Friday, April 1, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 31/03/2011




Google joins near field communications forum
THE INQUIRER

INTERNET SEARCH GIANT Google has joined the near field communications (NFC) forum as a principal member.




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EU prepares to enshrine data protection in law
THE INQUIRER

THE VICE PRESIDENT for the Digital Agenda in the European Commission, Neelie Kroes is hoping to clear up some of the many questions surrounding data protection in Europe, including what data is and how it can be protected.




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Nasdaq brings in the NSA to investigate network breach
THE INQUIRER

US STOCK EXCHANGE OPERATOR Nasdaq has called in the US National Security Agency (NSA) to help investigate an attack on the firm's network in 2010.




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Three announces Huawei E6367 mobile broadband dongle
THE INQUIRER

MOBILE OPERATOR Three has announced it will sell a premium mobile broadband dongle, the Huawei E367, from 7 April.




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AT&T claims T-Mobile buyout won't mean price hikes
THE INQUIRER

US TELECOM GIANT AT&T claims that its buyout of T-Mobile USA will not lead to price hikes.




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FTC charges Google with 'deceptive privacy practices'
THE INQUIRER

ASPIRING SOCIAL NETWORK Google has been charged with deceptive privacy practices by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its rollout of Buzz.




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Ofcom proposes broadband price cuts
THE INQUIRER

UK TELECOM REGULATOR Ofcom has proposed lower prices for broadband, an idea that it expects will be accepted.




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Vodafone delays Sony Ericsson Xperia Play launch
THE INQUIRER

TELCO OPERATOR VODAFONE has delayed its Sony Ericsson Xperia Play launch date.




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Three announces Huawei E6367 mobile broadband dongle
THE INQUIRER

MOBILE OPERATOR Three has announced it will sell a premium mobile broadband dongle, the Huawei E367, from 7 April.




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Samsung denies selling laptops with spy software
THE INQUIRER

KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung has firmly denied claims that two of its laptops were sold complete with pre-installed spy software, saying it is a case of mistaken identity.




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RIM gets its hands on 30,000 patents
THE INQUIRER

SMARTPHONE MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has made a deal to get its hands on 30,000 patents so it can avoid future litigation.




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Samsung announces 22-inch transparent LCD panels
THE INQUIRER

KOREAN ELECTRONICS MAKER Samsung has announced mass production of a 22-inch transparent LCD panel that it claims is a world first.




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Asus to launch first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet next week
THE INQUIRER

TAIWANESE FIRM Asus has announced its hybrid tablet, the Eee Pad Transformer, will be available on 6 April starting from £379 in the UK.




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Google updates Blogger software
THE INQUIRER

SOFTWARE HOUSE Google has added five dynamic templates to its Blogger personal website software, making the most of AJAX, HTML5 and CSS3 to improve scrolling and interactivity.




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Technology savvy news junkies don't like Murdoch's The Daily
THE INQUIRER

IPAD FANBOIS are not the avid readers of Rupert Murdoch's online newspaper The Daily that the News Corporation media mogul had hoped for, according to a study.




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Microsoft delivers the numbers on Windows Phone 7
THE INQUIRER

ANYONE who was under a rock when Microsoft launched and then fluffed the first update to its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system will be pleased to see that the firm has compiled some statistics about the software.




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Apple releases an update to fix Itunes on the Macbook Air
THE INQUIRER

MAKER OF SHINY TOYS Apple has released a supplemental update to Mac OS X 10.6.7 for the 13-inch Macbook Air.




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HP releases WebOS 3.0 SDK for free
THE INQUIRER

SELLER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has released a software development kit (SDK) for its mobile operating system, WebOS 3.0, available via download for free.




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Qnap releases apps for NAS servers
THE INQUIRER

HARDWARE MAKER Qnap has released four Qnap package (QPKG) apps for its range of network attached storage (NAS) servers that are available to download for free.




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Android Trojan warns you to stop being a 'pirate'
THE INQUIRER

AN ANDROID TROJAN is disguised as an app on filesharing websites, and when downloaded it gives you a telling off about downloading 'pirated' software.




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Samsung denies selling laptops with spy software
THE INQUIRER

KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung has firmly denied claims that two of its laptops were sold complete with pre-installed spy software, saying it is a case of mistaken identity.




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