David Meyer

Professional biography

David Meyer is a freelance technology journalist. He fell into journalism when he realised his musical career wouldn't be paying many bills. His early journalistic career was spent in general news, working behind the scenes for BBC radio and on-air as a newsreader for independent stations. David's main focus is on communications, of both the fixed and wireless varieties, as well as internet technologies, regulation and mobile devices. He is based in Berlin.

CryoSat mission can measure Earth's land and rivers as well as ice, ESA finds

A European mission to measure changing polar ice levels is more useful than scientists planned. The ESA has now started to use the CryoSat satellite's highly accurate altimeter to measure coastal sea levels, inland water bodies and even land surfaces.

December 21, 2012 by David Meyer

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Microsoft fixes faulty OpenType security patch

The company has re-released an important security patch, after the first iteration messed with OpenType rendering for some PowerPoint, Coreldraw and Quark Xpress users.

December 21, 2012 by David Meyer

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Samsung aims to fix severe Android device vulnerability

The world's top mobile phone maker says it is working on a fix for a security flaw that affects some of its flagship smartphones and tablets.

December 20, 2012 by David Meyer

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