IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 3/22/2012

AMD bought Seamicro for its interconnect fabric

CHIP DESIGNER AMD has revealed that it wants to push Seamicro's interconnect fabric technology out to server OEMs rather than use it for its own kit.

Intel pushes ultrabooks to its channel partners

CHIPMAKER Intel is looking to ramp up excitement around ultrabooks by tempting its channel partners and other small PC vendors.

HP says it needed Intel to build Itanium

FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP said it chose Intel to co-develop Itanium due to its process technology, as it didn't have the cash to fund next generation fabs.

Intel launches over 100 Xeon E5-2600 motherboard and chassis SKUs

CHIPMAKER Intel has released a bunch of motherboards and chassis designs for its Xeon E5-2600 range in a bid help system builders.

AMD releases single-processor AM3+ Opteron 3200 series chips

CHIP DESIGNER AMD has launched its single processor Opteron 3200 series chips for low-end web servers.

Nokia's UK Windows Phone shipments overtake Symbian

FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has managed to drive Windows Phone sales beyond those of Symbian.

French data watchdog is still sniffing around Google privacy changes

Updated
THE FRENCH DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY CNIL is still pressing Google over the changes it recently made to its privacy policies.

Developers bet big on Google in battle against Facebook

DEVELOPERS ARE BETTING that Google is going to give Facebook a spanking as the two companies slug it out for social media supremacy.

In-app adverts kill smartphone battery life

A RESEARCH TEAM in the US has warned that mobile apps containing adverts can use substantially more battery power than paid-for apps.

Twitter lifts ban on Anonymous 14

MICRO BLOGGING SERVICE Twitter has lifted its ban on 14 people suspected of having attacked online payments service Paypal last year.

More than half of Google Play apps could pose security risks

INCLUDING ADS IN MOBILE APPS poses serious privacy and security risks, computer scientists warned today.

Burst water pipe shuts down Gifgaff

MOBILE PHONE SERVICE Gifgaff went down on Friday for around eight hours but was fully back online as of yesterday.

Kiwi judge rules Kim Dotcom asset seizure was unlawful

A NEW ZEALAND High Court judge has let Kim Dotcom off the hook - at least for now - by ruling that the legal order used to seize the Megaupload founder's assets was unlawful.

The Pirate Bay takes to the skies

MAGNET LINKS WEB SITE The Pirate Bay went offline this weekend to upgrade its systems and cover its tracks.

Nvidia's GTX680 gets thrashed by AMD's mid-range Radeon HD 7870 in GPU compute

Exclusive
WE'VE HEARD REPORTS about how the upcoming Nvidia GTX680, the very first Kepler 'GK104' GPU will beat all and sundry in everything, including AMD's top of the range Radeon HD 7970, despite the latter's new GCN architecture and 50 per cent wider memory buses and memory capacity.

Samsung will develop its own chips for Galaxy S III

KOREAN HARDWARE SHOP Samsung is preparing to distance itself from Qualcomm's technology by using in-house designed chips in its upcoming Galaxy S III smartphone.

Samsung will develop its own chips for the Galaxy S III

KOREAN HARDWARE SHOP Samsung is preparing to distance itself from Qualcomm's technology by using in-house designed chips in its upcoming Galaxy S III smartphone.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City review

HAVING FINALLY gotten our hands on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, we’re pleased to confirm that letting you play as the bad guys isn’t the only change Capcom’s made in its new zombie laden shooter.

Extremists practice terrorism in console games

ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS are using the chat feature in console games like Call of Duty to discuss their plans, according to a report in the Sun newspaper.

Microsoft will launch Windows 8 this Autumn

SOFTWARE FLOGGER Microsoft will polish up its Windows 8 operating system (OS) this summer before launching it in the Autumn.

Russian cops arrest Carberp phishing gang

EIGHT MEN suspected of being involved in the Carberp phishing scam have been arrested in Russia.

Available Tags:AMD , Intel , HP , Xeon , Windows Phone , UK , Windows , Google , Facebook , smartphone , Twitter , security , Radeon , GPU , Samsung , Galaxy , Windows 8 , Microsoft ,

Thursday, March 22, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 3/22/2012

No comments: