IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 11/03/2011

MSI reveals Sandy Bridge replacement programme
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MOTHERBOARD AND LAPTOP MAKER MSI has provided details on its programme for replacing some of its products containing defective Sandy Bridge chipsets.

Nokia crowd sources its â€کnext billion userâ€™ phone
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FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia is asking its users, or ex-users, what they would expect to see for the Holy Grail of struggling mobile phone firms, the phone that will appeal to the next billion users.

Facebook email offer is blighted by scammers
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INSECURITY OUTFIT M86 Security has warned about a risk facing Facebook users that pretends to be an invitation to the social notworking firm's email and messaging product but is actually a phishing scam.

Dell hits second place in PC shipments
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TIN BOX FLOGGER Dell has leap-frogged Acer to take second place in global PC sales, thanks to Apple's over-priced Ipad.

UK Government boosts rural broadband
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THE UK GOVERNMENT has - what, again? - pledged money to encourage the rollout of broadband in rural areas.

Browser makers, Facebook plot to stop click-jacking.
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BROWSER VENDORS are talking with Facebook about finding a way to stop click-jacking.

Vodafone claims its website wasn't hacked after all
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MOBILE OPERATOR Vodafone is now claiming that its website wasn't hacked, despite having admitted yesterday that it didn't know how messages appeared on one of its blogs.

LG announces a M50 TV and Monitor display
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KOREAN ELECTRONICS MAKER LG has announced its latest TV and monitor combination display, the M50.

Apple's Ipad 2 rivals will fail, says analyst firm
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THE MAKER OF SHINY TOYS, Apple won't face any challengers to its Ipad 2 during 2011 if analyst outfit Forrester is to be believed.

Flash Player 10.2 hits Motorola Xoom ahead of UK launch
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US SMARTPHONE MAKER Motorola's Xoom tablet will have the latest version of Flash Player by the time it reaches UK shores.

Iphone and Blackberry fall to hackers at Pwn2Own contest
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THE IPHONE 4 AND BLACKBERRY TORCH were hacked on day two of the Pwn2Own hacking contest in Vancouver, BC.

EU lifts Sony Playstation 3 import ban
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CONSOLE MAKER Sony breathed a sigh of relief as the European Union lifted an import ban on Playsation 3 units, while LG faces a fine for damages.

HP denies it's selling its PC business
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SELLER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has issued a statement saying that it is not selling its PC business, despite reports in Chinese language newspapers that it was considering doing so.

Apple will launch the Ipad 2 today
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SELLER OF SHINY TOYS Apple will launch the second model of its successful tablet computer, the Ipad 2 today.

Opensuse 11.4 arrives with another kernel and more drivers
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MICROSOFT'S PAL Novell has launched Opensuse 11.4 with its latest Linux kernel and open Broadcom Wireless drivers, improved Wacom support and some graphics drivers.

Google's Android security tool gets spoofed by malware
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has found its Android Market Security Tool spoofed to include a variant of the Trojan that it was supposed to detect.

Iphone and Blackberry fall to hackers at Pwn2Own contest
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THE IPHONE 4 AND BLACKBERRY TORCH were hacked on day two of the Pwn2Own hacking contest in Vancouver, BC.

Danes launch a SMS texts for stamps service
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THE DANISH POST OFFICE is going to launch a mobile postage service in Denmark that lets punters use text messages to buy stamps.

Microsoft admits delay of WP7 update
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SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has admitted that its March update to Windows Phone 7 (WP7) will be delayed.

Nvidia brings Playstation games to Android
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CHIP DESIGNER Nvidia has announced that Sony's Playstation Suite will be coming to Android phones and tablets using its Tegra chip.

AOL will axe 20 per cent of its workforce
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INTERNET FIRM AOL will axe a fifth of its employees around the world in an effort to address its struggling finances.

Google rolls out personalised search results
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INTERNET AND SOFTWARE GIANT Google is rolling out a feature in its search engine that allows users to customise search results.

Picturebox launches multi platform Picturebox Player
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FILM STREAMING SERVICE Picturebox has launched its Picturebox Player for multiple platforms and it is available in the UK and Ireland.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 11/03/2011

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