IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 24/03/2011

Samsung announces 30nm 4Gb LPDDR2 DRAM
THE INQUIRER

SEMICONDUCTOR FIRM Samsung Electronics has begun production of 4Gb LPDDR2 DRAM fabbed at 30nm scale, which it claims is an industry first.

Virgin Media addresses email problems
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INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP) Virgin Media has responded to problems with its email service by explaining to customers that it knows it has a problem and is trying to do something about it.

Comodo admits hackers issued fraudulent SSL certificates
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WEB SECURITY OUTFIT Comodo has admitted that an affiliate registration authority (RA) was compromised leading to the issuance of fraudulent secure sockets layer (SSL) certificates.

China cracks down on music and book sellers
THE INQUIRER

THE GLORIOUS PEOPLES REPUBLIC of China's government and its leading search engine Baidu are cracking down on product counterfeiters and copyright infringers.

Teenage hackers shut down a PHP cloud hosting firm
THE INQUIRER

A COUPLE of 16-year old hackers had their wicked way exploiting a security vulnerability recently that allowed one of them to steal and publish a PHP cloud hosting firm's proprietary source code on Twitter.

Motorola buys into IPTV
THE INQUIRER

NETWORK EQUIPMENT MAKER Motorola Mobility will acquire the Swedish IPTV software firm Dreampark, an Internet television personalisation middleware developer.

ZTE breaks data transmission world record
THE INQUIRER

CHINESE ELECTRONICS FIRM ZTE has announced a record breaking data transmission of 10Tbps over 640km of single-mode fibre optic cable.

Challenge to Digital Economy Act begins
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THE CHALLENGE to the UK's Digital Economy Act has begun in London with a warning that as it stands the law is weighted too much in favour of rights holders.

Orange and Vodafone announce Ipad 2 prices
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MOBILE OPERATORS Orange and Vodafone have announced prices for Apple's Ipad 2 ranging between £199 and £645 for shiny gadget.

The Ipad 2 magnificent seven start the Apple store queue
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SEVEN PEOPLE have already begun queuing outside Apple's flagship store on Regent Street in London to buy the much anticipated Ipad 2 beginning at 5pm tomorrow.

HP claims Oracle servers are 'inferior hardware'
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FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has posted a robust defence of Intel's Itanium chip by launching an attack on Oracle.

HP shareholders are happy with board changes
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MAKER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has won approval for the top deck shuffle it carried out after ex-CEO Mark Hurd left in a cloud of scandal, just months after having done it.

Acer Iconia Tab W500 video demo
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IN LONDON today The INQUIRER attended the Acer briefing for its Iconia Tab W500, a tablet and netbook hybrid that will be available from 8 April at UK retailers starting at £449.99.

Nvidia launches its Geforce GTX590 GPU
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SUPPORT FOR THREE 3D displays with a combined resolution of up to 5,760x1,080 is the boast from Nvidia's Geforce GTX590 graphics card that is now available for £569.

Blackberry Playbook tablet first impressions
THE INQUIRER

THE PLAYBOOK TABLET from Research in Motion (RIM) is a neat and stylish bit of kit and its entertainment potential delighted us.

Fujitsu reveals Stylistic Q550 tablet prices
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JAPANESE COMPUTER GIANT Fujitsu has given a rough price range of £749 up to £849 for its business tablet, the Stylistic Q550, which is due to arrive next month.

Samsung announces an external 3D Blu-ray combo drive
THE INQUIRER

KOREAN ELECTRONICS GIANT Samsung has announced a slim external 3D Blu-ray combo drive that will be available for PCs in April with a price tag of $150.

Apple Ipad or Ipad 2 fridge mount is now on sale
THE INQUIRER

ATTACH your Ipad or Ipad 2 to the front of your refrigerator for reasons that are totally beyond The INQUIRER with Woodford Design's Fridgepad colour Ipad mount.

Kingston announces class 10 SDHC cards
THE INQUIRER

MEMORY AND STORAGE VENDOR Kingston has announced two class 10 micro secure digital high capacity (SDHC) cards with 4GB and 8GB capacity that will be available this month.

Microsoft is rolling out WP7 updates to SIM-free phones first
THE INQUIRER

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has said that its 'copy and paste' Windows Phone 7 (WP7) update is only being sent to those who got their devices SIM-free.

Microsoft rolls out Bing mobile updates for IOS and Android users
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SEARCH ENGINE OPERATOR Microsoft has revealed major updates to its Bing mobile website, though Windows Phone 7 (WP7) users will have wait to see the benefits.

Zeus Trojan source code might be up for sale
THE INQUIRER

SOMEONE IS TRYING to sell what they claim is source code for the Zeus Trojan, a piece of malware that attempts to steal banking information through keylogging.

Sony claims Playstation 3 hacker fled the country
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OVERBEARING JAPANESE COMPANY Sony has claimed that George Hotz, the Playstation 3 hacker that it's taking to court sabotaged evidence and has fled to South America.

US Senators ask Google, Apple, RIM to remove DUI checkpoint apps
THE INQUIRER

FOUR US SENATORS have called on Google, Apple and RIM to remove Driving Under the Influence (DUI) checkpoint alert apps, which can be used to help possibly tipsy drivers avoid the police.

Cyber attacks hit European Commission
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has been hit by a "serious" cyber attack the night before a big summit meeting.

Yahoo launches instant search engine beta
THE INQUIRER

INTERNET PORTAL Yahoo has launched an instant search engine beta called Search Direct that will rival Google Instant.

Mac OS X architect to leave Apple
THE INQUIRER

MAKER OF SHINY TOYS Apple has announced that the software architect behind Mac OS X, Bertrand Serlet is leaving the company.

UK games industry gets tax credits
THE INQUIRER

TIGA, the trade association that represents the UK Games Industry has defeated the bad guy, leaped some buildings and rescued the princess that is tax credits for its members from the clutches of the Government.

Opera reveals details of Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11
THE INQUIRER

WEB BROWSER OUTFIT Opera has revealed more details about its mobile Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 web browsers.

Mozilla confirms over 10 million Firefox 4 downloads in 24 hours
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Updated exclusive
OPEN SOURCE browser developer Mozilla has confirmed to The INQUIRER that Firefox 4 has smashed the download 'record' recently set by Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9.

Mozilla confirms over 5 million Firefox 4 downloads in 24 hours
THE INQUIRER
Exclusive
OPEN SOURCE browser developer Mozilla has confirmed to The INQUIRER that Firefox 4 has smashed the download 'record' recently set by Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9.

Internet transparency tools for everyone gets wads of cash
THE INQUIRER

LAYING ON LEVELS OF IRONY like it is going out of fashion, Internet transparency and anti-censorship research is getting funded by unsecured data harvester Google.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 24/03/2011

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