Recent articles by Iain Thomson

British soldiers stay cool on the battlefield

British soldiers stay cool on the battlefield

New cooling vests could cut deaths.
Iain Thomson Mar 22 2007 10:55AM Hardware
India to build air-powered car

India to build air-powered car

India's largest automobile manufacturer has signed a deal to develop a car which runs on compressed air, making it virtually pollution free.
Iain Thomson Mar 21 2007 12:30PM Hardware
Creator of Fortran dies

Creator of Fortran dies

John Backus dies aged 82.
Iain Thomson Mar 21 2007 12:29PM Training & Development
'Blu-ray will crush' HD-DVD according to European Association

'Blu-ray will crush' HD-DVD according to European Association

Three years to own the market, Blu-ray boss claims.
Iain Thomson Mar 20 2007 1:11PM Hardware
Russia promises piracy crackdown

Russia promises piracy crackdown

Minister reassures CeBIT of new laws to tackle malware.
Iain Thomson Mar 20 2007 1:11PM Software
Oxford Dictionary finally recognises 'wiki'

Oxford Dictionary finally recognises 'wiki'

Hawaiian word meaning 'quick' now defined as a type of web page.
Iain Thomson Mar 20 2007 1:11PM Software
Britain backing 'wrong' mobile TV standard

Britain backing 'wrong' mobile TV standard

Viviane Reding tells member states to sort out one standard - or she will.
Iain Thomson Mar 20 2007 11:11AM Oddware
British band funded by the internet

British band funded by the internet

Surfers pay US$50,000 for Second Person to record an album.
Iain Thomson Mar 16 2007 10:22AM Oddware
Microsoft OneCare fails again

Microsoft OneCare fails again

New findings make grim reading for Redmond.
Iain Thomson Mar 8 2007 8:32AM Security
Oracle moves to per-socket licensing

Oracle moves to per-socket licensing

Not charging per processor should save users a packet.
Iain Thomson Mar 8 2007 8:32AM Software
Scientists break the speed of light

Scientists break the speed of light

Process doesn't break Einstein's theories.
Iain Thomson Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Oddware
Mobile pornographer beats off Disney

Mobile pornographer beats off Disney

No happy ending for Disney lawyers.
Iain Thomson Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Oddware
Telcos to lose US$18bn to VoIP by 2011

Telcos to lose US$18bn to VoIP by 2011

Established players cut off at knees by new technology.
Iain Thomson Mar 6 2007 8:22AM Telco/ISP
Man sues Microsoft over porn surfing history

Man sues Microsoft over porn surfing history

PC fails to keep suspect's Internet Explorer history secret.
Iain Thomson Mar 6 2007 8:22AM Oddware
Intel 'hacker' has charges quashed after 12 years

Intel 'hacker' has charges quashed after 12 years

Perl guru Randal Schwartz has had his conviction for hacking Intel's password files quashed, 12 years after being found guilty.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Hardware
Researchers create world's thinnest substance

Researchers create world's thinnest substance

Atom-thick sheets could revolutionise computers.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Oddware
BBC sets up YouTube channels

BBC sets up YouTube channels

But new report suggests this is a big mistake.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Software
Sophos laughs at Secure Computings' Trojan warnings

Sophos laughs at Secure Computings' Trojan warnings

We laugh in the face of Trojans, and tweak the nose of the spindly killer
worms.
Iain Thomson Mar 2 2007 8:26AM Security
US boffins show off real-life tricorder

US boffins show off real-life tricorder

Star Trek technology comes to earth.
Iain Thomson Mar 2 2007 8:26AM Oddware
Steven Hawking to try zero gravity

Steven Hawking to try zero gravity

Expert in theory about to face a practical.
Iain Thomson Mar 2 2007 8:26AM Oddware

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