Recent articles by Robert Jaques

ZigBee Alliance extends web support

ZigBee Alliance extends web support

Additional features and functions such as IPv6 support.
Robert Jaques Feb 29 2008 3:38PM Networking
Researchers warn of chip and Pin flaws

Researchers warn of chip and Pin flaws

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have warned that chip and Pin machines are not as secure as the banking industry claims.
Robert Jaques Feb 29 2008 2:20PM Security
Extensive 3G network sharing 'inevitable'

Extensive 3G network sharing 'inevitable'

3G network sharing will sweep through developed markets and have "profound implications" for mobile operators, vendors and regulators, new research warns..
Robert Jaques Feb 29 2008 7:22AM Telco/ISP
Intel faces increasing competitive threats

Intel faces increasing competitive threats

Intel will face increasingly fierce competition over the coming years as it moves into new markets, new research predicts..
Robert Jaques Feb 29 2008 7:22AM Strategy
Voice over Wi-Fi 'moving industry goalposts'

Voice over Wi-Fi 'moving industry goalposts'

Voice-over-Wi-Fi market trends are "moving the goalposts" for Wi-Fi equipment makers, experts warn..
Robert Jaques Feb 29 2008 7:22AM Telco/ISP
Global RFID spending to explode

Global RFID spending to explode

Global revenues for radio frequency identification (RFID) products will grow by almost a third this year to reach US$1.2 illiobn..
Robert Jaques Feb 28 2008 7:20AM Hardware
Researchers promise to stop terrorists

Researchers promise to stop terrorists

Researchers at the University of Maryland's Institute for Advanced Computer Studies have developed a software-based system designed to fight terrorism..
Robert Jaques Feb 27 2008 3:40PM Software
Trend Micro buys UK encryption firm

Trend Micro buys UK encryption firm

Identum snapped up for undisclosed sum.
Robert Jaques Feb 27 2008 2:23PM Security
Global firms bet big on SOA

Global firms bet big on SOA

Companies adopting service oriented architectures (SOAs) spent US$1.4 million on software and services in 2007, according to a report released today by AMR Research..
Robert Jaques Feb 27 2008 8:15AM Software
Scammers launch 'out of office' spam

Scammers launch 'out of office' spam

Spammers are increasingly using 'out of office' features in web-based email to relay junk messages, security experts warned today..
Robert Jaques Feb 27 2008 8:15AM Security
Boffins boost solar cell efficiency

Boffins boost solar cell efficiency

A team of US researchers has developed an anode coating strategy which they claim significantly enhances the efficiency of solar energy power conversion..
Robert Jaques Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Hardware
Major Canadian hacker ring cracked

Major Canadian hacker ring cracked

Canadian police have arrested 17 people suspected of running the Canada's largest and most damaging hacker network..
Robert Jaques Feb 22 2008 7:03AM Security
Nano-liquids promise next-gen mobile displays

Nano-liquids promise next-gen mobile displays

A combination of nanoparticles and liquids could pave the way for new miniature camera lenses, mobile phone displays and other microscale fluidic devices, according to US scientists..
Robert Jaques Feb 22 2008 7:03AM Hardware
Boffins unveil nanotech 'power dressing'

Boffins unveil nanotech 'power dressing'

The concept of 'power dressing' could take on a whole new meaning thanks to a research project to develop clothing that harnesses physical motion and converts it into electrical energy..
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Hardware
Consolidation rules enterprise application market

Consolidation rules enterprise application market

Consolidation in the worldwide enterprise applications market could become a "permanent fixture" in the high-tech industry, a new IDC report predicts..
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Software
Novell collaborates with SiteScape buy

Novell collaborates with SiteScape buy

Novell has acquired SiteScape, a developer of open source team collaboration technology..
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Software
Boffins break solar energy conversion record

Boffins break solar energy conversion record

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems have set a new record for solar energy conversion with a solar-to-grid system net conversion efficiency of 31.25 percent..
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Hardware
Apple opens Aperture 2 photo app

Apple opens Aperture 2 photo app

Apple has unveiled the latest release of its Aperture 2 photo editing and management software..
Robert Jaques Feb 14 2008 3:05PM Software
Hackers turn to drive-by downloads

Hackers turn to drive-by downloads

Organised crime exploiting browser vulnerabilities.
Robert Jaques Feb 14 2008 7:21AM Security
Boffins boost circuits with copper connections

Boffins boost circuits with copper connections

US researchers have developed copper interconnections in next-generation integrated circuits that will boost the efficiency of connections between chips and external circuitry such as a motherboard..
Robert Jaques Feb 13 2008 2:08PM Hardware

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