Keir Thomas - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Keir Thomas

Article | 16/06/2011 World's first virtual heist? BitCoin user loses $500,000

Online theft is a fact of life nowadays, but yesterday a BitCoin user woke to find his haul of virtual currency had been plundered.

Article | 14/06/2011 Porn site users beware: Hackers may have your email

The mischievous computer hacking team known as LulzSec has turned its attention from consumer electronics maker Sony to the pornography industry -- at...

Article | 14/06/2011 Apple recall could affect iPad supplies

A recall of some Apple iPads could further constrain supplies of the popular tablet device at a time when the company is already struggling to meet de...

Article | 9/06/2011 Google releases Chrome 12, adds security and 3D

Google has released an update for its Chrome browser, bringing security and 3D improvements.

Article | 5/06/2011 Nokia not ready for a tablet -- yet

If cell phone maker Nokia rolls out a tablet device one day, it will be late to a game where its competitors have a big head start.

Article | 5/06/2011 How to check if Sony Pictures hack affects you

A few computer clicks is all it takes to learn if you were a victim of the Sony Pictures hack attack, but be careful.

Article | 3/06/2011 Windows 8 and the ARM Revolution: The pros and cons

During Microsoft's presentation of Windows 8, a handful of the company's hardware partners showed off tablets and notebooks running the OS, some also ...

Article | 3/06/2011 Google clearing up more Android malware

Google has had to remove yet more malware-infected apps offered in its Android Market. As spotted by the Lookout Security Team, 50 applications were i...

Article | 23/05/2011 Technology helps pope extend reach into space

Technology has given Pope Benedict XVI a window into space and the astronauts he spoke to the ultimate morale boost.

Article | 22/05/2011 Firefox brings 'Do Not Track' to mobile browsing

Tired of advertisers that track your Internet surfing? Your mobile device can help you just say No.

Article | 22/05/2011 Analyst: Foxconn explosion could lead to iPad shortages

The tech world is abuzz again with worries about shortages of popular products, this time because of an explosion at a Chinese factory that killed two...

Article | 8/05/2011 Android continues to win at Blackberry's expense

More bad news for RIM's Blackberry: A recent survey of cell phone users shows Google's Android is continuing to gobble up its market share.

Article | 8/05/2011 No Sony PSN service anytime soon, says latest update

Sony is reneging on a promise to reboot its PlayStation Network and start bringing its 77 million customers back online anytime soon. Sony posted an u...

Article | 30/04/2011 Amazon comes clean about the great Cloud outage

Amazon has posted an essay-length explanation of the cloud outage that took offline some of the Web's most popular services last week. In summary, it ...

Article | 1/05/2011 Verizon to warn cellphone buyers on tracking data

Verizon will put a peel-off sticker on the screen of cellphones it sells, warning that the user's location may be tracked. The sticker also advises us...