Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Smart malware steals from SSL streams

Smart malware steals from SSL streams

A new variant of the Russian Gozi Trojan has been discovered that is capable of stealing data during secure socket layer (SSL) transactions.
Iain Thomson May 23 2007 11:20AM Security
Scotty's ashes found at last

Scotty's ashes found at last

The ashes of actor James Doohan, who played Scotty in the original Star Trek television series, have been found three weeks after they were shot into space.
Iain Thomson May 23 2007 11:10AM Hardware
IBM unveils world's fastest processor

IBM unveils world's fastest processor

IBM has unveiled what it claims is the fastest processor in the world - the Power 6 runs at 4.7GHz, and has an 8MB L2 cache and 790 million transistors built on a 65nm scale.
Iain Thomson May 22 2007 10:09AM Hardware
Hoax email costs Apple US$4bn in six minutes

Hoax email costs Apple US$4bn in six minutes

An email published on a blog knocked US$4 billion off Apple's stock market valuation on Friday before it was exposed as a hoax.
Iain Thomson May 22 2007 10:01AM Software
YouTube questions US Army block

YouTube questions US Army block

The founders of YouTube have questioned the US Army's rationale for blocking certain internet sites from its soldiers.
Iain Thomson May 21 2007 2:38PM Software
Estonia under cyber-attack

Estonia under cyber-attack

Nato is sending information warfare specialists to Estonia after the country suffered a major online attack.
Iain Thomson May 18 2007 4:28PM Security
Google cleared in court case over porn thumbnails

Google cleared in court case over porn thumbnails

Google has been cleared to show thumbnails from pornography sites in its search results, as they are 'fair use', said judge Sandra Ikuta in the San Fransisco case.
Iain Thomson May 18 2007 11:29AM Oddware
Judge baffled by the term 'website'

Judge baffled by the term 'website'

Judge Peter Openshaw is presiding over a trial in Woolwich Crown Court of three men accused of inciting terrorism over the internet, but has halted the trial to have the word 'website' explained to him.
Iain Thomson May 18 2007 10:42AM Oddware
Dell sued for misleading customers

Dell sued for misleading customers

State of New York takes action over alleged 'bait and switch' tactics.
Iain Thomson May 18 2007 6:46AM Hardware
Free Software Foundation mobilises against Microsoft

Free Software Foundation mobilises against Microsoft

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has formed a campaign group to fight any legal action following Microsoft's claims that the Linux kernel contains code that infringes its patents.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 3:24PM Software
NSPCC urges children to speak out online

NSPCC urges children to speak out online

Don't Hide It campaign hopes to counter abuse.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 3:20PM Oddware
US company turns office into a gym

US company turns office into a gym

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in the US have come up with a novel method of tackling worker obesity.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 10:51AM Oddware
Online community votes to jail Paris Hilton

Online community votes to jail Paris Hilton

Results of an online vote has come out three to one in favour of a custodial sentence for glamour-puss, Paris Hilton.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 10:23AM Oddware
Torvalds tells Microsoft to put up or shut up

Torvalds tells Microsoft to put up or shut up

Microsoft may have patent problems of its own, claims Linux kernel creator.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 6:38AM Software
Exam papers get RFID tags

Exam papers get RFID tags

Technology will now be used to stop students cheating on exam papers.
Iain Thomson May 16 2007 2:53PM Hardware
BBC shuts online education site

BBC shuts online education site

BBC to shut down its online education service.
Iain Thomson May 16 2007 1:33PM Software
UK beats US in mobile internet use

UK beats US in mobile internet use

The UK is one of the leading users of mobile internet services, outstripping even the US.
Iain Thomson May 16 2007 1:28PM Telco/ISP
ISPs rush to enable online spies for police

ISPs rush to enable online spies for police

Today is the last day for American ISPs, cable companies and some universities to install equipment that will make it easier for the police and intelligence agencies to monitor surfers' web habits.
Iain Thomson May 15 2007 12:34PM Telco/ISP
Google warns of web malware epidemic

Google warns of web malware epidemic

One in ten internet sites are hosting code that attacks browsers, says Google.
Iain Thomson May 15 2007 10:42AM Security
Microsoft claims patents on Linux kernel

Microsoft claims patents on Linux kernel

Microsoft is claiming that open source software infringes on hundreds of its patents, and plans to make the open source community pay to use them.
Iain Thomson May 15 2007 10:04AM Software

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