IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 30/03/2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 30/03/2011

One in three people notices a missing mobile phone in minutes
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A YOUGOV SURVEY carried out on behalf of insecurity firm Securenvoy has found that around a third of people notice that they've lost a mobile phone within 15 minutes, while the rest take up to an hour.

The Internet makes staying anonymous a challenge
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THE UK GOVERNMENT Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has decided that advances in the Internet and the scale of personal information that it produces are making staying anonymous a challenge.

Global spam drops by a third after Rustock botnet takedown
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SPAM EMAILS DECREASED worldwide by a third after the Rustock spam botnet was taken down as part of a major operation by US law enforcement that was assisted by Microsoft.

New York will 'closely scrutinise' AT&T's plan to buy T-Mobile
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US TELECOM and mobile operator AT&T faces a "thorough review" of its plans to acquire T-Mobile USA by New York's Attorney General.

Spotify apologises for running an advert containing malware
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ONLINE MUSIC SERVICE Spotify has apologised for running an advert in Europe that contained a virus.

US digital music file sales to surpass CD sales for first time in 2012
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SALES OF DIGITAL MUSIC files in the US will overtake those of CDs for the first time in 2012, according to a report by Strategy Analytics.

Majority of Londoners oppose Underground WiFi scheme
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THE MAJORITY OF LONDONERS do not want WiFi on the Underground, according to the first independent survey.

BBC apologises for "total outage" of websites
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BRITISH BROADCASTER the BBC has apologised for the "total outage of all BBC websites".

BBC apologises for 'total outage' of its websites
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BRITISH BROADCASTER the BBC has apologised for the "total outage of all BBC websites".

Few will use the big Internet connected telly in the corner
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Opinion
IS THERE A GREAT FUTURE for Internet protocol televisions? Social trends appear to suggest that people prefer chatting with other people instead of just sitting idle, watching the talking heads and actors blather.

Website fined $950,000 for The Beatles 'piracy'
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A CALIFORNIA WEBSITE has been fined $950,000 for illegally selling songs by The Beatles.

Microsoft predicts the demise of tablets
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SOFTWARE SELLER Microsoft has forecast that tablets will be squashed by the closing space between mobile phones and ultra-portable computers.

One in three people notices a missing mobile phone in minutes
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A YOUGOV SURVEY carried out on behalf of insecurity firm Securenvoy has found that around a third of people notice that they've lost a mobile phone within 15 minutes, while the rest take up to an hour.

Dell claims Apple will ultimately fail with the Ipad
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TIN BOX MAKER Dell claims that Apple's Ipad will ultimately fail, particularly in the business sector.

Windows Phone 7 could get mobile payments with near field comms
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MICROSOFT is purportedly working on a software update for Windows Phone 7 that will enable mobile payments with Near Field Communication (NFC).

Intel X58 platforms are staying around for a while
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Analysis
WHEN SANDY BRIDGE Socket LGA1155 processors and mainboards hit the shops in early January, some felt that not only would the old quad core Lynnfield 45nm Nehalem P55 LGA1156 platform be replaced - which was the intent anyway - but also that the higher end X58 LGA1366 series would suffer significantly. After all, the new quad core Sandy Bridge processors were not that much slower than even the six core Westmeres in the X58, at up to half the price.

Smartphone shipments are shooting skywards
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BEANCOUNTERS at IDC have predicted impressive growth in the smartphone market this year, an increase of nearly 50 per cent as more consumers and enterprise users turn their backs on less functional handsets.

Mobiwire announces Surface UX interface for Android devices
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MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FIRM Mobiwire has announced an overlay user interface called Surface UX for Android devices, which will be available from June.

Hotmail will allow emails to run Javascript
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EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDER Microsoft will allow companies to run Javascript code within Hotmail users' mailboxes.

Facebook patches automatic wall posting XSS worm
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SOCIAL NOTWORKING privacy shredder Facebook has patched a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that sneakily made mobile phone users visiting infected websites post automated messages on their 'walls'.

Amazon's Cloud Drive might be 'illegal' claims music industry insider
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ONLINE RETAILER Amazon could face opposition from the music labels over its decision to launch a data locker service.

Lizamoon SQL mass injection attack hits Apple Itunes
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AN SQL INJECTION CAMPAIGN has compromised over 28,000 URLs, including several belonging to Itunes, Apple's money-guzzling media player.

Microsoft releases Windows Home Server 2011
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SOFTWARE FLOGGER Microsoft has released Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011.

Mozilla releases Firefox 4 for Android 2.0 and above
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE OUTFIT Mozilla has released a version of its Firefox 4 web browser designed for smartphones that run Google's Android 2.0 or later.

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