Recent articles by Robert Jaques

PC processor shipments hit new record

PC processor shipments hit new record

Fuelled by strong demand for mobile computing devices, global PC processor shipments grew 14.3 percent sequentially to reach record levels in the third calendar quarter of 2007, new research reveals..
Robert Jaques Oct 26 2007 7:32AM Hardware
Electricity grid set to become 'a type of internet'

Electricity grid set to become 'a type of internet'

In the future everyone who is connected to the electricity grid will be able to upload and download packages of electricity to and from this network, a researcher predicted today..
Robert Jaques Oct 26 2007 7:32AM Telco/ISP
Spammers turn to web redirection to avoid detection

Spammers turn to web redirection to avoid detection

Spammers are ramping up their use of redirection techniques to try to get around many anti-spam filters, a security firm warned today..
Robert Jaques Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Security
Video game helps players beat stress

Video game helps players beat stress

Playing a newly developed social-intelligence game reduces stress hormone levels by 17 per cent, researchers reported today.ower levels of stress-hormone, cortisol.
Robert Jaques Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Hardware
Oracle rolls out 11g database for Windows

Oracle rolls out 11g database for Windows

Oracle today announced the general availability of its Database 11g on the Microsoft Windows platform..
Robert Jaques Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Storage
Enterprises embrace encryption technology

Enterprises embrace encryption technology

Firms making 'significant strides' with data protection.
Robert Jaques Oct 25 2007 7:40AM Security
GodTube launches social network

GodTube launches social network

Christian-focused viral video site, GodTube.com, which set the record as the fastest growing website in the world during its first official launch month of August according to ComScore, has announced the launch of a social network targeted at the 2.1 billion Christians around the world..
Robert Jaques Oct 24 2007 2:59PM Software
Trojan attacks jump 500 per cent

Trojan attacks jump 500 per cent

There has been a sharp hike in the volume of cyber-crime attacks designed to steal personal information, new research reveals.
Robert Jaques Oct 24 2007 2:45PM Security
Recycled mobile phones to ring up US$3.5 billion sales in 2007

Recycled mobile phones to ring up US$3.5 billion sales in 2007

Recycled and refurbished mobile handsets will clock up sales of over US$3.5 billion in 2007, market watchers predict..
Robert Jaques Oct 23 2007 3:26PM Hardware
Boffins give computers 'common sense'

Boffins give computers 'common sense'

Computer scientists use Google Labs widget in object recognition software.
Robert Jaques Oct 19 2007 6:49AM Hardware
Boffins bend light 'backwards'

Boffins bend light 'backwards'

A newly discovered material that causes light to refract "backwards" has the potential to improve the efficiency of optical networking devices, researchers reported today..
Robert Jaques Oct 18 2007 6:42AM Software
Boffins zoom in on digital image search

Boffins zoom in on digital image search

Searching for digital photographs is set to become easier thanks to smart software developed by researchers at Penn State University..
Robert Jaques Oct 17 2007 7:21AM Software
Phishers cast nets beyond PayPal

Phishers cast nets beyond PayPal

Security experts have reported a "dramatic reduction" in the proportion of phishing emails targeting customers of PayPal and its parent company eBay..
Robert Jaques Oct 17 2007 7:21AM Security
Enterprise 802.11n Wi-Fi poised for take-off

Enterprise 802.11n Wi-Fi poised for take-off

The launch of enterprise Wi-Fi products conforming to the draft 802.11n standard from companies including Cisco Systems, Trapeze Networks and Meru Networks are a sign that the market is "poised for take-off", research reports..
Robert Jaques Oct 17 2007 7:21AM Networking
Apps 'main cause' of network downtime

Apps 'main cause' of network downtime

Almost half of all problems encountered in enterprise networks are caused by applications, new research claims..
Robert Jaques Oct 17 2007 7:21AM Networking
YouTube videos arrive in Google Earth

YouTube videos arrive in Google Earth

Google has added a YouTube layer to Google Earth allowing users to zoom in on any location on the planet and view YouTube videos related to that place.
Robert Jaques Oct 16 2007 6:57AM Software
Magic roundabouts spin next-gen drives

Magic roundabouts spin next-gen drives

Scientists at the University of Bonn have identified right-handed and left-handed 'magnetic vortices' that could lead to advances in hard drive efficiency..
Robert Jaques Oct 12 2007 7:22AM Storage
Mobile broadband services to 'explode'

Mobile broadband services to 'explode'

Mobile broadband services will generate more than $400bn revenues in 2012, market watchers predicted today.
Robert Jaques Oct 12 2007 7:05AM Telco/ISP
Hackers eye open source coding tools

Hackers eye open source coding tools

Enterprises using open source software to engineer custom applications could be vulnerable to a newly discovered class of hack attack, a security firm claimed today.
Robert Jaques Oct 11 2007 2:44PM Software
Oracle snaps up LogicalApps

Oracle snaps up LogicalApps

Oracle has agreed to acquire LogicalApps, a provider of automated governance, risk and compliance offerings.
Robert Jaques Oct 10 2007 10:28PM Software

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