Hackers boot Linux on iPhone

A new front has opened in the ongoing arms race between Apple and iPhone hackers, with one hacker group making the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel. more
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:39:18 +0100

Who gains from Microsoft's free Morro antivirus?

Microsoft is dropping its subscription-based antivirus software in favor of a free package, code-named 'Morro'. more
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:58:43 +0100

Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool

Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. more
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:38:55 +0100

Sun updates NetBeans with PHP support

Version 6.5 of the open-source NetBeans IDE has support for the PHP scripting language and a preview of Python support. more
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:21:55 +0100

Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2

Stability and security releases for the browser will end next month, despite ongoing problems with Firefox 3 The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. more
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:08:07 +0100

Jaquar chases Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer

Two systems, including one based on x86 chips, have become the first ever to break the petaflop/s barrier in the latest Top500 supercomputer list. more
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:42:55 +0100

Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open source

The analyst house warns that, although take-up of open-source software is widespread, most companies do not have formal procurement or governance policies in place for such software. more
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:13:05 +0100

Ubuntu to run on ARM-based netbooks

Canonical and the chip designer are to collaborate on a version of Ubuntu tailored to ARM's architecture, with a focus on low-cost subnotebooks. more
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:50:21 +0100

Study: BlackBerry has twice the failure rate of iPhone

Apple's iPhone has half the failure rate of RIM's BlackBerry in the first year of use, a study carried out by a mobile-phone warranty firm has found. more
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:58:48 +0100

A fraud ring or social networking - it's the same thing

Silicon.com sat down with SAS's CEO in Las Vegas this week to find out his thoughts on cloud computing, succession planning and the iPhone. more
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:22:32 +0100

Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer dismissed Google's Android operating system, saying he believed it was financially unsound. more
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:33:04 +0100

Schneier slams US border biometrics

The Department of Homeland Security has disputed Bruce Schneier's claim that the US-Visit program has had no impact on reducing criminal and terrorist threats. more
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:07:03 +0100

Cloud-computing zombies for $299 per month

RSA says cloud-computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online-banking details for as little as $299 a month. more
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:26:59 +0100

How hackers were thwarted at the Beijing Olympics

Atos Origin explains how risk-management tech helped to prioritize the real risks hidden within. more
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:48:27 +0100

Microsoft warns of financial crisis email scams

A Microsoft security expert warns that scammers will try to exploit the global financial crisis with e-mails that promise money but deliver fraud. more
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:28:01 +0100

Apple's iPhone gets Google Earth

Google has released the first mobile version of Google Earth for the iPhone and the iPod Touch--available as a free download through the iPhone App Store. more
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:05:53 +0100

Is surfing the Internet altering your brain?

A neuroscientist says an evolutionary change is going on that will put the tech-savvy at the top of the new social order. more
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:04:29 +0100

Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'

The company's tech will judge whether an app is unsafe by looking at where it can be found across the database of Symantec users and categorizing those machines as safe or otherwise. more
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:54:50 +0200

Intel apologizes to Apple, ARM for iPhone attack

The company has extended the olive branch over claims by two execs that inadequate ARM chips cause the iPhone to be slow Chipmaker Intel has released an apology for comments made by its executives this week on the inadequacies of the iPhone and the ARM processor driving it. more
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:34:37 +0200

EU concerned by airport full-body scanners

European lawmakers called Airport full-body scanners that show people's private parts a virtual strip search and voted for a detailed study of the technology. more
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:24:02 +0200

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