IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 18/03/2011

Intel acquires system-on-chip firm Silicon Hive
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CHIPMAKER Intel has acquired Silicon Hive, a system-on-chip (SoC) firm originally owned by Philips Electronics.

Intel wins green award for low low computing power
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CHIPMAKER Intel has won an environmental award for its 48-core concept vehicle, the Single Chip Cloud Computer.

Cloud based music streaming will be the norm
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MUSIC LISTENERS are moving away from downloading tracks just as they did from buying CDs, according to the beancounters at ABI Research.

O2 switches on a faster 3G network
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UK MOBILE OPERATOR O2 has announced a switch to a faster 3G network, dubbed 3G900, across the UK.

Microsoft's Bing gains in online video rankings
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ASPIRING SEARCH OUTFIT Microsoft's Bing search engine has managed to increase the number of video watchers it recieves each month and has leaped from seventh to second place in Comscore's rankings.

New York Times is erecting a paywall
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THE NEW YORK TIMES (NYT) has set up a paywall system that will see readers pay a fee to receive its articles and news stories, however it is balancing the scheme with limited free access to its content, which it believes should keep occasional readers happy.

Twitter is becoming the new Facebook for scams
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TWITTER USERS ARE JUST AS STUPID as Facebook users when it comes to scams, according to insecurity company Sophos.

Yahoo launches a transparent advertising scheme
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INTERNET PORTAL Yahoo has launched a pilot of Ad Choices, which it claims will trump rivals' advertising schemes in terms of improving consumer experience.

ZTE Skate first impressions
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OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS of ZTE's latest smartphone, Skate, are somewhat mixed.

ZTE Skate smartphone first impressions
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OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS of ZTE's latest smartphone, Skate, are somewhat mixed.

ZTE Light2 7-inch tablet will be sold in UK
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THE SECOND VERSION of ZTE's 7-inch Android tablet will be available in the UK in the second half of 2011.

ZTE unveils a budget 7-inch Android tablet
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ZTE HAS UNVEILED a 7-inch Android tablet that will be available in the UK in the second half of 2011.

ZTE unveils budget 7-inch Android tablet
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ZTE HAS UNVEILED a 7-inch Android tablet that will be available in the UK in the second half of 2011.

ZTE Light2 is a budget 7-inch tablet
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THE SECOND VERSION of ZTE's 7-inch Android tablet will be available in the UK in the second half of 2011.

ZTE 10-inch tablet will arrive in UK
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CHINESE FIRM ZTE has announced that its 10-inch Android based tablet will be coming to the UK in the second half of 2011.

UK will get the ZTE 10-inch tablet
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CHINESE FIRM ZTE has announced that its 10-inch Android based tablet will be coming to the UK in the second half of 2011.

Multitouch display gets 3D depth sensing
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GERMAN DISPLAY MANUFACTURER Evoluce has launched a massive gesture control display with integrated 3D sensors.

ZTE Skate smartphone will tip up in the UK
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CHINESE PHONE MAKER ZTE's Skate smartphone will be available in the UK in the second half of 2011, not in May as initially projected.

ZTE Skate will arrive in the UK
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CHINESE PHONE MAKER ZTE's Skate smartphone will be available in the UK in the second half of 2011, not in May as initially projected.

Toshiba and Hitachi shutter LCD plants for 1 month
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ELECTRONICS GIANTS Toshiba and Hitachi have said some of their Japanese LCD manufacturing plants will be shut down for month following last week's devastating earthquake.

Toshiba and Hitachi shutter LCD plants for one month
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ELECTRONICS GIANTS Toshiba and Hitachi have said some of their Japanese LCD manufacturing plants will be shut down for a month following last week's devastating earthquake.

Microsoft was behind the Rustock botnet takedown
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SOFTWARE FIRM Microsoft has revealed that it was behind a major crackdown on operators of the Rustock spam botnet, which saw email spam plummet as key computers were seized.

Opera announces Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11
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WEB BROWSER OUTFIT Opera has announced the latest versions of its mobile web browsers, Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11.

Apple might face Ipad 2 component supply shortages
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MAKER OF SHINY TOYS Apple might face component supply shortages for its recently released Ipad 2 after the earthquake in Japan caused major disruptions for Japanese suppliers.

Google claims to have sped up the web
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ADVERTISING BROKER Google claims to have speeded up the web thanks to improvements in the Javascript it uses to display adverts.

Patent firm sues Asus, Dell, Intel, RIM and others over WiFi
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PATENT FIRM Mosaid has filed a lawsuit against some of the biggest names in technology claiming infringement of WiFi patents held by the firm.

Update to PHP includes key security bug fixes
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AN UPDATED VERSION of PHP, the free HTML-embedded scripting language used by developers to write webpages, is available.

Anti-hacking firm RSA gets hacked
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SECURITY VENDOR RSA admitted that its internal anti-hacking technologies have been hacked.

Microsoft suspects Adobe Flash crash testing opened it up to attacks
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FUZZING TECHNIQUES might have been used to find a recent zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player that opened it up to attacks.

Ericsson makes an HD voice call over CDMA
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SWEDISH MOBILE COMPANY Ericsson has claimed it made a High Definition voice call over a wideband CDMA network.

Trusteer aims to stop malware on mobile devices
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INSECURITY FIRM Trusteer has announced a service for finding malware on mobile devices connected to a server by examining the way the device interrogates the server.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 18/03/2011

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