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Apple TV gets a thumb drive hack

Apple TV gets a thumb drive hack

A new thumb drive unlocks Apple's TV box and opens it up to innovative social networking features.
Egan Orion Oct 2 2008 7:22AM Hardware
Toshiba unveils new battery prototype

Toshiba unveils new battery prototype

Toshiba has unveiled a battery prototype that offers a 90 percent charge capacity in just 10 minutes.
Aharon Etengoff Oct 2 2008 7:22AM Hardware
AMD brings Shanghai release date forward

AMD brings Shanghai release date forward

AMD has said it is bringing forward the deployment of its Shanghai server processors to the end of this year.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 7:10AM Hardware
Yahoo woos third-party developers

Yahoo woos third-party developers

Yahoo is to open up several key technologies to third-party developers in a bid to encourage innovation in the industry and create more compelling, personalised web experiences, according to the firm's European managing director, Toby Copel.
Phil Muncaster Oct 2 2008 7:10AM Software
HP and Microsoft advance virtualisation offerings

HP and Microsoft advance virtualisation offerings

HP has announced plans to acquire storage virtualisation firm LeftHand Networks for US$380m, subject to certain price adjustment conditions.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 2 2008 7:10AM Software
Telstra blames Spam Act for impersonal Tweets

Telstra blames Spam Act for impersonal Tweets

Telstra has hit back at claims its BigPond Twitter support feed is bot-like, arguing that personalising the messages would contravene the Spam Act.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2008 7:02AM Software
Daylight saving to commence this weekend in some states

Daylight saving to commence this weekend in some states

Daylight saving time will commence on Sunday 5 October in New South Wales, ACT, Victoria and South Australia and Tasmania.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2008 7:00AM Strategy
Sophos completes Utimaco acquisition

Sophos completes Utimaco acquisition

Sophos has completed its acquisition of German-based data security and encryption vendor Utimaco Safeware.
Negar Salek Oct 1 2008 4:09PM Security
Tech stocks suffer dramatic downturn

Tech stocks suffer dramatic downturn

Tech stocks were hit hard on Monday as Congress rejected the US$700 billion bailout bill.
Aharon Etengoff Oct 1 2008 3:58PM Financial Services
Microsoft pushes for Wall St bailout to protect tech firms

Microsoft pushes for Wall St bailout to protect tech firms

With much of Wall Street reeling from the current banking crisis, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is lobbying congress to reconsider its refusal to bail out the teetering market.
Shaun Nichols Oct 1 2008 3:52PM Financial Services
Walmart to shut down DRM servers

Walmart to shut down DRM servers

Walmart is becoming the latest music vendor to shut down its legacy digital rights management (DRM) system, prompting warnings of potential for lost purchases.
Shaun Nichols Oct 1 2008 3:52PM Security
Single Trojan accounts for 60 per cent of September attacks

Single Trojan accounts for 60 per cent of September attacks

A single family of Trojans has accounted for over 60 per cent of malware infections in September, according to Fortinet.
Iain Thomson Oct 1 2008 3:52PM Security
New 3.2 Tbps cable connects U.S. to China

New 3.2 Tbps cable connects U.S. to China

A new submarine cable with an operating capacity of 3.2 Tbps was opened today, connecting the United States to mainland China, South Korea and Taiwan.
Staff Writers Oct 1 2008 3:44PM Hardware
Aussie-registered sexual abuse sites shut down

Aussie-registered sexual abuse sites shut down

A network of websites registered in Australia that reportedly provided access to child sexual abuse material have been shut down in a joint operation between Irish and local authorities.
Staff Writers Oct 1 2008 3:35PM Software
GPS spoofing device developed to thwart spoofing

GPS spoofing device developed to thwart spoofing

Researchers have developed a portable Global Positioning System (GPS) spoofing device in a bid to explore aspects of civilian spoofing and how such attacks may be thwarted.
Liz Tay Oct 1 2008 2:23PM Security
YouTube vulnerable in new forgery flaws

YouTube vulnerable in new forgery flaws

Silent but deadly attacks on four major sites have been revealed by researchers Ed Felten and Bill Zeller at Princeton University.
Emma Hughes Oct 1 2008 10:46AM Security
Digital camera sold on eBay contains terrorist information

Digital camera sold on eBay contains terrorist information

The UK government is investigating how a digital camera containing terrorist images apparently taken by MI6 was sold on eBay.
Iain Thomson Oct 1 2008 9:58AM Security
Uk's Computer Misuse Act updates due tomorrow

Uk's Computer Misuse Act updates due tomorrow

New powers will increase maximum jail sentences for hackers.
Phil Muncaster Oct 1 2008 9:58AM Security
Stallman warns against cloud computing

Stallman warns against cloud computing

Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation and developer of the GNU software that forms the basis of the GNU/Linux operating system, believes that "cloud computing" is marketing hype and worse, it's a trap.
Egan Orion Oct 1 2008 7:31AM Networking
Nokia abandons business mobility

Nokia abandons business mobility

Nokia is dropping its own business mobility solutions to concentrate on providing mobile email services for consumers.
Daniel Robinson Oct 1 2008 7:27AM Hardware

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