Tony Bradley - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 30/12/2009 GSM encryption cracked, showing its age

The unveiling of a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) encryption codebook compiled by a German security researcher and his team of collabor...

Article | 30/12/2009 O2 joins AT&T in blaming iPhone for network issues

O2, one of the leading providers of wireless service in the United Kingdom, has apologized to customers for recent network issues including the inabil...

Article | 30/12/2009 Nokia launches new assault in patent battle, your move Apple

If Apple was expecting Nokia to back down and retract its patent lawsuit after Apple countersued, apparently Nokia didn't get the memo. Nokia has laun...

Article | 22/12/2009 Apple and Microsoft: tour de smartphone force for iPhone

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Article | 22/12/2009 New Intel Atom processors: smaller and more efficient

Intel unveiled a trio of new Atom processors and a new chipset today. The new Intel chips will enable hardware vendors to create smaller, cooler, more...

Article | 21/12/2009 Rackspace outage has limited impact

Rackspace experienced an outage yesterday — a recurring issue this year for the hosted data center provider — which took down a number of ...

Article | 15/12/2009 Facebook and Google: Contrasts in privacy

The headlines recently have been dominated with news of online privacy. Facebook has implemented changes that affect the privacy of status updates, an...

Article | 14/12/2009 Get to know Windows 7's home networking features

Networking isn't just for business anymore--these days, home networks are the norm.

Article | 12/12/2009 Apple counters Nokia in war of patents

Apple's response to Nokia's claim that the iPhone infringes on technology patents held by Nokia is "two can play that game". Apple has countersued Nok...

Article | 14/12/2009 Google Nexus One phone could break exclusivity barriers

Rumors have been circulating for a while now that Google is developing its own Android-based handset. The Wall Street Journal reports that the rumors ...

Article | 9/12/2009 Chrome browser beta finally comes for Mac OS X and Linux

The day has finally arrived. Google has met its self-imposed deadline and the beta version of its Chrome Web browser is now available for the Mac OS X...

Article | 9/12/2009 Seagate's pulsar drives bring SSD to enterprise primetime

Seagate jumped into the SSD (solid state drive) market today with the unveiling of its Pulsar drives. SSD drives have been a growing segment, but Seag...

Article | 8/12/2009 HTC leaked 2010 roadmap embraces Android

The 2010 product roadmap for mobile device maker HTC has been leaked. The detailed product specifications and gallery of device photos makes me wonder...

Article | 5/12/2009 Google strives to make Public DNS secure

In an effort to enhance the Web experience and speed things up for users, Google is getting into the DNS business. DNS has privacy and security implic...

Article | 5/12/2009 Android SDK doesn't address issues faced by developers

Google has released a new version of the Android SDK. Version 2.0.1 is a minor update to the Android platform, not a significant release, and it doesn...