Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Thieves steal servers from UK finance house

Thieves steal servers from UK finance house

First Response Finance has issued an alert to its customers and suppliers after thieves broke into its offices.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2007 12:19PM Security
US teacher set for space

US teacher set for space

The space shuttle Endeavour should take off today and will be taking a teacher up to the International Space Station.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2007 11:00AM Training & Development
Apache market share slips below 50 percent

Apache market share slips below 50 percent

A new survey of over 100 million websites has shown that Apache's market share has fallen to below 50 percent.
Iain Thomson Aug 8 2007 2:17PM Software
NBC hack outed at Defcon

NBC hack outed at Defcon

A reporter from NBC Dateline in the US who secretly tried to film hackers at the Defcon conference was outed by organisers and forced to flee the convention.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2007 11:36AM Security
Scientists crack levitation

Scientists crack levitation

Now where's my flying car? Scientists in Scotland have found a way to levitate small objects by reversing naturally occurring forces.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2007 6:43AM Hardware
Rockstar to appeal Manhunt 2 ban

Rockstar to appeal Manhunt 2 ban

Rockstar has confirmed that it will be appealing the decision by the British Board of Film Censors(BBFC) to effectively ban the game in the United Kingdom by refusing it certification.
Iain Thomson Aug 6 2007 12:30PM Software
UK's Electoral Commission nixes online voting

UK's Electoral Commission nixes online voting

A report by the Electoral Commission concludes that attempts to introduce electronic voting and counting of ballots have been rushed and need serious improvement.
Iain Thomson Aug 3 2007 1:18PM Security
Internet-funded British band releases album

Internet-funded British band releases album

British band Second Person has released an album that was funded entirely by internet users investing in the concept.
Iain Thomson Aug 3 2007 11:12AM Oddware
Elton John calls for closure of the internet

Elton John calls for closure of the internet

Elton John has said the internet is killing creativity and should be shut down.
Iain Thomson Aug 3 2007 6:43AM Oddware
Solar cells break efficiency record

Solar cells break efficiency record

Researchers at the University of Delaware (UD) have developed a solar cell that can convert sunlight to power with 42.8 percent efficiency – a new record.
Iain Thomson Aug 2 2007 5:13PM Hardware
Monster.com lays off 15 per cent of staff

Monster.com lays off 15 per cent of staff

Job hunting site Monster.com is to lay off 800 employees, around 15 per cent of its total workforce.
Iain Thomson Aug 2 2007 11:19AM Training & Development
Sony opens up to Blu-ray porn

Sony opens up to Blu-ray porn

Sony appears to be weakening on the role of Blu-ray in the pornography industry.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2007 7:05AM Software
Intel hits back at EU antitrust probe

Intel hits back at EU antitrust probe

Intel has hit back at the European Union after the organisation brought antitrust charges against the chip giant.
Iain Thomson Jul 31 2007 9:04AM Hardware
US blocks entry to BlackHat teacher

US blocks entry to BlackHat teacher

German security researcher Thomas Dullien (better known as Halvar Flake) has been stopped at the US border and deported after customs officials decided he could not visit the BlackHat security conference currently underway in Las Vegas.
Iain Thomson Jul 31 2007 7:05AM Security
Three killed in SpaceShipTwo explosion

Three killed in SpaceShipTwo explosion

An explosion at the factory of Scaled Composites, which made the first private trip into space with SpaceShipOne, has killed three people and injured three more.
Iain Thomson Jul 30 2007 1:15PM Training & Development
Humans beat the machines at poker

Humans beat the machines at poker

Human poker players have won by a narrow margin in the first official competition between humans and computers.
Iain Thomson Jul 27 2007 2:14PM Software
iPhone lockdown to boost on-demand services

iPhone lockdown to boost on-demand services

Apple has made it clear that it has no plans to allow third-party applications to become available on the iPhone, but this is not worrying on-demand software houses.
Iain Thomson Jul 27 2007 10:50AM Telco/ISP
Storm worm breaks over the internet

Storm worm breaks over the internet

A widspread coordinated attack has been unleashed today using a variant of the Storm worm. Around 142 million emails have been spammed out containing URLs leading to web pages infected with the malware.
Iain Thomson Jul 27 2007 6:57AM Security
Space Station shifts orbit to dodge rubbish

Space Station shifts orbit to dodge rubbish

The International Space Station has shifted its orbit to avoid the tons of rubbish that it jettisoned yesterday.
Iain Thomson Jul 26 2007 4:15PM Oddware
Boffins to build nano-difference engine

Boffins to build nano-difference engine

Scientists are planning to build a mechanical computer on a microscopic level to replace low speed silicon processors.
Iain Thomson Jul 26 2007 12:08PM Software

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