Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Boo.com back from the dead

Boo.com back from the dead

Failed fashion site now offering Boo's cruise.
Robert Jaques May 3 2007 1:07PM Oddware
Boffins fly Google for bird flu map

Boffins fly Google for bird flu map

US scientists create avian flu 'super map'.
Robert Jaques May 2 2007 2:42PM Oddware
Spam e-card hides Trojan sting in its tail

Spam e-card hides Trojan sting in its tail

Computer users have been warned of a spam campaign that poses as an electronic postcard in an attempt to lure the unwary into downloading a web-based Trojan.
Robert Jaques May 2 2007 11:40AM Security
US heading towards cashless society

US heading towards cashless society

Contactless payment cards set to take off.
Robert Jaques May 2 2007 10:42AM Financial Services
Security firm publishes video of Google AdWords scam

Security firm publishes video of Google AdWords scam

Evidence posted on YouTube.
Robert Jaques May 1 2007 2:56PM Security
Yahoo pays US$680m for Right Media

Yahoo pays US$680m for Right Media

Portal snaps up online advertising exchange.
Robert Jaques May 1 2007 2:30PM Software
Mobile operators cash in on branded handset bonanza

Mobile operators cash in on branded handset bonanza

Personalised phones to be worth US$10bn this year.
Robert Jaques May 1 2007 2:15PM Telco/ISP
Artificial snot not to be sneezed at

Artificial snot not to be sneezed at

Boffins develop 'mucus' polymers to boost electronic sniffing devices.
Robert Jaques May 1 2007 1:51PM Oddware
E-gold tarnished by money laundering charges

E-gold tarnished by money laundering charges

Online currency firm investigated by US Secret Service.
Robert Jaques May 1 2007 12:44PM Software
Data centres running out of space and power

Data centres running out of space and power

Report claims high density devices to blame for capacity crisis.
Robert Jaques May 1 2007 11:50AM Storage
Global ICT carbon emissions 'unsustainable'

Global ICT carbon emissions 'unsustainable'

Gartner estimates sector produces as much CO2 as the aviation industry.
Robert Jaques Apr 30 2007 1:00PM Hardware
Cyber-crooks subvert Google AdWords

Cyber-crooks subvert Google AdWords

Experts unveil 'hard evidence' of fraud.
Robert Jaques Apr 30 2007 12:51PM Security
Most web users to have 'second life' by 2011

Most web users to have 'second life' by 2011

Gartner predicts big growth for virtual worlds.
Robert Jaques Apr 27 2007 2:00PM Oddware
Total malware volumes grow 'dramatically'

Total malware volumes grow 'dramatically'

Malicious code writers target the web in earnest.
Robert Jaques Apr 26 2007 3:00PM Security
Boffins unveil trillion calculations per second chip

Boffins unveil trillion calculations per second chip

Tera-op Reliable Intelligently adaptive Processing System.
Robert Jaques Apr 26 2007 12:30PM Hardware
Gartner: CIOs need to stop wasting time

Gartner: CIOs need to stop wasting time

Analyst firm identifies six major time-wasting practices.
Robert Jaques Apr 24 2007 2:38PM Strategy
Via deals out playing card-sized motherboard

Via deals out playing card-sized motherboard

Smallest ever fully-featured x86 mainboard, claims Taiwanese firm.
Robert Jaques Apr 24 2007 1:43PM Hardware
Microsoft and Samsung ink patent swap deal

Microsoft and Samsung ink patent swap deal

Deal covers consumer electronics, hardware, and Linux/Unix platforms.
Robert Jaques Apr 20 2007 1:00PM Hardware
Bottom falls out of US outsourcing market

Bottom falls out of US outsourcing market

Europe and Asia benefit as US market drops 70 percent.
Robert Jaques Apr 20 2007 11:40AM Strategy
Global PC market returns to double-digit growth

Global PC market returns to double-digit growth

Demand for laptops fuels turnaround.
Robert Jaques Apr 20 2007 11:18AM Hardware

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