Aussie court denies bail to accused hacker 'Evil' Cecil |
- Aussie court denies bail to accused hacker 'Evil' Cecil
- Google waggles free* Android phones at Americans
- Researchers poke gaping holes in Google Chrome OS
- OCZ jumps harder on enterprise PCIe bandwagon
- It's official: Journos are dumb as a bag of IE users
- Mainframers drop EU antitrust complaints against IBM
- Exam results texted out early in Scotland
- Yahoo! Mail! users! complain! of! server! flatline!
- Amazon Free Apps start to rile developers
- Twitter-control botnet mines Bitcoins
- Facebook buys ebook startup
- Oops! <strike>Ofcom's</strike> DCMS's own blocking easily visible to world+dog
- Ofcom clears 4G for maritime navigation
- Apple resellers squeezed out of volume licensing model
- UK police warns off hacktivists
- Union talks up offshoring dangers to UK economy
- Patriot Wildfire 120GB Sata 3 SSD
- RIM launches five BlackBerry smarties
- First smut site erected on .xxx address
- Two solicitors fined and suspended for file-sharer letters
- Sony Vita to control PlayStation 3
- MPs slam 'unworkable' one-size-fits-all NHS care records' system
- State-sponsored 5-year global cyberattack uncovered
- Bullfrog Syndicate
- Microsoft man saves drowning woman
- <i>Columbia</i> debris emerges from Texas lake
- Ofcom says no to web-blocking
- Belt and braces stop the network falling down
- Acoustic trauma: How wind farms make you sick
- Samsung dives into spin-transfer torque
- <cite>Dragon</cite> Bannatyne threatens to break arms of 'Russian' bloke
- EMC gets acceleration injection from Asankya
- <i>Reg</i> readers ponder LOHAN's substantial globes
- HMRC online tax systems slammed by Private Forum for Biz
- UK software and services market wedged in U-bend
- Pure Sirocco 550 music combo
- Game graphics could be 100,000 times better
- Apple job post hints at office web apps
- Net economy bigger than Ben Hur
- Internet use ‘rampant’: ASIO boss
- Aussie nano tech project gets AU$15m in global VC funding
- Servers pump up Super Micro
- GOP darling Newt Gingrich accused of Twitter fraud
- Google dangles needle over Web Bubble 2.0
- EMF notches up another health-scare
| Aussie court denies bail to accused hacker 'Evil' Cecil Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:15 PM PDT Wistful magistrate wishes he'd used his skills for goodAustralian hacking cause célèbre, David Noel Cecil, who goes by the nickname of "Evil", remains behind bars after being formally refused bail yesterday at Cowra Local Court.… |
| Google waggles free* Android phones at Americans Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:50 PM PDT * 2-year wireless and small piece of your soul requiredGoogle is offering Americans a free Nexus S Android phone from its rather popular homepage.… |
| Researchers poke gaping holes in Google Chrome OS Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT Chromebook only as safe as its weakest appsBlack Hat Google has billed its Chrome operating system as a security breakthrough that's largely immune to the threats that have plagued traditional computers for decades. With almost nothing stored on its hard drive and no native applications, there's no sensitive data that can pilfered and it can't be commandeered when attackers exploit common software vulnerabilities.… |
| OCZ jumps harder on enterprise PCIe bandwagon Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT Z-Drive R4 beefs VeloDrive, RevoDriveOCZ has announced its third Z-drive refresh in two years, with the Z-Drive R4 going more than four times faster than the first version product.… |
| It's official: Journos are dumb as a bag of IE users Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT 100,000 fake browser IQ tests can't be wrongA recent online research study indicating that Internet Explorer users have lower IQs than other browser users was likely bollox.… |
| Mainframers drop EU antitrust complaints against IBM Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT FuhgeddabouditIBM's iron grip on its big iron business just got a little tighter. Three small companies that have been trying for years to carve out little niches in the System z mainframe market have all withdrawn their complaints with the European Union's antitrust authorities.… |
| Exam results texted out early in Scotland Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:41 AM PDT Early access to |
| Yahoo! Mail! users! complain! of! server! flatline! Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:31 AM PDT Purple Palace remains silent, apart from the odd strangulated tweetMany Yahoo! Mail users have been shunted off the service in the past few hours.… |
| Amazon Free Apps start to rile developers Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:46 AM PDT Free, as in no revenue kicked backAmazon app store isn't following its promise to kick back at least a fifth of the asking price, unilaterally deciding that free promotion is worth more than cash in developers' pockets.… |
| Twitter-control botnet mines Bitcoins Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:37 AM PDT Digital cash from chaosCybercrooks have begun using botnets of compromised machines to mine units of the Bitcoin virtual currency.… |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:34 AM PDT Takes a design leaf out of Apple's book bookFacebook has acquired Push Pop Press – a digital book publisher – for an undisclosed sum.… |
| Oops! <strike>Ofcom's</strike> DCMS's own blocking easily visible to world+dog Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:20 AM PDT
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| Ofcom clears 4G for maritime navigation Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:57 AM PDT 3,000+-tonne ships clear for transmission...Ofcom's investigation into the potential for 4G telephony to knock out maritime radar has concluded that it just won't happen, at least not in any significant way.… |
