Wednesday, October 27, 2010

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 27/10/2010



WiFi Alliance debuts WiFi Direct certification
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THE WIFI ALLIANCE has unveiled WiFi Direct certification for peer-to-peer connections that don't rely on networks to hook up.




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Nokia Siemens demonstrates 825 Mbps DSL over copper wires
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AS THE MARKETING HYPE surrounding 'superfast' fibre optic broadband grows, Nokia Siemens has shown that performance over copper wires doesn't have to be too shabby either.




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Amazon is selling Dell’s Venue Pro Windows Phone 7
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ONLINE MERCHANT Amazon has Dell's Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 available for pre-order.




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Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 developer kit
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ASPIRING SMARTPHONE POWER Microsoft has released an update to its Windows Phone 7 developer tools.




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Messenger for the Mac comes out of beta
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SOFTWARE EMPIRE Microsoft has announced that its Messenger for Mac 8 is out of beta and will be available as part of its Office for Mac 2011 applications software suite.




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Flash is on the march
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SOFTWARE HOUSE Adobe seems to be ignoring the threats from Apple's Steve Jobs and claims that the latest version of its Flash player is headed for all of the "major smartphone operating systems".




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Kindle is Amazon's best seller
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DESPITE REFUSING to sell me a Kindle, Amazon is apparently making a killing by flogging them to everyone else.




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Ray Ozzie warns Microsoft of the way ahead
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SOFTWARE IMPERIUM Microsoft's soon to be former chief software architect has fired a few parting words of warning at the Vole.




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TI warns of chip slow down
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CHIPMAKER Texas Instruments (TI) has warned that slowing demand for chips used in computers and televisions is killing its profits.




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Tesco gets an unlocked Galaxy Tab
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UK SUPERMARKET Tesco will be selling an unlocked version of Samsung's Galaxy Tab at Tesco Direct.




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Spice mobile goes 3D
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INDIAN HANDSET FIRM Spice Mobile is hoping to set people's pockets alight with the release of its 3D capable mobile phone.




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Asustek breaks off relationship with Garmin
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TAIWANESE HARDWARE MAKER Asustek is ending its relationship with Garmin, which had seen the two parties collaborate on mobile phone development.




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Digg lays off 25 in a bid to survive
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WEB 2.0 DARLING news ranking website Digg is shedding over a third of its staff as it desperately tries to avoid going under.




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Blackberry releases Adobe Air SDK for Playbook
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TABLET UPSTART Research in Motion (RIM) has announced an Adobe Air software development kit (SDK) for its Playbook tablet.




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Ubuntu Unity will offer 2D and 3D graphics with 11.04
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WHEN UBUNTU'S Unity user interface is released to the world with version 11.04 in April there will be a 2D version and another for those that have the hardware for 3D acceleration.


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James Gosling takes Steve Jobs to task
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WHEN HE COUNTS UP his Christmas cards, Steve Jobs might regret some of the pronouncements he's made this year.


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