IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 2/15/2012

Unlucky Swedish filesharer found guilty of copyright infringement

A SWEDISH MAN who became the first in the country to be accused of multiple counts of copyright infringement using Bittorrent has been found guilty.

Anonymous takes CIA web site offline

HACKTIVIST COLLECTIVE Anonymous has claimed responsibility for an attack that took the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) web site offline.

Vodafone mulls a bid for Cable and Wireless

MOBILE OPERATOR Vodafone is mulling a bid for telecoms operator Cable and Wireless.

Sheffield wants apology over leaked FBI conference call

FORMER HOME SECRETARY and current MP for Sheffield, David Blunkett is asking for an apology over the rather dismissive way in which his city was mentioned in the recently leaked FBI conference call.

Ticketweb admits it got hacked

ONLINE TICKET RETAILER Ticketweb has admitted to a security breach of its marketing system that holds email information.

The Internet Society wants ACTA reconsidered

NON-PROFIT GROUP the Internet Society has written to the European Parliament about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

Anonymous sets its sights on Greece

HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous has turned its attentions to Greece's political dysfunction.

Fugitive is found on Facebook

AN ON-THE-RUN Sicilian has had his run cut short because he posted clues to his whereabouts on Facebook.

Pirate Bay is ready to drop Bittorrents

FILESHARING WEB SITE The Pirate Bay says it is almost ready to stop serving Bittorrents.

ITV sends warning letter to Apple over television name

SELLER OF SHINY TOYS Apple has received a stiff letter from British broadcaster ITV warning it not to use the trademark Itv for its upcoming smart televisions.

LG leaks its Optimus 3D 2 ahead of MWC

SMILEY FACED FIRM LG has had the Optimus 3D 2 leaked ahead of its announcement at Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Samsung announces its Galaxy Tab 2

KOREAN HARDWEAR VENDOR Samsung has announced its Galaxy Tab 2 tablet running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).

Apple tries to ban Samsung's Galaxy Nexus in the US

PATENT WEILDING Apple is trying to get Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone banned in the US.

Chinese authorities are seizing Ipads

CHINESE AUTHORITIES are storming Apple stores and seizing Ipads due to an ongoing trademark dispute.

Asus delays update for the Transformer Prime

TAIWANESE GADGET MAKER Asus has announced it has delayed the bug fixing update for its Transformer Prime tablet.

LG leaks its Miracle smartphone before MWC

SMILEY FACED FIRM LG has leaked its upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 handset that it calls the Miracle ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Microsoft's online store in India gets hacked

SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft has had its retail web site in India hacked, with a Chinese group posting what look to be usernames and passwords on the web site.

Microsoft redesigns its logo for Windows 8

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has allegedly reworked its legendary logo for its upcoming Windows 8 operating system release.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 2/15/2012

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