Articles Posted on 11 April 2008
Woman Arrested after card and receipt mis-match
News Security
Given the fact that I haven't seen a shop assistant check my debit card in his/her hand for weeks - they all seem to rely on my PIN entry - I was interested to hear about a woman in Texas who was arrested after the details on her...
SecureWorks says botnets can spew out 100 billion spam messages a day
News Security
At the RSA Security event taking place this week in San Francisco, I was interested to listen to Joe Stewart's presentation on spam.Joe, who is director of malware research with SecureWorks, said that there are a lot of botnets...
Data Centres : Use the ‘off switch’
News Hardware
Most of us have grown up with habits based around plentiful, cheap energy. Changing these habits and getting used to turning off devices not in use will make a significant impact on data centre power consumption. ...
Western Digital 320 Gb 2.5" SATA2/SATA (Laptop) Hard Disk - £81 delivered
News Hardware
They pack 320GB worth of storage in a minute volume, which is exceptional at this price.Scan sells them for only £80.59 + deliveryIn addition, you'll get one of the quietest 2.5-inch drives on the market with real-time data...
Intelligent agent
News Security
"Intelligent environments are spaces in which computation is seamlessly used to enhance ordinary activity. 'One of the driving forces behind the emerging interest in highly interactive environments is to make computers not...
Maxtor 80GB Ext Portable Hard Drive
News Hardware
Store them all safely and securely in Maxtor's External Desktop Hard Drive. Ideal for home and office, it's easy to use - just connect the USB power cable; then connect the USB data cable into your PC or Mac and your Maxtor...
Does Visto have a future after laying off staff?
News Security
Visto must have thought it was on easy street when it won contracts to power Vodafone and AT&T email offerings. Yet even a great product can’t insulate it from the whims of the market, especially in a credit...
Shattering mobiles : Why are smartphones so fragile?
News Hardware
Industry reports speak of rising returns of Nokia N95’s, HTC TyTN II and Apple iPhone’s with cracked or inoperable screens (ed : Where's are the likes of the legendary 3310?) This is causing consternation amongst...
