IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 2/22/2012

Intel to detail Claremont near-threshold voltage processor next week

CHIPMAKER Intel will show off its Claremont processor at a research conference next week.

Researchers fab a single atom transistor

RESEARCHERS have managed to accurately create a single atom transistor.

Greek hackers are arrested over Anonymous attacks

THREE GREEK TEENAGERS have been arrested and accused of hacking and defacing a government web site.

UK High Court open to blocking Pirate Bay

FILE SHARING WEB SITE The Pirate Bay could be banned from the UK after the High Court ruled that what it does is unlawful.

UK government wants more web and email access

THE UK GOVERNMENT is preparing to demand that phone companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) retain internet users' data and information about them for a year.

European Parliament will discuss ACTA in public

THE ENTERTAINMENT CARTELS' LETTER TO SANTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will be discussed in public by the European Union (EU) Parliament next month.

Anonymous says it will attack corrupt organisations every Friday

HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous has promised that it will attack government, corporate and law enforcement web sites every Friday.

Lawmakers want FTC investigation of Google

THREE CONGRESS CRITTERS in the US House of Representatives have written to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), asking it to investigate Google and how it was tracking Safari users.

Facebook hacker jailed

A STUDENT who hacked into the social network Facebook in an attempt to show the firm his skills has been jailed for his trouble.

Meg Whitman gives HP a much-needed adrenalin shot

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V3 and The INQUIRER editor Madeline Bennett

DURING AN AUDIENCE Q&A session after Meg Whitman's Global Partner Conference (GPC) speech in Las Vegas last week, one reseller took to the microphone to share his thoughts on the current and former HP CEOs.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus sells for under £400

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KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone is on offer for the relatively inexpensive price of £399.

Microsoft invites Windows Phone fans to its MWC party

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has announced it is giving away tickets to its Mobile World Congress (MWC) party in Barcelona.

ZTE reveals two handsets before MWC starts

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CHINESE SMARTPHONE UPSTART ZTE has announced two handsets ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Apple files a patent complaint against Motorola

PATENTS LITIGATION OUTFIT Apple has filed a complaint with the European Commission (EC) against Motorola over patents.

Apple paying out $15 to settle Antennagate

FLOGGER OF SHINY TOYS Apple is giving people that were dissatisfied with the performance of their Iphone 4 the choice between a rubber band or $15.

Oracle drops a patent and lowers its damages estimate against Google

ENTERPRISE VENDOR Oracle has dropped one of the Java patents it claimed Google infringed in Android and significantly reduced its damages estimate.

Oracle drops a patent claim and lowers its damages estimate against Google

ENTERPRISE VENDOR Oracle has dropped one of the Java patents it claimed Google infringed in Android and significantly reduced its damages estimate.

Valve responds to Half-Life 3 demands

GAMES DEVELOPER Valve has said it is aware of its fans frustrations waiting for new titles such as Half-Life 3.

Windows web browsing falls seven per cent in six months

ANALYTICS OUTFIT Chitika has published figures that show Windows' web browsing share dropped by almost seven per cent in just over six months.

Top things to like about Windows 8

THOSE LOOKING for excuses to splash out the cash to buy Microsoft's next attempt to rewrite its PC operating system are in luck.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 2/22/2012

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