Gareth Halfacree

Nortel files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Nortel Networks - manufacturer of high-end networking gear - is feeling the credit crunch, filing for bankruptcy protection.

January 15, 2009 | 09:14

Safari users warned of unpatched flaw

Users of Apple's Safari web browser - on both Mac OS X and Windows platforms - are being warned that an unpatched flaw in the RSS engine could lead to data theft.

January 14, 2009 | 13:42

Nvidia warns of 50 percent revenue dip

Nvidia has announced that it is restating revenue expectations for the last financial quarter, and it's bad news: a drop of 50 percent is now expected.

January 14, 2009 | 09:06

Microsoft launches 'tagging' app

Microsoft has launched a 'tagging' application for mobile 'phones, which scans specially encoded 2D barcodes in order to direct users to websites.

January 13, 2009 | 13:55

Luczo replaces Watkins as Seagate CEO

Stephen Luczo, chairman of Seagate, is to take over the role of CEO from Bill Watkins - a role Luczo perviously held from 1998 to 2004.

January 13, 2009 | 09:27

The N8VEM eight-bit homebrew PC

If you hanker for the glory days of the supers, minis, and micros then check out the N8VEM project - a homebrew Z80 based microcomputer for you to build.

January 12, 2009 | 14:06

Microsoft extends Win 7 download cap

By way of apology for the messed-up beta launch, Microsoft has removed the download cap - originally set at 2.5 million - for the Windows 7 beta.

January 12, 2009 | 10:10

Microsoft prepares 'Critical' Windows update

Microsoft has released the list of what patches to expect this Tuesday, and there's just a single entry - an unknown flaw marked as 'Critical'.

January 9, 2009 | 14:26

OLPC cuts workforce in half

The One Laptop Per Child project, which aims to provide low- or no-cost laptops to children in developing nations, has announced jobs cuts as it struggles to stay afloat.

January 9, 2009 | 09:40

Intel warns of revenue dip

Intel has released Q4 earning figures ahead of its appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show which reveal a massive 23 percent drop in revenue.

January 8, 2009 | 11:25

Nokia cries discrimination over patents

Nokia has filed a complaint with the European Commission over licence fees being extracted by GSM patent holder IPCom, which it claims are unfair.

January 8, 2009 | 09:13

JournalSpace data loss terminal

Data loss - believed to be the work of a disgruntled ex-employee - at blogging site JournalSpace prompts the company to shut up shop for good.

January 7, 2009 | 11:52

iTunes to drop DRM

Apple has made a surprising announcement at this year's MacWorld - all songs available on iTunes are to be made DRM free as of this quarter.

January 7, 2009 | 08:58

Freescale to launch netbook CPU

Freescale is to launch a new CPU - the i.MX515 - based around ARM's Cortex-A8 system and aimed at the netbook market.

January 6, 2009 | 14:51

Twitter users attacked by phishers

Twitter users have been subjected to attack from a phishing gang operating out of China looking to harvest usernames and passwords, according to reports.

January 6, 2009 | 08:59

Symbian DoS attack revealed

A security researcher has unveiled a simple attack that leaves Symbian S60 smartphone handsets unable to receive SMS or MMS messages until factory reset.

January 5, 2009 | 14:15

Creative shrinks workforce by half

Creative has revealed in a financial filing that it lost almost half its workforce during the last financial year as it struggled to compete in a competitive and shrinking marketplace.

January 5, 2009 | 09:08

iPhone 3G unlocker released

True to their word, the iPhone Dev Team have banded together to release the 'yellowsn0w' unlocker for the iPhone 3G, which allows third-party SIMs to be used.

January 2, 2009 | 13:01

Zune "Y2K9" bug confirmed

Microsoft has coughed to a flaw in the firmware on its Zune media player devices that leave them unusable on the 365th day of a leap year - like the one we've just had.

January 2, 2009 | 09:16

Microsoft denies Media Player vulnerability

After a security researcher posted proof-of-concept code to a mailing list, Microsoft has publicly denied that a flaw in Windows Media Player can lead to remote code execution.

January 1, 2009 | 11:39

SlySoft: Blu-ray fully cracked

Anti-DRM outfit SlySoft has announced an update to its AnyDVD package which is capable of breaking all commercial Blu-ray copy protection systems.

December 31, 2008 | 08:31

Malware sold on two photo frame brands

Malware has been discovered on two commercially available lines of digital photo frames over the Christmas period - one from Samsung, the other from Mercury.

December 30, 2008 | 14:25