5th November 2011 Archive

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Apple’s top cop steps down

VP of security retires

Apple’s vice president of global security, former FBI agent John Theriault, has reportedly retired from the company. According to Reuters, Theriault retired from Apple for an unspecified reason, but speculation is strong that it may be related to the company’s conduct in tracking down a missing iPhone prototype – a project …

Media 5 Nov 2011, 00:05
Yahoo! investor! calls! for! Jerry! Yang’s! scalp!

Accuses cofounder of colluding to control Yahoo!

Investment house Third Point has issued an open letter to the board of Yahoo! claiming that co-founder Jerry Yang is colluding with private equity investors to buy control of the company. In a strongly worded letter, Daniel Loeb, head of Third Point (the second largest investor in Yahoo!), called on Yang to clarify his …

Financial News 5 Nov 2011, 00:24
Ginormous sunspot spews solar guts towards Earth

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! Or not...

Our own star has developed an astonishingly huge case of hyperactive acne, with one blemish so large you could plop 18 or 19 earths onto it, and still have room to spare. That is, of course, if you could maneuver them close enough without the planets melting, or being sucked into that big ol' ball-o-plasma's guts. At 1900 …

Science 5 Nov 2011, 01:09
Ten... Blu-ray disc players

Product Round-up HD hotshots

On mainstream Blu-ray players, 3D is fast becoming just another feature, so whether you want it or not, we couldn't really avoid it in this round-up – but don't let that put you off. Here we have models ranging from the impulse buy to high-end kit, and you’ll find dimensional compatibility listed alongside other attractions …

Hardware 5 Nov 2011, 08:00
Google TV 2.0 is all bling and no kerching

Sill picking up pieces from hype bubble burst

It is easy to be rude about Google TV, but at the back of the mind is the feeling that one day, after successful tinkering, Google may get it right. Yet after initial hype and excitement around the launch, Google has struggled to recover from the dead weight of unfulfilled expectations that followed, and it will take something …

Media 5 Nov 2011, 10:03
Open 'Facebook killer' survives on cash donations

Rather than by selling its users to all and sundry

Diaspora, the social network that sells itself as a privacy-conscious alternative to Facebook, is relying on user donations instead of advertising to get it going. And by contrast to its other competitor, Google+, Diaspora also allows pseudonyms. The decentralised service aims to address some of the multitude of privacy and …

Cloud 5 Nov 2011, 10:30
Natwest net and phone banking goes titsup

'Working hard' to restore services

Brief Natwest's online, mobile and telephone banking services are having an unscheduled rest today, Saturday, November 5. At time of writing customers who try to log-in to their accounts are greeted with the following message: We're sorry our Digital, Mobile and Telephone Banking services are currently unavailable. We're …

Management 5 Nov 2011, 11:15