IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 31/10/2010

Apple overtakes RIM in phone sales
THE INQUIRER

WANNABE SHINY TOY MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has been squeezed out to fifth place as Apple has become the fourth largest mobile phone vendor on the planet.

Police to train in social notworking
THE INQUIRER

TRAINEE MEMBERS of the thin blue line are going to be given lessons in how to track down criminals using social notworking websites.

Viewsonic Viewpad 7 and 10 review
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Review

Product Viewsonic Viewpad 10
Website www.viewsoniceurope.com/uk/products/viewpad-10.htm
System Specifications 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455, 1GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB SSD, 10-inch LED capacitive multi touch screen, 1.3MP webcam, two USB2 ports, microSD card reader, mini VGA, 3.55mm audio jack, microphone socket, dual speakers, 802.11b/g/n wireless, microSD, Bluetooth 2.1. Windows 7 and Android 1.6
Price £499 including VAT

Acer unveils an Android smartphone
THE INQUIRER

TAIWANESE OUTFIT Acer has unveiled a smartphone built with Liquid Metal that runs the Android OS.

Asustek gets ready to flood the tablet market
THE INQUIRER

TAIWANESE OUTFIT Asustek has outlined its plans for dominating the tablet PC market by releasing a glut of devices.

Tablets are not affecting PC sales says Microsoft
THE INQUIRER

TABLETS are not cutting into PC sales, Microsoft said during its third quarter earnings call, as it also reported that emerging market business PC investment was leading the IT industry's renewal.

Android saves Motorola's bacon
THE INQUIRER

IT LOOKS LIKE Motorola's move to the Android OS might have pulled it out of the ditch.

Tablet sales will reach 81 million by 2015
THE INQUIRER

THE PROPHETS at Juniper Research have been consulting their tea leaves and think that the number of annual shipments of tablet devices will reach 81 million by 2015.

An Android smartphone tips up
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MOBILE PHONE MAKER Samsung is releasing a smartphone with the model number GT-i9010 and there is an outside chance that it could be the upcoming Nexus Two.

Apple plans to use SIM to create another lock-in
THE INQUIRER

IT SEEMS that Steve Jobs has had enough of people making a mockery of the security on his rubber band protected Iphone 4.

Intel forms chip shrinking alliance
THE INQUIRER

CHIPMAKERS Intel, Toshiba and Samsung Electronics are joining together in a campaign that could halve semiconductor line widths to nearly 10nm by 2016.

Intel goes all Pravda
THE INQUIRER

CHIPMAKER Intel has decided to create its own version of Pravda in a bid to push out its agenda in a credible way.

Viewsonic challenges Galaxy tab and Ipad
THE INQUIRER

CAN VIEWSONIC push Samsung's Galaxy Tab aside with its Viewpad 10 that is at least £130 cheaper when both become available on 1 November?

Microsoft claims HTML5 is important
THE INQUIRER

PERHAPS REALISING THAT industry standards are the way forward, Microsoft has started to promote HTML5.

Mozilla outs automatic browser audio and video recording
THE INQUIRER

BROWSER DEVELOPER Mozilla has unveiled a plugin that allows developers to access local audio and video recording capabilities by invoking a few lines Javascript.

Kindle app for Windows Phone 7 is coming
THE INQUIRER

ONLINE SHOPPING GIANT Amazon has announced a Kindle app for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.

Adobe security flaw undermines nearly every OS
THE INQUIRER

UNDERMINING SECURITY seems to be a particular strength of Adobe as shown by the latest security bulletin put out by the firm.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 31/10/2010

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