IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 29/04/2011

Friday, April 29, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 29/04/2011

US Department of Justice slams 'unqualified' FBI cyber agents
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A REPORT put out by the US Department of Justice highlights inadequacies in the FBI's ability to combat national cyber security threats, saying many special agents lack the basic expertise to do their jobs properly.

Samsung launches the Galaxy S II smartphone
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SMARTPHONE MAKER Samsung has launched the second version of its popular Galaxy S phone in South Korea, with a global launch planned for next month.

LG launches Optimus Big smartphone in Korea
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KOREAN PHONE MAKER LG has launched its LG Optimus Big smartphone in its home country, which is so named because of its large 4.3in display.

Intel preps its 20GB Larsen Creek SSD
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CHIPMAKER Intel is preparing to release a 20GB solid state disk (SSD) drive, according to documents leaked by the motherboard manufacturer Asrock.

Apple launches the white Iphone 4
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SHINY TOY FANBOIS are rejoicing as the white Iphone 4 will hit the shores of Blighty tomorrow.

Google's Chrome 11 fixes $16,500 worth of bugs, adds speech translation
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SOFTWARE HOUSE Google's Chrome web browser is now at version 11, and its release is marked by a record payout for security fixes as well as a speech translation feature.

Attachmate completes its acquisition of Novell
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SOFTWARE FIRM Novell has completed its sale to Attachmate and with it around 850 patents to CPTN Holdings.

Google releases a Google Docs app for Android
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INTERNET AND SOFTWARE GIANT Google has released a Google Docs app for its Android mobile operating system.

Tomtom admits navigation data was used by police for speed traps
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NAVIGATION DEVICE MAKER Tomtom has admitted that it has been inadvertently giving Dutch police data collected from its devices in order to set speed traps.

Tomtom admits navigation data used by police for speed traps
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NAVIGATION DEVICE MAKER Tomtom has admitted that it has been inadvertently giving Dutch police data collected from its devices in order to set speed traps.

Tweets not banned at Royal Wedding
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TWEETS WILL NOT BE BANNED at the Royal Wedding on Friday, contrary to a report on the Yahoo news web site.

Tweets won't be banned at the Royal Wedding
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TWEETS WILL NOT BE BANNED at the Royal Wedding on Friday, contrary to a report on the Yahoo news website.

Judge sides with Oracle in Google Android case
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A US JUDGE has sided with Oracle over patent terminology in its lawsuit against Google's Android operating system.

Sony is working with law enforcement on the Playstation Network hack
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GAMING OUTFIT Sony has confirmed that it is working with law enforcement to hunt down the hackers behind the massive security breach of its Playstation Network and Qriocity services that compromised customer data.

Barnes & Noble claims Microsoft Nokia patent pact is illegal
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BOOKSELLER Barnes & Noble has filed an explosive rebuttal to Microsoft's lawsuit alleging patent infringement in its Nook e-reader by claiming that Microsoft has illegally entered an anti-competitive, abusive agreement with Nokia to combine patent portfolios.

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