Wi-Fi specialist Megabeam has signed a deal with BDL Hotels, the hospitality franchise company, which will see it install hotspots at various hotels including Holiday Inn London Heathrow, the Express at London Luton Airport, Holiday Inn Docklands...
AuthenTec will create a reference driver that will be the example for other biometric hardware makers to follow in designing their own driver software. Once the device is plugged in, it will automatically load the driver.
Many cars already have the equivalent of a black box, as the computer that controls a car's air bags is often equipped to record data such as engine and vehicle speed, brake status, throttle position and the driver's seat belt status.
Microsoft on Thursday signed two agreements that will deepen ties with the China government, even as the country's officials embark on programs that will entrench rival open source systems within the state infrastructure.
Roads minister Dr Stephen Ladyman said in a statement: "The £490 million upgrade, together with initiatives such as motorway traffic officers and traffic control centres, will give drivers the real time information they need to plan their journeys...
Hackers could try to install malware directly to the kernel using this method as drivers run in kernel space, and the signed driver requirement can be disabled fairly simply. In the summer, rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska demonstrated a signed...