IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 02/03/2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 02/03/2011

Intel launches the Atom N570 dual core chip for laptops
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CHIPMAKER Intel has announced the launch of its 1.66GHz dual-core Atom N570 processor that supports four threads with 1MB of L2 cache, has a thermal design power rating of 8.5W and uses DDR3 RAM running at 667Mhz.

AMD details Bobcat cores for embedded systems
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CHIP DESIGNER AMD has announced that for its embedded G-Series platform it has three processors that use the firm's "Bobcat" core.

Intel introduces fresh solid state drives
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CHIPMAKER Intel has announced a refreshed line of solid state disk (SSD) drives. The 510 series SSDs offer fast data transfers and doubled write speeds.

Dual core 64-bit Intel Atom chip slots into a low power server
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SERVER BUILDER Seamicro has become the first company to bung Intel's dual core Atom N570 processor into a 256-processor server.

Average broadband speeds aren't as advertised
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BROADBAND SPEEDS in the UK do not approach those promised in advertisements, according to a report from the telecoms watchdog Ofcom.

Google offers Apps users more storage at a price
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DAYS AFTER Google wiped 150,000 Gmail accounts clean, it is offering to sell managed storage to Google Apps users.

HBGary email leak claims Morgan Stanley was hacked
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THE FALLOUT from HBGary Federal's public shaming continues as emails sent by an employee claim that investment bank Morgan Stanley was hit by Operation Aurora.

HBGary Federal CEO resigns
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SHAMED EXECUTIVE Aaron Barr has stepped down from his position as CEO at HBGary Federal, hoping his departure will help both that company and its parent firm HBGary move on after the humiliation they suffered at the hands of Anonymous last month.

Ofcom makes Tiscali and TalkTalk cough up Â£2.5 million
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UK TELECOMS WATCHDOG Ofcom has forced the Internet service providers (ISPs) Talktalk and Tiscali into paying back £2.5 million they were found to have overcharged customers following an investigation.

Facebook is simplifying its privacy settings
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THE USERS of Facebook might have to jump through fewer hoops to protect their personal information, as the social notworking website is preparing changes to its privacy settings that will make them easier to use.

Vodafone network suffers literal smash and grab
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OLD FASHIONED breaking and entering has struck Vodafone's network services and not the sort of cyber intrusion so many are warning about.

Nintendo 3DS first impressions
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THE NINTENDO 3DS gaming console is a bundle of fun with a high quality 3D effect, but it has a narrow viewing window and flickering problems.

Verbatim launches dual-layer rewritable Blu-ray discs
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MEDIA MAKER Verbatim has announced that it will be shipping dual-layer rewritable Blu-ray discs.

Ford keynote hypes Sync interface with smartphone integration
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FORD'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Alan Mulally told CeBIT that in-car voice control of smartphones and car features such as radio will be available next year.

Quantum PC gets a step closer
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A TEAM OF UK BOFFINS from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Quantum Photonics and Imperial College, London has demonstrated that a quantum computer can be built with scalable optical integrated devices.

Apple announces the Ipad 2 today
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Comment:
THE TAME APPLE PRESS has got its knickers in a twist over Apple's expected launch at 6pm today of its Ipad 2.

Yahoo releases technical specifications for Boss
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JUST 18 MONTHS AGO months ago, when the Vole took over Yahoo's search operations, it looked like Yahoo's Boss search engine service was dead in the water.

Skype announces a Citrix deal
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VOICE OVER IP OUTFIT Skype has announced an alliance with the virtual computing company Citrix.

Opera ends up on the INQ
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EUROPEAN BROWSER DEVELOPER Opera has signed a deal to put its mini-browser onto the social notworking INQ phones.

Amped Wireless wants to give your connection a boost
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A US OUTFIT called Amped Wireless has released a range of wireless USB adapters that it claims can boost the range of your computer's WiFi.

Hacker gets 82 months in prison
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A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN was sentenced to 82 months porridge for taking part in an international computer hacking conspiracy and failing to pay taxes.

Asus' Slider tablet is delayed to June
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TAIWANESE PC MAKER Asus will not launch its 10-inch Eee Pad Slider tablet in April, contrary to its recent announcement at the CeBIT trade show, and only the company's higher specification Android tablets will have 3G.

Apple plans to market to people who aren't rich
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FLOGGER OF SHINY TOYS Apple might be getting ready to release the latest incarnation of its technology, the Ipad 2, but that hasn't stopped it from thinking about less well-heeled customers, that is, the rather larger market of people who don't have more money than sense.

Dual-core LG Optimus 2X will arrive this month
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THE WORLD'S FIRST dual core Android smartphone, the LG Optimus 2X will reach the UK this month, but it won't be running Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box.

Microsoft is working on Windows 8 tablet design
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SOFTWARE FLOGGER Microsoft is reportedly working on a Windows 8 tablet design demo for late in the second quarter.

Microsoft is working on a Windows 8 tablet design
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SOFTWARE FLOGGER Microsoft is reportedly working on a Windows 8 tablet design demo for late in the second quarter.

