Recent articles by Shaun Nichols

Hitachi admits to price-fixing LCD screens

Hitachi admits to price-fixing LCD screens

Hitachi has become the latest electronics manufacturer to be fined in a price fixing conspiracy that dates back as far as 2001.
Shaun Nichols Mar 11 2009 1:23PM Hardware
Eight flaws fixed in latest Microsoft patch release

Eight flaws fixed in latest Microsoft patch release

Microsoft has released its latest monthly security fix, addressing eight vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems.
Shaun Nichols Mar 11 2009 1:15PM Security
Seagate and AMD show off 6Gbps SATA drives

Seagate and AMD show off 6Gbps SATA drives

Hard disk specialist Seagate and chipmaker AMD have unveiled the first SATA hard drive capable of running at a transfer speed of 6Gb per second.
Shaun Nichols Mar 10 2009 1:17PM Hardware
US Cybersecurity chief steps down

US Cybersecurity chief steps down

Beckstrom resigns post as doubt over agency's role lingers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 10 2009 1:17PM Security
Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft is planning to release three patches tomorrow for this month's Patch Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Mar 9 2009 10:29AM Security
Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft is planning to release three patches next Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Mar 9 2009 6:16AM Software
Cisco lands deal to build climate-change network for NASA

Cisco lands deal to build climate-change network for NASA

Cisco has inked a deal with NASA to build a new global system for tracking climate change.
Shaun Nichols Mar 9 2009 6:16AM Networking
New York Police Department loses as many as 80,000 records

New York Police Department loses as many as 80,000 records

A recent offline data breach may have put tens of thousands of New York City police officers at risk of identity theft.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 3:13PM Security
NYPD loses as many as 80,000 records

NYPD loses as many as 80,000 records

A recent offline data breach may have put tens of thousands of New York City police officers at risk of identity theft.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 3:08PM Security
Mozilla issues new round of updates for Firefox browser

Mozilla issues new round of updates for Firefox browser

Mozilla has posted a new version of its Firefox 3 browser.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 3:08PM Security
Dell rolls out new data centre server racks

Dell rolls out new data centre server racks

Dell has introduced a pair of rack-mount server models designed for data centres.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 12:15AM Hardware
US goes back to work on patent reform

US goes back to work on patent reform

The US government is once again considering a sweeping reform of the nation's patent system.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 12:15AM Strategy
Autorun infections re-emerging in wild

Autorun infections re-emerging in wild

A new malware outbreak is menacing users with a new twist on an old infection tactic, according to experts.
Shaun Nichols Mar 5 2009 2:58PM Security
Opera composes update

Opera composes update

Opera's developers on Tuesday recommended that all users download the 9.64 update for the browser which contains multiple important security updates as well as stability fixes.
Shaun Nichols Mar 4 2009 3:14PM Security
Google hits back over Trend attacks

Google hits back over Trend attacks

Google has taken down web pages which security researchers believe are manipulating the search engine to aid in malware attacks.
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2009 2:50PM Security
iPhone reigns in mobile web

iPhone reigns in mobile web

Apple's iPhone constitues nearly two thirds of all mobile browser traffic, according to a recent survey.
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2009 1:21PM Software
Obama to spend on cybersecurity

Obama to spend on cybersecurity

President Barack Obama is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on improving cybersecurity in the United States.
Shaun Nichols Mar 2 2009 10:36AM Security
Obama to spend on cybersecurity

Obama to spend on cybersecurity

President Barack Obama is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on improving cybersecurity in the United States.
Shaun Nichols Mar 2 2009 10:26AM Security
Top 10 IT myths

Top 10 IT myths

This week, we take a look at some of the more prevalent urban legends of Silicon Valley. Some have a basis in truth, while others are just a good tale to tell..
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Mar 2 2009 6:38AM Strategy
Malware writers exploit Google Trends

Malware writers exploit Google Trends

Malware distributors are taking advantage of Google Trends to earn top billing for their pages, according to security experts.
Shaun Nichols Feb 28 2009 6:52PM Security

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