Friday, November 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 25/11/2010

Telly channels win a round in legal fight against webTV firm
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WEBTV FIRM TVcatchup is facing a major defeat in the courts after the presiding judge concluded that ITV and Channels 4 and 5 do have a claim against the telly programme streamer.




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VAT increase will affect punters' and retailers' plans
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THANKS TO THOSE City of London boys, hard working, hard up consumers are set to receive another rise in VAT in the new year.




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Facebook news feeds are beset with malware
THE INQUIRER

ROMANIAN INSECURITY OUTFIT Bitdefender claims that one in five news feeds on Facebook contains some sort of malware.




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FTC shuts "In Deep Services"
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US TRADE REGULATOR the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down a website operation that deceptively touted free government grants for paying off debts and then took cash out of consumers' bank accounts without their approval.




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Microsoft settles with Chinese Internet Cafes
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CAPITIALIST RUNNING DOG software outfit Microsoft has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Glorious People's Republic of China.




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Hacktivist admits attacking government websites
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AN AUSSIE HACKER was so miffed at Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's plans to start filtering Internet content that he launched a series of denial of service attacks against government websites.




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Ban on phones for unmarried women
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AN INDIAN VILLAGE has decided to clamp down on the number of women being beheaded in so called honour killings.




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Indian village bans mobile phones for unmarried women
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AN INDIAN VILLAGE has decided to clamp down on the number of women being beheaded in so called honour killings.


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Microsoft claims it has 15,000 WP7 developers
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MOBILE ALSO-RAN Microsoft has announced it now has 15,000 developers creating applications for its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system (WP7), with around 3,000 applications available.




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The INQUIRER Technology Awards 2010
THE INQUIRER

THE INQUIRER has launched its first annual technology awards survey, giving our readers the opportunity to vote on the best kit and IT events of the year.




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HP confirms employee pay increases
THE INQUIRER
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FOLLOWING an impressive report of its quarterly financial results, HP confirmed to The INQUIRER that its employees will be receiving some festive cheer.




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Novell will keep Unix assets away from Microsoft
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CONCERNS that Microsoft might manage to get its hands on Unix patents have been relieved.




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Gingerbread sneaks up on a Samsung Nexus S
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THE XDA DEVELOPERS WEBSITE has received something of an early Thanksgiving present.




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A fresh flaw is found in Windows
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INSECURITY RESEARCHERS have found a zero-day exploit in Microsoft's Windows operating system that could let hackers take admininstrator control of computers.




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Apple debuts Airprint in its IOS 4.2 update
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SHINY TOY VENDOR Apple has released its Airprint wireless printing feature that connects to HP's Eprinters in its IOS 4.2 update for mobile Ithings.




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Branson launches a magazine for Ipad users
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AS IF the price of Apple's Ipad wasn't enough to highlight the shiny toy as a rich person's plaything, billionaires are lining up to launch publications for the device.




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Apache will catch the Wave left by Google
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PICKING UP where Google washed out, The Apache Foundation has proposed to continue development of Google Wave.




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Slingmedia unveils Slingplayer Mobile for Ipads
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PLACE SHIFTING TV VENDOR Slingbox has released a mobile version of its telebox service for the Ipad.




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Sling Media unveils Slingplayer Mobile for Ipads
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PLACE SHIFTING TV VENDOR Sling Media has released a mobile version of its telebox service for the Ipad.


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The INQUIRER Technology Awards 2010
THE INQUIRER

THE INQUIRER has launched its first annual technology awards survey, giving our readers the opportunity to vote on the best kit and IT events of the year.




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Sony launches a UK pay per movie service
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A PAY PER VIEW movie streaming service has been launched by Sony in the UK.


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Sony's launches a UK pay per movie service
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A PAY PER VIEW movie streaming service has been launched by Sony in the UK.




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