IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 30/06/2011

Nvidia launches the Geforce GTX570M and GTX580M for laptops
THE INQUIRER
CHIP DESIGNER Nvidia has taken the lid off its high-end Geforce GTX570M and GTX580M GPUs aimed at gaming laptops.

World reach of CERN seen in real-time video of data transfers
THE INQUIRER
THE GLOBAL REACH of CERN is demonstrated by Bob Jones, head of the open labs project at CERN, who shows off the real-time data transfers taking place from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to some 200 subsidary datacentres storing the data created by the world's largest quantum physics lab.

Ceglia's law firm bails on Facebook ownership case
THE INQUIRER
CHANCER Paul Ceglia, who claims to own a significant chunk of the social notworking outfit Facebook, has had the high profile law firm that represented him walk off the case.

Symantec claims IOS and Android are more secure than PCs
THE INQUIRER
ACCORDING TO PENETRATION TESTERS at Symantec mobile operating system security is far superior to PC protection.

Rumour: Government's spam filters block the public
THE INQUIRER
THE INQUIRER has been tipped off that one of the UK Government's websites that uses an external hosting provider is using spam filtering software that rejects legitimate emails.

Office of Fair Trading asks Google to remove 93,000 dodgy adverts
THE INQUIRER
THE UK OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING (OFT) has kept Google busy by asking it to remove 93,360 fraudulent adverts during the second half of 2010 that it claimed were linked to scams.

O2 will trial fibre optic broadband in the UK
THE INQUIRER
BROADBAND PROVIDER O2 has revealed plans to launch a commercial trial of fibre optic broadband later this year.

Facebook and Twitter cause higher roaming bills
THE INQUIRER
MOBILE PHONE RETAILER The Carphone Warehouse has revealed that social networking is the biggest cause of huge data roaming bills when abroad.

Ryan Cleary gets conditional bail
THE INQUIRER
RECLUSIVE TEENAGER Ryan Cleary has been granted conditional bail by the court and allowed to return home after having been accused of hacking the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) as well as some media rights holders.

Facebook hires Geohot
THE INQUIRER
PRIVACY SHREDDING Facebook has hired the celebrated hacker Geohot, or George Hotz, according to reports.

Nokia Siemens can't find a suitable bidder for its business
THE INQUIRER
TROUBLED NETWORK VENTURE Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has failed to find a bidder for its failing network infrastructure business.

ZTE Skate, er, Monte Carlo phone is coming soon at Orange
THE INQUIRER
MOBILE OPERATOR Orange has confirmed that it will sell ZTE's Skate smartphone, which it has renamed the Monte Carlo.

HP shows off the touch sync between a Touchpad and a Pre 3
THE INQUIRER
TABLET AND SMARTPHONE MAKER - and still the flogger of expensive printer ink - HP demonstrated the 'touch sync' feature between its Pre 3 device and its Touchpad tablet to The INQUIRER today.

HP Touchpad tablet and Pre 3 smartphone video
THE INQUIRER
FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has given The INQUIRER an exclusive early look at HP's Touchpad tablet and Pre 3 smartphone.

Nokia might not sell its N9 smartphone in the UK
THE INQUIRER
FINNISH PHONE MAKER and Microsoft's sudden best friend forever in mobile phones for a mere billion dollars, Nokia recently announced its N9 smartphone that will run the Meego operating system, but we have doubts about the company releasing it in the UK.

ZTE sells 2 million San Francisco smartphones
THE INQUIRER
CHINESE PHONE MAKER ZTE claims it has sold over 2 million of its San Francisco smartphones, which it says makes it one of the best selling worldwide.

Archos 101 G9 tablet video demo
THE INQUIRER
FRENCH TABLET MAKER Archos gave The INQUIRER a look at its latest 10in tablet that it hopes will beat Apple's Ipad 2.

Archos 80 G9 tablet video demo
THE INQUIRER
THE INQUIRER attended Archos's briefing in London yesterday where it gave us a demonstration of its upcoming 80 G9 tablet.

Sony Vaio Z laptop video demo
THE INQUIRER
JAPANESE ELECTRONICS GIANT Sony was in town today and kindly gave The INQUIRER a look at its latest laptop, the Viao Z.

