TERROR in SEATTLE: Gang of violent LEPRECHAUNS on the loose
Seattle is expected to go into lockdown this weekend, as fears grow that a gang of rogue leprechauns is on the loose and attacking locals. Komonews.com reports that police were called to reports of a...
View ArticleWhy I love Microsoft’s vapourware tablet
Something for the weekend, Sir? When I first got into this journalism lark in the late 1980s, the exploding nature of the personal computer market would force the hand of IT companies to reveal...
View ArticleNatwest, RBS: When will bank glitch be fixed? Probably not today
On the fourth day of a IT systems choke-up that has left customers unable to access money and in some cases unable to buy food or travel, Natwest and RBS – which both belong to the RBS group – still...
View ArticleKodak’s using bankruptcy to rob us of our rights – Apple
Apple has hit back at Kodak’s attempts to get the firms’ patent issues sorted out in bankruptcy court, filing a motion in district court asking the judge to move the row there. Kodak has accused Apple...
View ArticleWraps come off UK super-snooper draft plans
Legislation relating to communications data will be yanked out of the existing Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and brought under a new regulatory framework if the Home Office’s plans to...
View ArticlePurdue researchers add ‘wakelock’ cleanup to phone power research
The Purdue University team which in March published a paper identifying how rogue apps and user-tracking can sap Android batteries has followed up with research into detecting and fixing the “wakelock”...
View ArticleAll of Europe’s data in US servers? We’re OK with that
CCWF2012 A European Commission director has said that it shouldn’t really matter where Europe’s data is stored, as long as it’s secure and protected. Megan Richards, acting deputy director general of...
View ArticleExploit posted for vulnerable F5 kit
A vulnerability in F5 kit first announced in February may be in the wild, with code posted to Github purporting to be an exploit. The original advisory stated that vulnerable installations of F5’s...
View ArticleWorld+dog discovers hi-res aerial maps, thanks to Google and Apple
While I’m happy to join in the general outrage about intrusions on our privacy, the metaphorical 72-point front-page headlines about Google and Apple display a deep ignorance about the existing,...
View ArticleBook-scented perfume gives eReaders whiff of authenticity
eReader adoptees who miss the nostalgic niff of real paper books, can now coat their Kindles and Nooks in Paper Passion, a perfume that bottles the very scent of bookshops. The Paper Passion fragrance...
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