| Apple resellers squeezed out of volume licensing model Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:54 AM PDT Vendor 'turns its back' on software channelChannel bully boy Apple has got its Premium Resellers second-guessing whether they will again feature in its plans for volume licensing after they were told no margin will be paid on the recently unveiled Final Cut Pro X.… |
| UK police warns off hacktivists Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:51 AM PDT Oi, you lot ... behave!UK police have taken the unusual step of warning prospective hacktivists that they risk arrest and prosecution if they get involved in denial of service or other forms of cyberattack.… |
| Union talks up offshoring dangers to UK economy Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:49 AM PDT HP PCS members vote for industrial action over job cutsThe Public and Commercial Services Union is warning that a wave of private sector jobs will inevitably move offshore as the government forces IT suppliers to cut costs.… |
| Patriot Wildfire 120GB Sata 3 SSD Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:07 AM PDT Upgrades all roundReview Patriot Memory's latest Wildfire Sata 3 SSDs come with the promise of read and write speeds in excess of 500MB/s along with read and write IOPS in the 60K region. All of this blazing speed is available in 120GB (£240), 240GB (£420) and 480GB capacities – a 60GB version is in production, but not currently available in the UK.… |
| RIM launches five BlackBerry smarties Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:16 AM PDT BB 7 OS on-boardResearch in Motion launched five smartphones today that run on the BlackBerry 7 Operating System. This latest refresh represents RIM's largest ever global launch.… |
| First smut site erected on .xxx address Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:03 AM PDT Finally, somewhere safe to w*nkThe first porn site to use a .xxx web address has gone live, and domain manager ICM Registry has announced another way to make internet perving a "safer" experience.… |
| Two solicitors fined and suspended for file-sharer letters Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:59 AM PDT Tribunal calls them out for greed, poor judgmentThe Solicitors Regulation Authority has suspended two lawyers and fined them £20,000 each for sending out thousands of letters accusing people of illegally sharing files.… |
| Sony Vita to control PlayStation 3 Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:14 AM PDT Wii U, me tooSony is touting a new feature for PlayStation 3 that uses the forthcoming PS Vita as a controller, in a way that sounds suspiciously similar to Nintendo's next-gen console, the Wii U… |
| MPs slam 'unworkable' one-size-fits-all NHS care records' system Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:06 AM PDT Concludes £7bn project failed, calls for 'urgent' reviewThe Department of Health has failed in its attempt to properly integrate electronic care records across the NHS system, MPs concluded in a scathing Public Accounts Committee report published this morning.… |
| State-sponsored 5-year global cyberattack uncovered Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:03 AM PDT Spy agency probably the real (cyber) slim shadyA five-year operation targeting more than 70 global companies, governments and non-profit organisations was probably the work of an intelligence agency, according to McAfee.… |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:51 AM PDT Persuadertron = winAntique Code Show Bullfrog's innovative titles gave me some of my best 1990s gaming memories. Who could forget Populous and Dungeon Keeper? The pre-cyberpunk aesthetic of Syndicate mesmerised me and gave us Agent Smith before anyone had even heard of The Matrix. This game isn't complex but as long as I have a Persuadertron, I am going to do well.… |
| Microsoft man saves drowning woman Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:35 AM PDT iPodestrians miss cries for helpThe cries of a drowning woman were missed by headphone-sporting joggers, leaving her to be rescued by a Microsoft worker.… |
| <i>Columbia</i> debris emerges from Texas lake Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:08 AM PDT Drought reveals doomed shuttle's reactant tankA drought in Texas has revealed a piece of space shuttle Columbia, destroyed on re-entry over the state on 1 February, 2003.… |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:06 AM PDT Freetards must cough up a refundable-£20 for each appeal, thoughSeveral decisions made today have far-reaching implications for every UK internet user. Telco quango Ofcom has effectively killed web-blocking reserve powers that were passed into law a year ago, by arguing that they probably won't work. The government also announced today that it is endorsing all the proposals made in Ian Hargreaves "Google Review" into intellectual property – which recommends a number of copyright exemptions, and weakening rights for individual creators, such as amateur and professional photographers. Further details for the implementation of the Digital Economy Act have been disclosed. And to add to your reading indigestion, the government has outlined an international IP strategy and a new IP crime policy.… |
| Belt and braces stop the network falling down Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:34 AM PDT Count everything, then double itWorkshop Lately, everyone seems to have lined up to join the network failure party. In some cases, lax network security has been to blame.… |