Dell Venue Pro will ship in the UK on March 10 for Â£383
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IT'S TAKEN its sweet time to get here, but the Dell Venue Pro smartphone will ship in the UK in 10 days.

LG blocks shipments of PS3 consoles to the EU
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ELECTRONICS GIANT Sony is facing a shortage of Playstation 3 (PS3) consoles in the EU as rival consumer electronics outfit LG managed to win a preliminary injunction against it in a dispute over Blu-ray technology in the PS3.

Kingston releases HyperX T1 Black DDR3
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BLIGHTY'S maker of memory, Kingston Technology has announced the release of HyperX T1 Black DDR3 triple-channel memory kits.

US dubs Baidu a 'pirate' operation
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THE US GOVERNMENT has dubbed China's top search engine, Baidu as a key player in the peddling of knockoff goods.

Xoom drops to a reasonable price
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IT SEEMS that the maker of tablets, Motorola has finally twigged that no one will buy the keyboardless netbooks if it tries to copy Apple's business model and charge an unreasonable amount for them.

Ipad hacker makes bail
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ONE OF THE dynamic duo of hackers who broke into AT&T's website to snatch personal data about thousands of Ipad users has been bailed out.

Apple bloke faces 20 years jail
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FORMER JOBS' MOB manager Paul Devine could face 20 years porridge after admitting that he supplemented his income with kick backs from Asian suppliers.

Google update triggered Gmail loss
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SEARCH ENGINE OUTFIT Google has confirmed that a storage software update was responsible for causing some Gmail users to lose access to their e-mail.

Tobii Technology unveils worldâ€™s first eye tracking laptop
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IN COLLABORATION with Lenovo, Tobii Technology will reveal its prototype laptop with integrated eye tracking control today at the CeBIT trade show in Germany.

Asus tablets to launch in UK in April and Q3 without 3G
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PC WORLD AND CURRYS will be stocking Asus' Windows 7 Eee Slate EP121 tablet from April, a month that will also see two other Asus tablets go on sale but those might or might not have 3G or Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.6.14
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OPEN SOURCE WEB BROWSER OUTFIT Mozilla has released one more update for Firefox 3.6 before concentrating on getting Firefox 4 out the door.

Android Developers Union makes Google demands
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AN ANDROID Developers Union has been set up to fight Google over allegations of poor Android Market conditions.

Twitter users are hit by an '11.6 hours' viral scam
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IF YOU'VE BEEN USING Twitter recently, you might have noticed a message popping up on feeds saying, "I have spent 11.6 hours on Twitter. How much have you?", together with a link. Don't click on that link, whatever you do - it's a rogue app.

Microsoft's Bing overtakes Yahoo for the first time
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SEARCH ENGINE ALSO-RAN Bing has for the first time managed to overtake Yahoo in the global search engine market.

Samsung wins Spansion patent row
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KOREAN GIANT Samsung has won a victory in its battle with Spansion over alleged patent infringements.

Hacked Android app calls premium rate numbers
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ANDROID APP Steamy Windows has been hacked and turned into malware that runs up high text messaging charges on phone bills.

Android update leaves Google Voice users gagged
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has continued its run of bugs in Android 2.3.3, with users reporting that the update has rendered its own Google Voice application useless.

Intel completes McAfee purchase
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CHIPMAKER Intel has announced that its acquisition of McAfee is complete and that the insecurity firm will continue operating under its own brand.

Nvidia releases a Cuda 4.0 toolkit
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CHIP DESIGNER Nvidia has announced the latest version of its Cuda toolkit for developing parallel applications using the firm's graphical processing units (GPUs).

HTC Desire and Incredible phones will get Gingerbread updates
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PHONE MAKER HTC has confirmed that the latest batch of Gingerbread updates for its smartphones will be coming in the second quarter via downloads for all of its Desire models and its Incredible S.

RIM faces disgruntled Playbook developers
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SMARTPHONE DEVELOPER Research in Motion (RIM) will have to work much harder to attract apps coders for its Blackberry Playbook after its latest response to a developer's complaints.

Mozilla releases its final Firefox 4 Beta
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OPEN SOURCE software developer Mozilla has announced that you can now download its final Firefox 4 Beta web browser.

Android spyware shows dangers of an open app market
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TWO ANDROID SPYWARE PROGRAMS highlight again the dangers of downloading apps without due care and attention on Google's mobile operating system.

Android 2.3.3 update leaves Nexus S owners seeing yellow
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has whipped up a bit of a storm by changing the default colour temperature in its Android 2.3.3 update to Nexus S smartphones.

Virus shows that Mac OS X is not invulnerable
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A MAC OS X TROJAN is out in the wild, a further sign that criminals are looking at the Apple PC operating system with more interest due to its increasing market share.

Google wipes out Gmail settings and messages
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COMPLAINTS ARE FLOODING IN to Google after some Gmail users woke up to find that their inboxes had been wiped clean of messages.

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