IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 20/04/2011

Texas Instruments releases a tiny wireless charging chip
THE INQUIRER
CHIPMAKER Texas Instruments (TI) has released the industry's smallest wireless power receiver chip.

Seagate and Samsung combine hard drive businesses
THE INQUIRER
HARD DRIVE MAKERS Seagate and Samsung have struck a deal to combine their hard drive businesses in a £845 million agreement.

AMD launches Radeon HD6450, HD6570 and HD6670 video cards
THE INQUIRER
GRAPHICS CHIP DESIGNER AMD has launched a trio of Radeon cards aimed at bringing DirectX 11 support to entry level and mainstream markets.

Intel's Atom banks on Windows 7 for tablet success
THE INQUIRER
THE LAUNCH of Intel's Atom Z670 chip marks a watershed moment for the chipmaker as it tries to grapple with the growth of tablet devices in the so-called 'post-PC era'.

Oracle drops Itanium after Intel 'focuses on x86 chips'
THE INQUIRER
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE BEHEMOTH Oracle is the latest software firm to dump support for Intel's Itanium architecture.

Head of Intel's mobility group takes a walk
THE INQUIRER
CHIPMAKER Intel has lost its SVP and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group (UMG), Anand Chandrasekher.

Three could sell the white Iphone 4 from 20 April
THE INQUIRER
MOBILE OPERATOR Three has posted, and then swiftly removed, a page holder for the white Iphone 4 that suggested it might go on sale Wednesday, 20 April.

Playstation 3 hacker Hotz donates $10,000 to the EFF
THE INQUIRER
PLAYSTATION 3 HACKER George Hotz has donated all of the leftover cash given to him by supporters of his legal defence fund to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Sony Ericsson reveals a 47 per cent drop in profits
THE INQUIRER
PHONE MAKER Sony Ericsson has published another set of dismal financial results for the first quarter of 2011, showing a 47 per cent drop in profits from the same period in 2010.

EU net neutrality policies are criticised as favouring companies
THE INQUIRER
AN EU REPORT on net neutrality has been heavily criticised as extremely disappointing by those supporting freedom of communications on the Internet.

Union slams Orange for moving jobs to the Philippines
THE INQUIRER
THE UK COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION (CWU) said it is concerned about mobile operator Orange's decision to move a number of its jobs to the Philippines.

Yahoo will keep search data for 18 months
THE INQUIRER
INTERNET PORTAL Yahoo will extend the length of time it keeps search data to 18 months, bringing it in line with rivals and marking a significant backtrack on its privacy promises.

UK adopts European 'do not track' laws
THE INQUIRER
THE UK GOVERNMENT has cleared up how it will adopt EU regulations for the use of web browser cookies.

ACS:Law will have to pay legal fees
THE INQUIRER
THE LAW FIRM that made enemies of the Internet and Anonymous, ACS:Law has failed to find a fan in the judge presiding over its cases and faces picking up the tab for wasting everyone's time.

Internet freedoms are slowly eroding
THE INQUIRER
INTERNET FREEDOM is being slowly eroded, according to a report sponsored by the United Nations and written by Freedomhouse.org.

Stephen Fry is 'prepared to go to prison' over Twitter
THE INQUIRER
ACTOR AND COMEDIAN Stephen Fry said he is "prepared to go to prison" over a Twitter joke that wasn't funny.

Google's Panda update could bring down paywalls
THE INQUIRER
ONLINE ADVERTISING BROKER Google has installed updates to its page rank algorithm that should highlight quality web content over search engine optimised (SEO) garble and promote quality journalism without paywalls.

Alienware announces M series gaming laptops
THE INQUIRER
GAMING PC MAKER Alienware has announced its line of M series high performance gaming laptops, available from today.

Intel will leave McAfee alone, but it can secure our chips
THE INQUIRER
AN EXECUTIVE at Intel has said that the chipmaker will not change McAfee from what it is today, but will use some of the insecurity firm's expertise in some of its future products.

Tablets are cannibalising laptop and netbook sales
THE INQUIRER
TABLET COMPUTERS are eating away at PC sales according to a survey from Yougov, which found that one in twelve consumers have chosen to buy a tablet instead of a laptop PC.

Samsung will build a 2GHz dual core smartphone
THE INQUIRER
KOREAN ELECTRONICS GIANT Samsung will build a smartphone with a 2GHz dual core processor by the end of the year.

Pope says technology can't replace God
THE INQUIRER
THE POPE has said that technology "can't replace God" and that Man will "pay for his pride" if he thinks technology can give him equivalently divine powers.

Apple's white Iphone 4 finally on the way
THE INQUIRER
MAKER OF BLACK IPHONES Apple will start shipping a white version of the Iphone 4 within the next few weeks, ending a long series of delays for the pale incarnation of the iconic smartphone.

Apple's white Iphone 4 is finally on the way
THE INQUIRER
MAKER OF BLACK IPHONES Apple will start shipping a white version of the Iphone 4 within the next few weeks, ending a long series of delays for the pale incarnation of the iconic smartphone.

Kaspersky: Google should take lessons from Microsoft over Android security
THE INQUIRER
RUSSIAN INSECURITY OUTFIT Kaspersky Lab's CTO believes that Google should take a few lessons from its competitor Microsoft when it comes to security.

Nokia launches 3D beta for Ovi Maps
THE INQUIRER
FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has launched a 3D beta of Ovi Maps that renders details photo-realistically.

Valve launches Portal 2 on Steam for PC
THE INQUIRER
GAMES DEVELOPER Valve has released its first person puzzler Portal 2 for the PC on its Steam games service two days before console fans will be able to get their hands on it.

Apple's IOS 4.3.2 gets jailbroken within a week
THE INQUIRER
SHINY TOY MAKER Apple didn't have to wait long until IOS 4.3.2 got jailbroken, with redsn0w being updated to crack Apple's latest IOS release wide open.

Cyber attacks on utility systems are on the rise
THE INQUIRER
INTERNET BASED ATTACKS on gas, power and water utilities are on the rise, according to a report by insecurity software firm McAfee.

Apple asks for antitrust lawsuit to be dropped
THE INQUIRER
MAKER OF SHINY TOYS Apple has asked a court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by consumers.

Battlefield 3 gets 12 minutes of footage online
THE INQUIRER
GAMES DEVELOPER DICE has posted a 12 minute "Fault Line" gameplay trailer online of its upcoming Battlefield 3.

Canonical releases second beta of Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narhwal'
THE INQUIRER
LINUX DISTRIBUTION Ubuntu has released the second beta of Ubuntu 11.04, 'Natty Narwhal', just two weeks before final release.

Canonical releases second beta of Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal'
THE INQUIRER
LINUX DISTRIBUTION Ubuntu has released the second beta of Ubuntu 11.04, 'Natty Narwhal', just two weeks before final release.

Amazon's Android Appstore is bad for games developers
THE INQUIRER
A GAMES DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION has slammed Amazon's Android Appstore for its restrictive pricing policy, saying it potentially will harm developers.

Microsoft won't let Internet Explorer 10 run on Windows Vista
THE INQUIRER
SOFTWARE FLOGGER Microsoft has let slip that Windows Vista users won't be able to run its upcoming Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) web browser.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 20/04/2011

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