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15th January 2012 Archive

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  • 10 years ago today: Bill Gates kicks arse over security

    Analysis Trustworthy computing memo marked Microsoft turning point

    Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of Bill Gates's trustworthy computing memo, which made securing applications from the ground up a key priority at Microsoft for the first time. The directive followed a period during which Redmond took a sustained shelling over the instability and insecurity of its software, especially in …

    Channel Register 15 Jan 09:27

  • Murdoch slams White House over SOPA in Twitter row

    Accuses Google of buying political favor

    Rupert Murdoch has posted a series of rants on Twitter, accusing the White House of bowing to lobbying pressure over its lack of support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). “So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery,” he posted on his …

    Music and Media 15 Jan 18:41

  • Busted Phobos-Grunt in harmless splashdown

    Failed probe plops into Pacific

    Failed Russian-built space probe Phobos-Grunt is now lying under the Pacific Ocean west of South America, according to Russia’s Air and Space Defence Force. The mission never made it out of orbit after a rushed launch left it in a decaying near-Earth orbit, amid dark hints of sabotage. Now, the Associated Press reports that …

    Space 15 Jan 21:00

  • Kutcher invests in German start-up

    $US1.2 million grabbed by Gidsy

    Ashton Kutcher has made an early stage investment in Berlin start-up Gidsy, a booking site specialising in "quirky" global experiences. The venture was launched two months ago with city specific sites in New York, Amsterdam and Berlin and is poised to launch in London and San Francisco. The $US1.2 million seed investment …

    Business 15 Jan 21:30

  • Mullumbimby’s plan to save the world peters out

    E-cat meeting a fizzer, Reg hack bathes in the flames

    A reader has alerted The Register to the outcome of the Mullumbimby E-cat promotional meeting. It ended without issue after a planned Skype call from inventor Andrea Rossi failed to eventuate. Both the citizens of the northern New South Wales town, and skeptic philanthropist Dick Smith (who had offered $AU200,000 for proof …

    Science 15 Jan 22:00

  • Dead Drops take music promo to the 'hidden cloud'

    Bondage Fairies geocaching music fragments

    Swedish indie band, Bondage Fairies, has used underground cloud phenomenon Dead Drops as a marketing tool for the global launch of their new music. Fragments of the band's new song have been deposited on USB sticks in a geocaching exercise covering 17 cities, including Stockholm, London, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, New York, …

    Music and Media 15 Jan 22:30