Sony Vaio Z video demo
THE INQUIRER
JAPANESE ELECTRONICS GIANT Sony was in town today and kindly gave The INQUIRER a look at its latest laptop, the Viao Z.

Google reports half a million Android device activations a day
THE INQUIRER
ANDROID USE IS GROWING at a phenomenal rate, with more than half a million new devices bearing the Google operating system being activated every day.

Sony announces its Vaio Z laptop and Power Media Dock
THE INQUIRER
JAPANESE ELECTRONICS FIRM Sony has announced its Vaio Z laptop to rival Apple's Macbook Air and a Power Media Dock expansion unit.

E-readers are more popular than tablets
THE INQUIRER
AMERICANS WITH LARGE POCKETS are more likely to fill them with an e-reader than a tablet computer, according to research from Pew Internet.

MSI reveals its A75 Series AMD motherboard
THE INQUIRER
TAIWANESE PC MAKER MSI has announced its military grade A75 motherboard that is capable of dual graphics and easier overclocking.

Twitter founders plan to relaunch Obvious
THE INQUIRER
TWITTER'S FOUNDERS plan to relaunch the company that led to the ultimate success of Twitter.

Google tweaks its home page
THE INQUIRER
INTERNET SEARCH FIRM and advertising behemoth Google has given its plain homepage a make under.

Google releases an Adobe Flash to HTML5 converter
THE INQUIRER
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has released a Flash conversion tool that can let people play that sort of video on devices that, um, usually refuse to.

Google releases an Adobe Shockwave to HTML5 converter
THE INQUIRER
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has released a Flash conversion tool that can let people play that sort of video on devices that, um, usually refuse to.

Google launches anti-social network Google+
THE INQUIRER
MOBILE SOCIAL NOTWORKERS rejoice, you have another vapid gas pipe through which to discuss Justin Bieber and your weekend, as in a move that has surprised no one Google has announced Google+.

Google launches its Android anti-social network Google+
THE INQUIRER
MOBILE SOCIAL NOTWORKERS rejoice, you have another vapid gas pipe through which to discuss Justin Bieber and your weekend, as in a move that has surprised no one Google has announced Google+.

Microsoft flogs an Android licensing agreement
THE INQUIRER
PATENT LOVING SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has managed to talk the giant US defence contractor General Dynamics Itronix into signing a patent agreement to use Google's Android operating system.

News Corp is looking to get just $30m for Myspace
THE INQUIRER
RUPERT MURDOCH'S disasterous reign over social networking castoff Myspace is coming to an end, with the dark lord of media looking to get a mere $20m to $30m for the outfit.

News Corp looking to get just $30m for Myspace
THE INQUIRER
RUPERT MURDOCH'S disasterous reign over social networking castoff Myspace is coming to an end, with the dark lord of media looking to get a mere $20m to $30m for the outfit.

Microsoft launches Office 365
THE INQUIRER
STAGE JUMPING SHOUTING MAN and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has hosted a webcast introducing Microsoft Office 365, the Vole's late coming response to the not very recent boom in cloud computing.

Microsoft patents government internet spying technology
THE INQUIRER
SOFTWARE FIRM Microsoft has patented technology that enables it or the government to "silently record" users' internet communications, or, in other words, spy on them.

Anonymous hacks Anguilla, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Australia governments
THE INQUIRER
HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous has taken over from Lulzsec, targeting the government servers of Anguilla, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Australia.

Sony says it was only hacked because it tried to protect its content
THE INQUIRER
EMBATTLED ENTERTAINMENT FIRM Sony claims it was only hacked because it tried to protect its video game content.

Opera lands its Swordfish browser
THE INQUIRER
PLUCKY WEB BROWSER FIRM Opera has released version 11.50 of its software, and warned the opposition that it is about to make a big splash on the web.

US Supreme Court strikes down California law restricting video games
THE INQUIRER
THE US SUPREME COURT has upheld a ruling by the US Ninth Circuit Appeals Court that a California law prohibiting the sale of violent video games to minors is invalid because it is a breach of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 30/06/2011

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