IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 07/12/2011

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 07/12/2011

HP claims Oracle promised hiring Hurd would not stop Itanium support

FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has hit back at Oracle, stating the two firms signed a contract after Oracle hired former HP CEO Mark Hurd stating it would continue supporting Itanium.

Intel delays Ivy Bridge chips as roadmap is leaked

CHIPMAKER Intel has put back the launch of its Ivy Bridge chips by a month, with a leaked roadmap citing April 2012 for its revised Sandy Bridge processors.

Oracle accuses HP of false advertising over Itanium

ENTERPRISE VENDOR Oracle has accused HP of false advertising in order to sell Itanium servers.

EC is polishing its data breach hammer

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) has promised to come down hard on firms that break or flaunt data protection rules in its member states.

Kaspersky is leaving Business Software Alliance over SOPA

RUSSIAN SECURITY FIRM Kaspersky does not support the US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and is withdrawing from the Business Software Alliance as a result.

Russia shuts down anti-election web sites

RUSSIAN WEB SITES alleging that the Russian election was carried out by less than proper means have been shut down by massive denial of service attacks, according to reports.

Wikileaks founder Assange can request a final UK appeal

WIKILEAKS WHISTLEBLOWER Julian Assange has one last chance in UK courts to avoid being extradited to Sweden over sexual assault charges after the High Court told him that he can go to the Supreme Court to seek one final appeal.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange secures right to final UK appeal

WIKILEAKS WHISTLEBLOWER Julian Assange has one last chance in UK courts to avoid being extradited to Sweden over sexual assault charges after the High Court told him that he can go to the Supreme Court to seek one final appeal.

Facebook has no problem with the Irish town Effin

DESPITE THE HOOHAH surrounding it, Facebook has no problem with an Irish town called Effin.

The UK is a nation of eshoppers

PEOPLE IN THE UK are adopting information technologies at a faster rate than their global peers and are willing to compromise their own privacy to do so.

Dell discontinues its Streak 7 tablet

TIN BOX FLOGGER Dell has confirmed that it has stopped making its Streak 7 tablet.

Fujitsu touts its ultra-thin Arrows ES IS12F smartphone

JAPANESE ELECTRONICS FIRM Fujitsu has announced its Arrows ES IS12F smartphone.

HTC Flyer gets an Android 3.2 Honeycomb upgrade

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AN UPGRADE is now available for HTC Flyer owners to Google's Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system.

HTC Flyer gets Android 3.2 Honeycomb upgrade

AN UPGRADE is now available for HTC Flyer owners to Google's Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system.

Samsung shows off a concept transparent tablet

KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung has released a video showing what could be a device of the future, a transparent and flexible tablet.

HP support fails woman with monitor problems

FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has been accused of letting down a woman who turned to it for help with her monitor.

Iphones are banned in Syria

VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS are reporting that the Syrian government has issued a blanket ban on Apple's Iphone hardware to stop people from uploading videos of unrest.

Apple fails to get a ban on Samsung in the US

A US DISTRICT COURT has denied fruit themed Apple's attempt to get Samsung's products banned in the US.

UK politicians to vote on McKinnon extradition treaty

UK POLITICIANS will vote on a motion that allows fast-track extradition of UK citizens to the US, as criticism of the treatment of accused NASA hacker Gary McKinnon grows.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade round-up

THE LATEST VERSION of Google's Android mobile operating system (OS), Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), is available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, but here's a round-up of mobile phone makers' roll out plans for ICS on other devices.

Google outs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Samsung Nexus S

MOBILE SOFTWARE HOUSE Google has selected its own employees to test out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) on the Samsung Nexus S smartphone.

Lovefilm will reach the Xbox tomorrow

ONLINE FLICK FLOGGER Lovefilm will be available on Microsoft's Xbox 360 for the first time tomorrow.

Carrier IQ admits its software sees a lot of information but claims no rights over data

MOBILE ANALYTICS FIRM Carrier IQ told The INQUIRER that its software does "see a great deal of information" and that it does "listen to SMSes" but that it has no rights over the data.

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