Gareth Halfacree

WPA crackable in fifteen minutes

A pair of security researchers are to give a presentation at PacSec this week demonstrating a method of cracking WPA wireless encryption in under fifteen minutes.

November 7, 2008 | 08:57

ERA launches "MP3 Compatible" scheme

The Entertainment Retailers Association has launched a new scheme offering music downloads sites the use of an "MP3 Compatible" logo if they forgo the use of DRM.

November 6, 2008 | 13:19

Lian Li expands manufacturing capabilities

Lian Li has extended its manufacturing capabilites with the intention of contracting in work from other OEMs.

November 6, 2008 | 09:04

TV-B-Gone gadget goes open source

Mitch Altman, creator of the TV-B-Gone universal remote, has decided to ditch the patent and release his product under an open source licence.

November 5, 2008 | 12:39

Nokia to axe 600 jobs

In a response to the current economic climate, Finnish mobile giant Nokia is to lay off around 600 staff and close a manufacturing plant.

November 5, 2008 | 08:50

Open Xchange gets $9 million in funding

Open Xchange, an open-source equivalent to Microsoft Exchange Server, has secured an additional $9 million in funding to add to its first-round $8.8 million.

November 4, 2008 | 10:02

Amazon launches Frustration-Free Packaging

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has unveiled the Frustration-Free Packaging initiative, designed to reduce the amount of indestructible packaging in which products are sold.

November 4, 2008 | 09:11

Google patches Android security hole

Google and T-Mobile have jointly distributed the first patch for the Android mobile platform, as a result of a security flaw in the on-board browser software.

November 3, 2008 | 13:09

Sony recalls 100,000 batteries

Sony has issued a product recall for around 100,000 laptop batteries that have an irritating tendency to bust into flames - and not for the first time.

November 3, 2008 | 09:00

Hot Topic launches DRM-free downloads

US wannabe-goth clothing retailer Hot Topic has launched a 'lifestyle portal' with a DRM-free music download section featuring backing from the 'big four' publishers.

October 31, 2008 | 13:34

Lincolnshire boy arrested over WiFi theft

A boy in Lincolnshire was recently arrested over accusations that he had 'stolen' a neighbour's WiFi connection using his laptop computer.

October 31, 2008 | 08:52

AMD's Shanghai chips appearing at resellers

AMD's quad-core 45-nanometre 'Shanghai'-based Opteron processors have started surfacing on reseller's websites ahead of the official launch on 13th of November.

October 30, 2008 | 13:55

TMS launches 20TB SSD-based SAN

Texas Memory Systems has announced the commercial availability of its 20TB SAN systems based on Flash SSD technology, capable of 1m random IO transactions per second.

October 29, 2008 | 09:07

Windows 7 UI previewed

Attendees of the Microsoft Professional Developer's Conference were treated to a preview of the new user interface functionality destined for Windows 7.

October 29, 2008 | 08:05

Violet launches smart RFID tagger

Violet, the company behind the Nabaztag Wifi rabbit, has launched an RFID reader and sticker set that allows your PC to detect tagged objects and react accordingly.

October 28, 2008 | 11:56

Netflix uses Silverlight to support Mac, Linux

Video streaming service Netflix has announced that it's extending support to non-Windows OS' via Microsoft's Silverlight software.

October 28, 2008 | 09:09

Samsung posts profit warning

The global economic downturn is hitting everyone hard, with Samsung posting a warning of 44 percent lower profits than expected prompting a 14 percent share drop.

October 27, 2008 | 12:25

Intel exec rubbishes ARM chips

An Intel executive at the IDF has claimed that all the iPhone's shortcomings come from the fact that the device is based on rival ARM's processor range.

October 27, 2008 | 08:58

Major Windows security patch released

Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle patch to fix a major security vulnerability in all current versions of Windows that can allow a remote attacker complete control over a system.

October 24, 2008 | 12:32

ARM hints at Cortex-based netbooks

UK processor maker ARM has hinted strongly at a desire to move the Cortex A8 and A9 processor ranges out of smartphones and into netbooks.

October 24, 2008 | 09:01

The USB-based door lock

The Makers Local 256 has released plans to build a computerised door lock which reads the unique ID of any USB-connected device and uses it as a key to gain access.

October 23, 2008 | 17:11

Samsung withdraws SanDisk offer

Samsung has withdrawn its offer to purchase SanDisk amid poor earnings and threats of job losses for the flash memory specialist.

October 23, 2008 | 08:59

Google releases Android source code

Google has released the entire source code for its Android platform under an open source licence, ahead of the retail launch of the first Android product.

October 22, 2008 | 12:51