IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 08/03/2011

Anonymous emails can be traced
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RESEARCHERS at Concordia University claim that it is possible to trace an anonymous email back to its sender through pattern tracing.

Websites face a cookie clampdown
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THE UK INFORMATION COMMISSIONER has warned businesses and website operators to wake up to their personal privacy responsibilities before a cookie compliance rule comes into force.

Fujitsu admits to a delay for its Stylistic Q550 tablet
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JAPANESE COMPUTER GIANT Fujitsu has confirmed a shipping delay for its Stylistic Q550 tablet until 28 April to The INQUIRER.

BBC plans 3D experiments in the run up to the Olympics
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EYE-BOGGLING 3D TELLY experiments will be conducted by the BBC over the next year, but it has no plans for a 3D channel during the Olympic Games.

LG Optimus Pad tablet video demo
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SMILEY FACED FIRM LG demonstrated its Android tablet, the Optimus Pad, to The INQUIRER at CeBIT in Germany.

Tateossian produces jewellery using recycled circuit boards
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JEWELLERY MAKER Tateossian has added technology themed products to its collection of bling that use recycled circuit boards.

Dell hints at a Sandy Bridge MacBook Air competitor
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TIN BOX MAKER Dell is the next big PC maker to confirm a recovery from the infamous Intel Cougar Point chipset glitch, hinting that it will announce some Intel Sandy Bridge desktop and laptop systems in the near future.

Nokia announces its X1-00 budget phone
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FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has announced that its budget phone for the masses, the X1-00, will be available next month in selected markets.

PLX reveals the world's first USB 3.0 peripheral controllers
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DATA COMMUNICATIONS equipment maker PLX Technology announced today a range of general purpose USB 3.0 peripheral controllers that it claims are an industry first.

Lord Sugar tells Youview chairman, "You're fired!"
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LORD SUGAR will take on the role of non-executive chairman of Youview after the previous chairman, Kip Meek, resigned.

AMD announces the Radeon HD6990
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OVERCLOCK the AMD Radeon HD6990 to 1.2Ghz, but AMD has warned that you'll want to have water cooling.

LG Optimus 3D phone first impressions
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THE LG OPTIMUS 3D smartphone is a smooth and responsive phone but it has varied 3D results and a narrow viewing window.

Three will offer the Samsung Galaxy Mini and Pro
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MOBILE OPERATOR Three announced today that it will carry Samsung's Galaxy Mini and Galaxy Pro smartphones starting next month.

Apple is keen to create an LTE-TD Iphone for China
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APPLE'S CEO Steve Jobs has shown interest in developing an Iphone for China Mobile's fourth generation network.

Microsoft's marketshare falls thanks to WP7
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PROVIDING A TASTE of what Nokia might have to look forward to, Comscore has revealed that Microsoft's launch of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) led to a 1.7 per cent drop in its US smartphone market share.

Android overtakes the Blackberry OS
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MARKET WATCHING beancounter fim Statcounter has reported that the Google Android operating system is now more commonly in use than the long-established Blackberry OS.

Canonical names Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
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LINUX DISTRIBUTION Ubuntu has already christened its 11.10 release Oneiric Ocelot even though its predecessor, Natty Narwhal has yet to hit the mirror sites.

The average website is vulnerable more than 270 days a year
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THE AVERAGE WEBSITE is vulnerable most days of the year, according to a report.

Mozilla Firfox 4 web browser video demo
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NON-PROFIT SOFTWARE OUTFIT Mozilla gave a demonstration of the desktop and mobile versions of its upcoming web browser Firefox 4 to The INQUIRER at CeBIT.

Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser video demo
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NON-PROFIT SOFTWARE OUTFIT Mozilla gave a demonstration of the desktop and mobile versions of its upcoming web browser Firefox 4 to The INQUIRER at CeBIT.

Google launches an APIs explorer
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ONLINE ADVERTISING BROKER Google has made it easier for developers to access its application programming interfaces (APIs) by releasing the Google APIs Explorer.

Skype sells out with an advertising launch
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VOICE OVER IP OUTFIT Skype has sold out by launching advertising on its service today.

Adobe releases a Flash to HTML5 converter
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Adobe has released an experimental Flash to HTML5 converter that might create a quantum rip in Steve Jobs' space time continuum.

Opera challenges Google and Apple with an apps store
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WEB BROWSER OUTFIT Opera Software is set to rival Apple and Google with the launch of a mobile apps store.

Microsoft paid Nokia $1 billion to adopt WP7
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FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia's decision to stick Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 (WP7) on its smartphones became slightly clearer as it emerged that Nokia was given a billion reasons to make the switch.

Adobe releases Flash Player 10.3 Beta
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Adobe has released Flash Player 10.3 Beta, available for download online.

Google aims to beat traffic with Navigation update
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INTERNET AND SOFTWARE GIANT Google announced today that its Maps Navigation will now automatically direct users around traffic, potentially saving everyone a significant amount of time on car journeys.

Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman interview video
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 08/03/2011

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