Gareth Halfacree

Researchers create BIOS malware

A pair of researchers claim to have developed malware which is resident in a system's BIOS, and which is capable of surviving a complete OS reinstall.

March 24, 2009 | 13:23

Intel Atom price rise rumoured

Intel is allegedly planning to raise the price of the netbook staple Atom N270 CPU as it falls victim to the chip's unexpected popularity among OEMs.

March 24, 2009 | 10:03

Stealth Computer launches fanless mini

Stealth Computer has launched a fanless mini-desktop capable of full-HD playback via DVI or HDMI - but the silent design comes with a hefty price tag.

March 23, 2009 | 13:00

SpiralFrog folds, locks DRM

Ad-supported music service SpiralFrog has closed its doors, and users are warned that their songs will be locked after a sixty day grace period as the DRM kicks in.

March 23, 2009 | 10:03

Google launches Chrome Experiments

Google has launched a site to host advanced JavaScript applications which showcase Chrome's engine - along with early support for extensions in its browser.

March 19, 2009 | 14:02

ATM malware discovered

Anti-virus vendor Sophos claims to have received code samples of a Trojan which aims to skim card details from Diebold cash machines.

March 19, 2009 | 13:09

Discovery sues Amazon over Kindle

TV company Discovery has sued Amazon over the Kindle's digital distribution mechanism, claiming it violates copyrights on a similar system for TV shows.

March 18, 2009 | 13:45

Nokia sheds 1,700 jobs

Nokia is to drop 1,700 jobs as the global credit crunch makes its bite known, as a response to a massive drop in sales of 19 percent at the end of last year.

March 18, 2009 | 09:56

Nvidia launches GPGPU investment scheme

Nvidia has launched a venture capital initiative aimed at helping start-up companies develop CUDA-based GP-GPU solutions.

March 17, 2009 | 13:17

4,000 Comcast passwords leaked

The e-mail addresses and passwords for over 4,000 Comcast customers found their way on to document sharing site Scribd.com for over two months.

March 17, 2009 | 11:10

Google open-sources Jaiku

Fulfilling its promise to the Jaiku community, Google has released the code base for its micro-blogging engine under an open source licence.

March 16, 2009 | 13:09

Toshiba TVs to boost YouTube quality

Toshiba has announced impending products that will include integrated YouTube support, including features designed to improve the quality of streaming videos.

March 16, 2009 | 11:14

New battery tech promises 20-second charge

A new form of lithium ion battery developed at MIT holds the promise of a laptop which can fully charge in under twenty seconds.

March 13, 2009 | 13:12

Vodafone ditches DRM on music

Mobile provider Vodafone has announced it is to switch all of its music download services to the DRM-free MP3 format, starting this summer with the UK.

March 13, 2009 | 10:05

Habey has Atom box playing true HD

If you're reeling from the disappointing news that Intel's GN40 chipset won't support true HD playback, try Habey's new box for size: 1080p playback from an Atom chip.

March 12, 2009 | 12:37

Amazon glitch offers unlimited free music

A glitch in an Amazon offer of £3 off purchases on its MP3 Store over Xmas lead to some customers being able to download as much music as they wanted, free of charge.

March 12, 2009 | 09:55

Intel GN40 to support some 1080p playback

Intel has revealed a bit more detail about the power of its Atom-paired GN40 chipset, which the company says will support certain types of 1080p content - but not Blu-ray.

March 11, 2009 | 14:11

Tech job market shrinks by 40 percent

Tech job listing specialist Dice.com has released its monthly Dice Report, which shows a massive 40.4 percent drop in job listings compared with this time last year.

March 11, 2009 | 10:11

YouTube silences music videos

Google-owned video sharing site YouTube has removed access to music video content for UK visitors after its Performing Rights Society licence expired.

March 10, 2009 | 11:16

Apple brings multitouch to early Airs

Recent developer releases of Apple's next version of Mac OS have revealed support for four-finger multitouch tracking for original-model MacBook Airs.

March 10, 2009 | 10:15

Windows 7 to make IE optional

Microsoft has confirmed plans to introduce functionality within Windows 7 that will allow in-built packages - including Internet Explorer 8 and Media Center - to be disabled.

March 9, 2009 | 11:11