Gareth Halfacree

Visiting hacker foils fraudlent ATM

A hacker attending the DefCon convention at the Riviera Hotel Casino foiled a plot to skim credit card details from attendees after spotting something 'funny' about an ATM.

August 4, 2009 | 12:33

Intel Westmere images leaked

Images of an engineering sample from Intel's up-coming Westmere range of six-core Xeon processors have been leaked on an overclocking forum.

August 4, 2009 | 10:30

iPhone SMS hijacking flaw fixed

A bug in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages which can lead to remote code execution - first spotted by security pro Charlie Miller - has been patched by Apple.

August 3, 2009 | 13:12

Apple iTablet due in November?

An un-named industry analyst claims to have held a prototype tablet PC from Apple, and states that an official announcement is due in September for a November launch.

August 3, 2009 | 10:04

Cable fault disconnects West Africa

A fault in an undersea cable has left most of West Africa disconnected from the Internet - and a repair vessel may take up to two weeks to reach the affected area.

July 31, 2009 | 15:46

CentOS project lead disappears

The leader of the CentOS project - a Linux fork based on the Red Hat distribution - has disappeared, prompting an open letter asking for him to get in touch on the project website.

July 31, 2009 | 14:15

Intel: Pine Trail is on track for 2009

Responding to rumours that Pine Trail - the next iteration of the popular Atom processor range - would be delayed until 2010, Intel has stated that the chip is well on track for a 2009 release.

July 31, 2009 | 11:07

Sky to launch 3D TV service

Sky is planning on launching a 3D TV channel next year, which is compatible with its current range of Sky+ HD boxes - although dorky glasses will be required.

July 31, 2009 | 10:01

Google open sources Wave

Before it's even officially launched, Google has release 40,000 lines of code for its Wave collaborative communications platform under the Apache 2.0 licence.

July 29, 2009 | 15:03

Microsoft launches Marketplace competition

In an attempt to drum up interest in its up-coming Windows Mobile Marketplace, Microsoft is giving away four Surface devices to developers.

July 29, 2009 | 10:14

NetSol crack loses 570,000 credit card details

A crack which installed code on servers at Network Solutions has leaked over 570,000 credit card details.

July 28, 2009 | 12:17

HP researchers create browser-based darknet

HP workers have created a 'darknet' system for anonymous communications which operates entirely within the browser.

July 28, 2009 | 10:08

AVG update kills iTunes

An update for Grisoft's AVG anti-virus package misdiagnosed iTunes libraries as being Trojan Horse applications, panicking users and disabling iTunes, iTunesRegistry.dll, iTunes.dll, small.bog, trojan

July 27, 2009 | 14:21

Microsoft proposes browser ballots

Microsoft has unveiled plans for a 'ballot screen' in Windows 7 E which will allow users to choose their Web browser, and is just waiting for approval from the EC.

July 27, 2009 | 10:46

Adobe flaw leads to Trojan attack

A pair of flaws in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader are being exploited by ne'er-do-wells to drop a Trojan horse onto Windows boxes.

July 26, 2009 | 10:34

Qualcomm hit with massive fine

Mobile communications giant Qualcomm has been hit with a record fine by South Korean antitrust authorities over claims of anticompetitive behaviour.

July 24, 2009 | 12:54

Synaptics introduces 10-finger multitouch

Synaptics has introduced a new range of capacitive touchscreens capable of scaling to display sizes of 8" inches and tracking ten individual points of contact.

July 23, 2009 | 11:22

Sky sting unmasks repair shop frauds

A sting operation carried out by Sky News showed five out of six computer repair shops overcharging for a simple fault - and attempting to access the customer's bank account.

July 23, 2009 | 11:07

Adobe open-sources two frameworks

Adobe has released the source code for two of its Flash-based frameworks - the Open Source Media Framework and the Text Layer Framework - via the Mozilla Public Licence.

July 22, 2009 | 14:02

Taiwan invests NT$30 billion in DRAM firms

The Taiwanese government has pledged at least NT$30 billion (£557 million) to help out its ailing DRAM manufacturing industry.

July 22, 2009 | 10:03

O2 launches iPhone app contest

O2 UK has launched a competition for the best O2-themed iPhone application - with a £10,000 prize - ahead of its exclusivity deal with Apple ending in September.

July 21, 2009 | 13:56

Microsoft releases Linux kernel drivers

Microsoft has surprised many in the industry by releasing kernel drivers which allow Linux to play nicely with its Hyper-V technology under the GPL open source licence.

July 21, 2009 | 10:00

Symbian signs malware app by mistake

The Symbian Foundation has admitted to a failure of its digital signing process which lead to a botnet-creating malware package being signed as safe for install.

July 20, 2009 | 13:20