Recent articles by Shaun Nichols

Microsoft calls off EU hearing

Microsoft calls off EU hearing

An EU hearing over more antitrust allegations against Microsoft has been called off due to a scheduling conflict.
Shaun Nichols May 25 2009 6:10AM Software
Studios push for more money in Pirate Bay case

Studios push for more money in Pirate Bay case

Several film studios are lobbying Swedish courts to increase the cash penalty award in the Pirate Bay case.
Shaun Nichols May 23 2009 8:00AM Software
Conficker threat continues to grow

Conficker threat continues to grow

Weeks after leaving the media spotlight, the Conficker malware infection continues to spread, according to experts.
Shaun Nichols May 22 2009 2:14PM Security
Researcher warns of 'critical' Java flaw in OS X

Researcher warns of 'critical' Java flaw in OS X

Security researchers have warned of an unpatched vulnerability in certain JavaScript components for Mac OS X.
Shaun Nichols May 22 2009 6:14AM Security
Sun Microsystems touts virtualisation for tape drives

Sun Microsystems touts virtualisation for tape drives

Sun Microsystems has revealed plans to add one of the newest storage technologies into one of the oldest storage methods still in use.
Shaun Nichols May 21 2009 6:24AM Storage
Microsoft warns of new flaw in Internet Information Server

Microsoft warns of new flaw in Internet Information Server

Microsoft has issued a security advisory about a vulnerability in Windows Internet Information Server (IIS) and encouraged web hosts to lock down the server component in response.
Shaun Nichols May 21 2009 6:24AM Security
Sarbanes-Oxley regulation to go on trial

Sarbanes-Oxley regulation to go on trial

The US supreme court has agreed to hear a case which could decide the fate of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley act.
Shaun Nichols May 20 2009 5:56AM Financial Services
Mozilla looks to go beyond browser tabs

Mozilla looks to go beyond browser tabs

The developers behind the popular Firefox browser are looking at ways to eliminate the practice of tabbed browsing.
Shaun Nichols May 19 2009 9:57AM Software
Top 10 disappointing technologies

Top 10 disappointing technologies

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson May 18 2009 6:46AM Software
AMD break speed barrier with air cooled 1Ghz GPU

AMD break speed barrier with air cooled 1Ghz GPU

AMD says it has reached a new top speed for graphics processing.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 2:53PM Hardware
'Gumblar' attack explodes across the web

'Gumblar' attack explodes across the web

A complex new malware attack is setting infection records and raising alarms from security experts.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 2:53PM Security
Google owns up to service outage

Google owns up to service outage

Google is blaming an error in its traffic routing system for causing a service outage that lasted several hours overnight.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 11:50AM Software
'Gumblar' attack explodes on to the web

'Gumblar' attack explodes on to the web

A complex new malware attack is setting infection records and raising alarms from security experts.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 10:20AM Security
Microsoft and Sun tout interoperability project

Microsoft and Sun tout interoperability project

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have published the results of an interoperability project between the two firms.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 6:26AM Security
Craigslist agrees to clamp down on Erotic Services

Craigslist agrees to clamp down on Erotic Services

Online classified site Craigslist has agreed to remodel the way it handles postings for salacious services.
Shaun Nichols May 14 2009 2:59PM Security
Cisco lands deal to outfit Clearwire WiMAX network

Cisco lands deal to outfit Clearwire WiMAX network

Cisco has secured a deal to provide network hardware for Clearwire's planned US WiMax network.
Shaun Nichols May 14 2009 2:17PM Networking
Seagate to cut 1,100 jobs

Seagate to cut 1,100 jobs

Storage hardware vendor Seagate has revealed it will be cutting some 1,100 employees.
Shaun Nichols May 14 2009 2:17PM Training & Development
Patch Tuesday brings Office updates

Patch Tuesday brings Office updates

Microsoft has issued a new security update which addresses more than a dozen vulnerabilities in PowerPoint.
Shaun Nichols May 13 2009 10:11AM Security
Pirate Bay lobs new appeal for retrial

Pirate Bay lobs new appeal for retrial

The administrators of the controversial Pirate Bay website are filing new appeals to their April convictions of providing copyrighted content on the web.
Shaun Nichols May 12 2009 1:14PM Software
Lenovo refreshes netbook lineup

Lenovo refreshes netbook lineup

Lenovo has launched a new model in its line of netbook systems.
Shaun Nichols May 12 2009 1:14PM Hardware

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