latest threat report has advised users to lie about some of their details.
Iain Thomson Sep 18 2007 7:20AM Security
Chinese gamer dies after three-day session

Chinese gamer dies after three-day session

A 30 year-old man has died in the south China province of Guangzhou after apparently playing an online game continuously for three days.
Iain Thomson Sep 18 2007 7:20AM Software
EU boss wants to censor the internet

EU boss wants to censor the internet

Franco Frattini calls for ban on searches for 'bomb', 'kill', 'genocide' and
'terrorism'.
Iain Thomson Sep 14 2007 7:31AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft denies anti-piracy move

Microsoft denies anti-piracy move

Microsoft has denied reports that it has activated its anti-piracy function to limit the use of pirated copies of its software.
Iain Thomson Sep 14 2007 7:26AM Security
RFID chips may cause cancer

RFID chips may cause cancer

RFID chips, which are currently being implanted in humans in some US states, have been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals, according to reports in Associated Press.
Iain Thomson Sep 13 2007 10:55AM Oddware
Organised crime holding off on mobile viruses

Organised crime holding off on mobile viruses

While computer viruses are almost exclusively the work of organised criminals, mobile viruses are largely the work of amateurs, according to an industry expert.
Iain Thomson Sep 13 2007 9:57AM Security
Organised crime holding off on mobile viruses

Organised crime holding off on mobile viruses

While computer viruses are almost exclusively the work of organised criminals, mobile viruses are largely the work of amateurs, according to an industry expert.
Iain Thomson Sep 13 2007 7:02AM Security
New game offers cash for killing

New game offers cash for killing

A new online game is offering cash prizes if players manage to shoot other players and stay alive themselves.
Iain Thomson Sep 11 2007 3:28PM Software
Germans told to dump Wi-Fi

Germans told to dump Wi-Fi

The German environment minister has warned his countrymen to avoid using Wi-Fi connections and mobile phones as much as possible to avoid unspecified health risks.
Iain Thomson Sep 11 2007 2:55PM Hardware
Microsoft reveals US Navy secrets

Microsoft reveals US Navy secrets

A sharp-eyed user of Microsoft's Virtual Earth has found images of classified US Navy technology.
Iain Thomson Sep 5 2007 8:35AM Security
US blames China for Pentagon hack

US blames China for Pentagon hack

American officials are claiming that the Chinese military successfully hacked computers inside the Pentagon in June.
Iain Thomson Sep 5 2007 8:04AM Security
Google patent sparks G-phone speculation

Google patent sparks G-phone speculation

Google has filed a patent application for a mobile payment system, fuelling rumours that the search giant may launch a mobile phone.
Iain Thomson Sep 5 2007 7:52AM Software
Chinese monks fight web ninja claims

Chinese monks fight web ninja claims

The head of the Shaolin Monastery, birthplace of the Chinese art of Kung Fu, is suing an internet user for suggesting that its monks were beaten in combat by a Japanese ninja.
Iain Thomson Sep 4 2007 1:33PM Software

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