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30th October 2011 Archive

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  • How to pipe live telly into your pocket with 4G

    For when you just can't get a WiFi signal

    Mobile TV has had as many false starts as an Olympic 100m sprint final, but Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology could change all that. LTE is one of two contenders for 4G mobile networks, the other being Wimax, although some wags call WiFi a third. It is true though that the proliferation of hot spots both public and private …

    Servers 30 Oct 11:03

  • Cheaper competition? Right, we're outta here

    Broadcom, Intel squeezed out of smart telly biz

    Last month chip maker Broadcom, with hardly a whimper, began disengaging from the smart TV and Blu-Ray player markets, despite having some high profile CE customers such as LG in this sector. Then around three weeks later in mid-October, Intel, with tail between its legs, also announced its withdrawal from the smart TV market …

    Hardware 30 Oct 14:13

  • 600,000 hacks a day, welcome to Facebook

    The Social Network™ reveals rips in the web

    Every 24 hours 600,000 Facebook accounts are subject to attempted hacking or violation, Facebook has revealed. The Social Network™ disclosed details of hacking activity as it unveiled new measures to protect user’s privacy. “We are adapting and responding to new threats everyday and will continue to roll out new ways to …

    Security 30 Oct 21:30

  • CERN boffins re-running neutrino speed test

    Charge the particle gun, Igor!

    In the wake of September’s surprising experimental results that suggested the observation of faster-than-light neutrinos, CERN has announced that it has been re-running the experiment over recent days. Since the pre-publication release of its original dataset, CERN’s data has been raked over by physicists, scientists, computer …

    Physics 30 Oct 22:30

  • Blue Coat owns up to Syrian Web-blocking

    Shipment was meant for Iraq, claims company

    Blue Coat Systems has fingered itself as one of a number of US companies whose Web filtering kit is being used by the Syrian government. The company has told the Wall Street Journal that the Syrian government’s online crackdown is being partly enabled by its devices. However, the filtering, WAN optimization and deep packet …

    Security 30 Oct 23:30

  • Airline strikes, unions outraged

    CEO shoots down his own flying kangaroo

    Australia’s skies were plunged into chaos over the weekend when Qantas CEO Alan Joyce released an edict to ground all domestic and international flights in response to a protracted battle with the unions representing his staff. The unprecedented move crippled the Australian aviation and travel industry and caused widespread …

    Bootnotes 30 Oct 23:30