Tuesday, March 8, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 07/03/2011




Intel announces Vpro and Xeon E3 Sandy Bridge chips
THE INQUIRER

CHIPMAKER Intel has announced its Vpro Core i5 and i7 and Xeon E3 processors that use the Sandy Bridge architecture and are designed to support virtualisation and cloud computing.





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Osborne announces آ£50 million for rural broadband that isn't
THE INQUIRER

FIASCO OR FAST MOVING, you decide, as the government has announced it is throwing £50 million at broadband that doesn't have to be rural before some trials out in the sticks have even got going.





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A Flash Player for UK radio stations will launch on 31 March
THE INQUIRER

THE BBC AND OTHERS will be releasing an online radio player on March 31 that will offer audio from every licensed UK radio station in the form of a Flash Player audio pop-up console.





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North Korea is under cyber watch over South Korean DDoS attacks
THE INQUIRER

THE GOVERNMENT of South Korea has warned computer users to firm up their electronic defences after distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks were launched against a number of important websites.





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Three launches an all you can eat data tariff
THE INQUIRER

MOBILE TELECOMS PROVIDER Three has launched its all you can eat data plan for pay as you go customers from £15 per month today.





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Cyber attacks hit France, suspicion falls on China
THE INQUIRER

FRANCE HAS ADMITTED that cyber attackers targeted its Finance ministry, looking for files related to last year's G20 summit in Cannes.





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MSI Windpad 100A Android tablet video demo
THE INQUIRER

TAIWANESE ELECTRONICS FIRM Micro-star International (MSI) demonstrated its Android tablet for The INQUIRER at CeBIT in Germany.





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Buffalo announces refreshed Terastation NAS boxes
THE INQUIRER

STORAGE VENDOR Buffalo Technology has announced its launch of the refreshed Terastation family of network attached storage (NAS) products in the UK.





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Thecus launches a range of XXX NAS boxes
THE INQUIRER

STORAGE VENDOR Thecus has introduced what it claims is its "extremely speedy" XXX network attached storage (NAS) range of boxes.





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Google Android is forecasted to drive smartphone sales
THE INQUIRER

SMARTPHONE SALES will grow significantly faster than those of regular feature phones thanks to the success of Google's Android operating system, according to a Pyramid Research report.





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Sony contests Dutch seizures of Playstations
THE INQUIRER

GAMING CONSOLE MAKER Sony has confirmed that Dutch customs agents are seizing Playstation 3 consoles and that it will appeal an injunction against its gaming devices obtained by its rival LG Electronics.





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Lenovo readies Ipad 2 killer the Lepad 2
THE INQUIRER

CHINESE PC manufacturer Lenovo has revealed that it will rival Apple's recently announced Ipad 2 with a second generation of the Lepad tablet some time this year.





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Lenovo readies Ipad 2 killer, the Lepad 2
THE INQUIRER

CHINESE PC manufacturer Lenovo has revealed that it will rival Apple's recently announced Ipad 2 with a second generation of the Lepad tablet some time this year.



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Youview will release an API after 14 April
THE INQUIRER

MUCH DELAYED Internet telly widget Youview will release its Application Programming Interface (API) details for manufacturers that want to use a subset of its features.





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Nokia rids itself of Qt and Meego responsibilities
THE INQUIRER

THE FINNISH PHONE FIRM Nokia is selling off its Qt software licensing and professional business, abdicating its responsibilities for the cross-platform and user interface framework.





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Blackberry users told to look out for Zeus Trojan
THE INQUIRER

BLACKBERRY USERS are being warned to look out for a variant of the Zeus Trojan on their devices.





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Microsoft pushes to end Internet Explorer 6
THE INQUIRER

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has launched a countdown website for the demise of Internet Explorer 6 in a final push to kill off the zombie web browser.





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We7 mobile music app video demo
THE INQUIRER
Exclusive
MUSIC SERVICE We7's CEO Steve Purdham gave The INQUIRER an exclusive demonstration of its latest mobile app for Android devices.





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Storage software had a good 2010 says IDC
THE INQUIRER

SALES OF STORAGE SOFTWARE saw a significant increase in 2010, according to market research firm IDC.





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Google uses Android kill switch to control malware
THE INQUIRER

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has announced that it will use a remote kill capability to remove malware apps that have been downloaded to Android devices.





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We7 has launched a music app for Android devices
THE INQUIRER

MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE We7 launched its mobile music application Friday, available to download via the Android Market.





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