Sunday, December 4, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 04/12/2011





Intel’s x86 microprocessor wins INQUIRER readers’ vote

CHIPMAKER Intel's x86 architecture has beaten its rivals by far to become The INQUIRER readers' favourite microprocessor architecture of the past four decades.





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Web site blocking is oppressive and won't work

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WEB SITE blocking is pressed for on various grounds, all of them bad.





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Apple files for a 'digital handshake' patent

FRUIT THEMED Apple has applied for a patent on a digital handshake involving invisible ink.





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RIM's cheap Playbooks lost it cash

CANADIAN GADGET MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has lost cash after selling Playbooks at a discount failed to rid it of excess inventory.





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Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Iphone 4S head to head review

THE GALAXY NEXUS is Google's attempt to counter Apple's shiny Iphone 4S, and The INQUIRER has had a chance to play with both devices to see which is more worth splashing out the cash to buy.





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Acer announces its Iconia Tab A200 tablet

TAIWANESE PC MAKER Acer has announced its Iconia Tab A200, a cut down version of its existing tablet.





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Western Digital restarts hard drive production in Thailand

HARD DISK DRIVE MAKER Western Digital has said it expects the damage from recent flooding in Thailand to cost it at least $225m as it starts to bring the first of its factories in the region back online.





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Google is set to receive 400+ pages of objections from the EC

ADVERTISING BROKER Google will be slammed with a 400+ page statement of objections to its business practices by the European Commission (EC).





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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 finally overtakes Chrome and Firefox on Windows 7

SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) web browser has finally overtaken Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome on Windows 7, Microsoft claims.





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Apple, Nokia and RIM distance themselves from Carrier IQ saga

MOBILE PHONE MAKERS Apple, Nokia and Research in Motion (RIM) are distancing themselves from Carrier IQ as the controversy over the firm's analytical software heats up.





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