National newspaper hacked by the ticked off

Angry eastern europeans have taken over the pages of one of England's largest newspapers.

Trojan blackmails Japanese porn-lovers

A new type of malware is humiliating porn-lovers in Japan by publishing their web history online and then blackmailing them.

Intel touts Light Peak as USB successor

Senior Intel fellow Kevin Kahn has predicted that Light Peak technology could eventually replace USB (3) as the industry standard.

Caller ID spoofing outlawed by Congress

The House of Representatives has passed a bill outlawing all caller ID spoofing "with the intent to defraud or deceive".

Comet McNaught was biggest yet

British scientists reckon they've identified the largest comet yet, using data from the ESA/NASA Ulysses spacecraft to measure the region of space disturbed by the its presence.

General Relativity fights off competing theory

Einstein famously said that no amount of experimentation would prove him right. But two new studies have backed up his General Theory of Relativity, and one significantly undermines a rival theory.

HP probed over Russian bribes

HP's offices in Moscow were raided yesterday as part of an investigation into bribery, tax evasion and money laundering, the Wall Street Journal says.

Fake Anti-virus Software Roolz

Researchers at Google have discovered that Fake AV accounts for 15% of all malware the company has detected on the web, and 50% of that delivered by ads.

2K Games transforms XCOM into a first-person shooter

2K Games has confirmed the long-awaited resurrection of XCOM as a first-person shooter (FPS) for the Xbox 360 and Windows PC.

Hackers engage in "brute force" attack against Apache servers

A team of unknown hackers recently engaged in a "brute force" attack against Apache's servers.

Google touts Twitter archive search as Microsoft plays catch up

Google has introduced a new feature that allows users to trawl the murky depths of public Twitter archives.

Report: Adobe to sue Apple over Flash ban

Adobe Systems is reportedly preparing to sue Apple over the latter's decision to ban Flash-converted (and Silverlight) apps on the iPhone 4 SDK.

Crysis 2 rulez...On the PS3?

Crytek has conceded that the Playstation 3 (PS3) version of Crysis 2 will offer "slightly more performance" that the Xbox 360 edition.

Library of Congress to store all your tweets, forever

The US Library of Congress has announced that it is to acquire the entire Twitter archive and preserve it for posterity.

NASA trains humanoid robot for space station duty

NASA is preparing to launch the first human-like robot to space as part of the Discovery STS-133 mission planned for September. 


Intel details Tunnel Creek SoC at IDF Beijing

Intel has detailed its next-gen Atom-based SoC. The chip - codenamed "Tunnel Creek" - is being prepped for deployment in vehicle-infotainment and IP media phones.

The Microsoft Kin: The Blue Collar Phone


Often those of us who live with technology get excited about how much a new product can do and forget that most folks don’t want a Swiss Army Knife product nor do they want a Porsche, they want something simple and affordable that does the few things they want to do well.

TV companies promise national mobile content service

A dozen of the US' largest TV broadcasters have teamed up to develop a national television service for mobile devices.

Woman falls off Wii Fit, becomes a sex addict

A British woman has reportedly developed a severe sex addiction after falling off her slippery Wii Fit board.

Apple tells overseas iPad customers to wait a bit longer

Apple is to delay the international release of the iPad by a month, citing high demand.