Recent articles by Nicole Kobie

Reader sandbox protects against zero-day Flash flaw

Reader sandbox protects against zero-day Flash flaw

Adobe warns against critical flaw, but says Reader X users should be safe
Nicole Kobie Mar 16 2011 2:51PM Security
F-Secure pulls a McAfee on Mac users

F-Secure pulls a McAfee on Mac users

Beta for Mac security software sounds "serious false alarm", puts safe files in the trash.
Nicole Kobie Mar 16 2011 2:30PM Security
iPad 2 costs US$326 in parts

iPad 2 costs US$326 in parts

Teardown results.
Nicole Kobie Mar 15 2011 6:08AM Hardware
iPhone and BlackBerry hacked in security contest

iPhone and BlackBerry hacked in security contest

Windows Phone 7 and Android go unchallenged.
Nicole Kobie Mar 14 2011 11:34AM Security
IE9 to arrive Monday as Firefox 4 hits RC

IE9 to arrive Monday as Firefox 4 hits RC

Mozilla and Microsoft are ready to go toe-to-toe with new browsers
Nicole Kobie Mar 11 2011 9:15AM Security
Every HP PC to run webOS and Windows

Every HP PC to run webOS and Windows

Plans revealed by chief.
Nicole Kobie Mar 10 2011 6:02AM Software
Q&A: what would happen if GPS failed?

Q&A: what would happen if GPS failed?

The author of a report claims we're too dependent on the global positioning system.
Nicole Kobie Mar 9 2011 9:55AM Security
Ubuntu 11.10 christened Oneiric Ocelot

Ubuntu 11.10 christened Oneiric Ocelot

Mark Shuttleworth names Ubuntu 11.10 open-source OS, due out in October.
Nicole Kobie Mar 9 2011 5:55AM Software
Nokia sells off Qt development platform

Nokia sells off Qt development platform

Dropped after Windows Phone 7 deal.
Nicole Kobie Mar 8 2011 6:03AM Software
Google bug bounty tops $100,000 in first year

Google bug bounty tops $100,000 in first year

Google pays out $US14,000 for flaws found in Chrome
Nicole Kobie Mar 2 2011 12:25PM Security
Google restoring Gmail messages from tape

Google restoring Gmail messages from tape

A tape backup has saved the day in Google's widely reported Gmail outage
Nicole Kobie Mar 2 2011 12:16PM Security
Apple debuts Intel's Thunderbolt in new MacBook Pros

Apple debuts Intel's Thunderbolt in new MacBook Pros

Australian pricing released.
Brett Winterford , Nicole Kobie Feb 25 2011 9:14AM Hardware
Bug blanks out Google Calendars

Bug blanks out Google Calendars

Google says only a small number of users are affected
Nicole Kobie Feb 24 2011 10:17AM Security
How dangerous is Anonymous?

How dangerous is Anonymous?

Are attacks in support of Wikileaks by bored teenagers or cyber-criminals?
Nicole Kobie Feb 23 2011 9:51AM Security
Apple audit weeds out toxic factories

Apple audit weeds out toxic factories

Rare insight into working conditions.
Nicole Kobie Feb 16 2011 10:58AM Hardware
McKinnon's mother seeks showdown with Clegg

McKinnon's mother seeks showdown with Clegg

Hacker Gary McKinnon's mother continues to fight battle
Nicole Kobie Feb 16 2011 10:18AM Security
Torrent-hunting firm ACS:Law shuts down

Torrent-hunting firm ACS:Law shuts down

Ahead of Tuesday court ruling.
Nicole Kobie Feb 7 2011 10:10AM Networking
Google accuses Bing of copying its search results

Google accuses Bing of copying its search results

Search giant sets a "honeypot" trap for its Microsoft rival.
Nicole Kobie Feb 2 2011 1:43PM Software
Google fails to fix Android flaw

Google fails to fix Android flaw

Vulnerability gives access to apps and SDcard in Nexus S.
Nicole Kobie Feb 1 2011 10:53AM Security
Mozilla pays out US$40,000 for web bugs

Mozilla pays out US$40,000 for web bugs

Bountiful dollars up for grabs.
Nicole Kobie Jan 31 2011 10:02AM Security

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