Recent articles by Shaun Nichols

VMware working on mobile admin tool

VMware working on mobile admin tool

Developers at VMware are working on a new tool which will allow administrators to manage virtualized systems through a mobile handset.
Shaun Nichols Mar 24 2009 2:37PM Software
Hacked page hauls estimated at US$10,000 a day

Hacked page hauls estimated at US$10,000 a day

A recent wave of search engine optimised web attacks is netting a huge cash haul for hackers and malware vendors, according to researchers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Security
Top 10 IT locations

Top 10 IT locations

The information technology revolution may have spread around the globe but there are still some areas that are more IT friendly than most.
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Strategy
Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony has landed a deal with Google to provide more than 500,000 book titles for the Sony Reader Digital Book.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 3:46PM Software
Adobe marches on with Reader/Acrobat patches

Adobe marches on with Reader/Acrobat patches

Adobe has issued a second fix for a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat PDF viewers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 3:01PM Security
Samsung ships first 16GB DDR3 modules

Samsung ships first 16GB DDR3 modules

South Korean chipmaker Samsung said that it has shipped its first 16GB DDR3 memory modules.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 2:52PM Hardware
Cisco snaps up video camera firm

Cisco snaps up video camera firm

Cisco is making good on its promise to bolster its consumer technology business.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 2:52PM Hardware
Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon's Kindle 2 electronic book reader is the target of a new lawsuit from the company behind the Discovery Channel.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Hardware
Experts blast BBC over botnet stunt

Experts blast BBC over botnet stunt

Security firms around the world are criticizing the BBC for its conduct in a recent episode of the computer programme Click.
Shaun Nichols Mar 18 2009 9:51AM Security
HP goes to market with new battery packs

HP goes to market with new battery packs

HP has released its first notebooks equipped with a new lithium-ion battery pack from manufacturer Boston-Power.
Shaun Nichols Mar 18 2009 6:23AM Hardware
Malicious 'terror attack' spam sets off security alarms

Malicious 'terror attack' spam sets off security alarms

A new malware scam is using fabricated reports of a terrorist attack to infect users.
Shaun Nichols Mar 17 2009 2:00PM Security
Intel and AMD renew legal sniping

Intel and AMD renew legal sniping

Longtime rivals AMD and Intel may be headed towards yet another legal showdown.
Shaun Nichols Mar 17 2009 2:00PM Hardware
Top 10 best things about the web

Top 10 best things about the web

Today we look back on the best that the web has brought. Beyond just one site or service, this list ranks the best ways in which people have been able to use the internet.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Mar 17 2009 6:17AM Software
Top 10 worst things about the web

Top 10 worst things about the web

For every way that the web has improved in life, it has also made things more complicated, frustrating and dangerous.
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Mar 16 2009 6:38AM Software
Symbian fleshes out release strategy

Symbian fleshes out release strategy

The Symbian Foundation is laying out a roadmap for future releases of its open-source smartphone operating system.
Shaun Nichols Mar 14 2009 9:04AM Software
BBC builds 22,000 system botnet

BBC builds 22,000 system botnet

A team of journalists and security experts from the BBC said that it has managed to purchase itself a botnet containing more than 22,000 infected PCs.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2009 2:52PM Security
New malware attack spoofs Facebook

New malware attack spoofs Facebook

A new fake video malware attack is circulating under the guise of a Facebook messages.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2009 2:40PM Security
Apple posts iTunes 8.1 update, fixes bug

Apple posts iTunes 8.1 update, fixes bug

Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes media player application, adding an extra layer of security.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2009 2:35PM Security
Microsoft fleshes out Windows Mobile app plans

Microsoft fleshes out Windows Mobile app plans

Microsoft is providing further insight into how the company will be operating its Windows Marketplace for Mobile software service.
Shaun Nichols Mar 12 2009 5:24PM Software
Adobe issues long-awaited Reader security fix

Adobe issues long-awaited Reader security fix

Adobe has released a security update to address a flaw the company first warned users of in February.
Shaun Nichols Mar 12 2009 10:47AM Security

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