| Acoustic trauma: How wind farms make you sick Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:31 AM PDT It's an ill wind ...Industrial wind installations are creating a serious health issue, and comprehensive research is urgently needed, says a former Professor of Public Health.… |
| Samsung dives into spin-transfer torque Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:26 AM PDT Next generation tech: Korean company buys DARPA-funded GrandisSamsung is going to walk the spin-transfer torque by buying Grandis, and will use its capabilities to develop next-generation memory.… |
| <cite>Dragon</cite> Bannatyne threatens to break arms of 'Russian' bloke Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:22 AM PDT Twitter squeals at pub-like outburstDragon's Den star Duncan Bannatyne upset the gentle sensibility of the twitterati yesterday, after he forgot he wasn't talking to one bloke down the pub when making empty threats to break the arms of a "Russian".… |
| EMC gets acceleration injection from Asankya Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:41 AM PDT Mystery app delivery speed-up buyEMC is buying part of Asankya, an application acceleration start-up whose technology is good news for cloud storage suppliers.… |
| <i>Reg</i> readers ponder LOHAN's substantial globes Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:36 AM PDT One balloon or three for ballocket spaceplane mission?Our Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) project is beginning to work up a good head of steam, as we begin to consider the practicalities of launching a rocket-powered spaceplane from under a whopping helium balloon at a not inconsiderable altitude.… |
| HMRC online tax systems slammed by Private Forum for Biz Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:12 AM PDT SME trade body brands tax system 'complex and unwieldy'HM Revenues and Customs' sprawling online tax systems are not up to the job and small biz folk are paying the price, says the Forum of Private Business (FPB).… |
| UK software and services market wedged in U-bend Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT Two years of misery aheadThe UK software and IT services (SITS) industry will limp along for at least the rest of this year and the next before staging a very gradual recovery.… |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:00 PM PDT Hi-fi with Wi-FiReview Pure has pumped out tabletop digital radios and pocket portables for yonks, but largely avoided micro hi-fi. The notable execptions being its DMX and Legato products a few years ago, the inexpensive DAB-equipped Sirocco 150 in 2009, and this new 550 model.… |
| Game graphics could be 100,000 times better Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT Polygon count becomes atomic numberAn Australian company claims to have developed technology to make computer game graphics "100,000 times better" than current-gen systems.… |
| Apple job post hints at office web apps Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:02 PM PDT Jobsian browser love shockerAn Apple job listing may indicate that the company is building new web-based versions of its iWork office applications.… |
| Net economy bigger than Ben Hur Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:30 PM PDT Internet worth $AU50 billion to GDP, says Access EconomicsThe Internet isn't just a curiousity or a medium for transmitting videos of cats and naughty bits: according to a Deloitte Access Economics report, its aggregate impact on the economy rivals that of Australia's retail sector.… |
| Internet use ‘rampant’: ASIO boss Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:00 PM PDT And ideas are 'unfettered'; whatever next?Australia's national security is at risk, according to the Director-General of ASIO – the Australian National Intelligence Organisation – partly because of "rampant use of the Internet".… |
| Aussie nano tech project gets AU$15m in global VC funding Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Needle-free drug patches set to go commercialA Queensland-based nanotech start-up has secured AU$15m in funding from a group of international biotechnology investors.… |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:19 PM PDT Intel's Xeon E5 chips set for 'in Q4'Server and system component maker Super Micro continued to grow in its fiscal fourth quarter ended in June – despite the impending launch of new Xeon and Opteron processors from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The appetite that data centers built up for upgrading machines after the forced diet of the Great Recession has not yet been sated.… |
| GOP darling Newt Gingrich accused of Twitter fraud Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:12 PM PDT 'We're clean,' says head Newtonian spinmeisterFading US presidential candidate and conservative darling Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich denies that a high percentage of his 1.3 million Twitter followers are bought-and-paid-for fakes, despite reports – and alleged evidence – to the contrary.… |
| Google dangles needle over Web Bubble 2.0 Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:02 PM PDT And no one noticesOpen...and Shut Back in the bad ol' days of Microsoft's dominance, many a venture capitalist was scared off from an investment because of the looming possibility that Microsoft might enter the startup's market.… |
| EMF notches up another health-scare Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT Correlation in causation SHOCK!Armed with one small study and a wire-service media release, a group from the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research has frightened the living daylights out of half the western world with the claim that exposing pregnant women to "everyday household items" can lead to an increased risk of their children developing asthma.… |
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