Technology News
Google hoodwinked into pushing Chrome OS scareware
Rogue anti-virus scammers have tainted search results for Chromium OS - the open source version of Google's Chrome OS - in a bid to expose surfers hunting the web operating system to a fake anti-virus scan scam instead.…
Cisco pumps out iPhone security app
Cisco has pushed out a new iPhone app that helps IT managers respond to newly-detected security threats by the seat (pocket) of their pants.…
Apple to Enter Verizon-AT&T Spat With Two New iPhone Ads
Weather balloons no longer a crazy idea for rural coverage
As the US gets serious about opening up mobile broadband to its entire population, it is hunting for new spectrum options to support that.…
Design finalised for 1,000mph rocket car
PC sales bounce up (and down)
The box counters at Gartner have revised their PC shipment estimates for 2009, saying that PC makers did better than expected pumping out machines in the third quarter. But because average selling prices are falling - thanks in part to the advent of cheap netbooks and general price erosion across all PC types - sales are still going to be down this year.…
AT&T iPhone Exclusivity to Expire in June 2010?
Symantec Japan website bamboozled by hacker
A Symantec-run website was vulnerable to Blind SQL Injection problems that reportedly exposes a wealth of potentially sensitive information.…
New Apple Black Friday Sale Leak?
New analysis points to ancient Martian ocean, river valleys
NASA-funded boffins say they have found convincing evidence that much of Mars was once covered by an ocean of liquid water, and that rain fell on the red planet long ago.…
Wind turbines to power phone masts
Forget mobile phone covers made of recycled plastic bottles or handsets powered by sunlight. If you really want to make a green phone call then move to California, where some phone masts will soon run on wind energy.…
T-Orange won't share the airwaves
T-Mobile and Orange won't be handing over any radio spectrum when they merge, despite the fact that T-Orange will own almost half the available airways.…
Exascale computing: How do we get there from here?
Exascale supercomputers, the computing industry’s next frontier, will run 1,000 times quicker than the fastest computers of today – and the world’s scientific researchers are sure to drum up plenty of projects to harness their compute power. But how do we get there from here?…
Moller Skycar to finally crash and burn?
(In)famous flying-car firm Moller International - whose four-decade quest to produce an Everyman aerial ride has seen no aircraft delivered and a 2003 fine from the SEC for selling "fraudulent unregistered stock" - has now announced "Virtual Test Flights of [a] New Flying Car".…
Spotify embraces Symbian
Music-streaming service Spotify is now available on Symbian handsets too, for paying subscribers at least.…
Savage roo mauls Oz man
An Oz man has taken a serious pasting at the hands of a "savage" kangaroo which was attempting to drown his dog, the Herald Sun reports.…
AOL taps strategy boutique ahead of Time Warner spin-off
AOL has revamped its logo and plans to launch the new look after its parent company Time Warner dumps the struggling web outfit early next month.…
<strong>[NSFW]</strong> Erotica 09: Bit limp, but crowds still up for it
NSFW In a week when scientists trumpeted the discovery of a new drug to boost flagging female libido, Erotica 2009 - the UK’s premiere female-friendly erotic event - was looking decidedly limp.…
New Malicious Worm Affects Jailbroken iPhones in Netherlands [Updated x2]
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Drobo restrings boxes to double-up product range
Data Robotics has added two new products, enhancing both the basic Drobo and the more capable Drobo Pro. It now claims to provide the simplest and best value iSCSI SAN in the world.…
