Hackers have breached top secret MoD systems, cyber-security chief admits
Computer hackers have managed to breach some of the top secret systems within the Ministry of Defence, the military's head of cyber-security has revealed. Major General Jonathan Shaw told the Guardian the number of successful attacks was hard to quantify but they had added urgency to efforts to beef up protection around the MoD's
FBI: More than 300,000 could lose Web access by July
In the wake of a multi-million-dollar online scam, more than 300,000 computer users worldwide could find themselves without Web access this summer. Luckily for them, it will only take a few clicks to clean things up. The FBI announced that it's
ZX Spectrum and St Georges Day celebrated in Google doodle
Google's latest 'doodle' celebrates St George's Day and the 30th anniversary of the release of the seminal ZX Spectrum - the small, black, British-produced computer with rubber keys that played a seminal role in igniting the age of the home computer. Produced by Sinclair Research Ltd, it was the third home computer to be released by the
A life online: Im a nerd who likes to keep his private life private
Nick Perry began using the nascent internet in 1991, when he started his degree in engineering and computer science. He and his fellow students were given email accounts on the computing department's Unix network, a rudimentary text-only system with no user interface. 'It really felt quite exciting, seeing where it was all going. All of a
Computer Built Using Swarms Of Soldier Crabs
Computer scientists at Kobe University in Japan have built a computer that draws inspiration from the swarming behavior of soldier crabs. The computer is based on theories from the early 1980s that studies how it could be possible to build a computer out of billiard balls. Proposed by Edward Fredkin and Tommaso Toffoli, the mechanical
Exclusive: Chinas ZTE planned U.S. computer sale to Iran
China's ZTE Corp, which recently sold Iran's largest telecommunications firm a powerful surveillance system, later agreed to ship to Iran millions of dollars worth of embargoed U.S. computer equipment, documents show. The American components were part of an 8 million euro ($10.5 million) equipment-supply contract, dated June 30, 2011,
Ridiculous Google Glass Video Ripe For Parody
Be afraid, be very afraid. Google announced its ambitious Google Glass project this week, and made the below demo video depicting a world where human computer interfaces only allow you to interact with the most pleasant of hipster stimuli, overlaying a patina of cliche urban millennial all over your daily life. Suddenly all your friends
Anonymous claims responsibility for taking down government sites
A group of computer hackers have claimed responsibility for taking down the Home Office website, apparently in protest against government extradition and surveillance policies. Internet users were unable to fully access the department's homepage for several hours on Saturday night as a message on the site said the page was currently
Diamonds Are a Quantum Scientists Best Friends
The diamond in the center measures 1 mm X 1 mm. (Photo/Courtesy of Delft University of Technolgy/UC Santa Barbara)
So far they've built a two-qubit unit for a quantum computer. A qubit is the quantum computing equivalent of a bit, and it can be both on and off at the same time, unlike a regular bit which must be in one state or the
LulzSec hacker pleads guilty
LulzSec hacker Cody Kretsinger has pleaded guilty to charges of taking part in an extensive computer breach against Sony. Kretsinger, 24, pleaded guilty in a California federal court to one count each of conspiracy and unauthorised impairment of a protected computer in a deal with prosecutors. LulzSec, an offshoot of the international
London Wasps owner arrested over alleged computer hacking
The millionaire owner of London Wasps rugby club, Steve Hayes, is on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of computer hacking, it has emerged. Hayes was arrested in Hertfordshire in February by Scotland Yard detectives from Operation Tuleta, an offshoot of the force's Weeting investigation into alleged illegal activities at News
Google Glass Project Sees the World Through AR-Tinted Glasses
Augmented reality is a live, direct or indirect view of a physical environment that's augmented by computer-generated input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. Work on the AR glasses is proceeding as Project Glass, which is part of the Google X Lab, a facility run by Google said to be somewhere in California's Bay Area where about
Rupert Murdoch-linked pirate website targeted rivals, online file shows
A computer piracy website, secretly supported by one of Rupert Murdoch's companies, openly promoted advice on how to hack BSkyB's rivals, according to documents obtained by the Observer. Emails obtained by this newspaper also reveal that a senior employee of NDS, the Murdoch company, insisted he was personally responsible for setting up
Blind man drives car with autopilot Google: Self-Driving Car Test
We announced our self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient.
Having safely completed over 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, we wanted to share one of our favorite moments. Here's Steve, who joined us for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the
Where are all the ultrabooks?
The personal computer industry is talking about ultrabooks the way New York Jets fans are talking about Tim Tebow: like a potential savior. So where are the ultrabooks?Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) first unveiled its ultra-thin laptop plans last May to great fanfare. 'Finally, technology has caught up with your expectations,' the company
Computer watches eyes to spot liars
U.S. researchers say a computer system that can analyze eye movements correctly identified people telling lies more than 80 percent of the time. Computer scientists at the University of Buffalo in New York exploring whether machines can read visual cues indicating deceit said the automated system used to analyze 40 videotaped
The BBC Micro can still teach us a lot
The BBC Micro is 30 this year. It got its name from a BBC project to enhance the nation's computer literacy. The broadcasters wanted a machine around which they could base a major factual series, The Computer Programme, showing how computers could be used, not just for programming but also for graphics, sound and vision, artificial
Report: Facebook bought 750 patents from IBM
The patent war between Facebook and Yahoo may be only just starting. A new report says Facebook has acquired 750 patents from computer-systems giant IBM. The news comes shortly after Yahoo sued Facebook for patent infringement over 10 of its software patents.
