Wednesday, March 28, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 3/28/2012





Intel extends lead over Samsung in semiconductor market share

CHIPMAKER Intel extended its lead in the semiconductor industry following a bumper 2011 while Qualcomm enjoyed a 41 per cent increase in revenues.





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AMD completes its buyout of Seamicro

CHIP DESIGNER AMD has successfully closed its acquisition of Seamicro.





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Cisco enters the home straight for Olympics preparations

Behind every great athlete preparing for the Olympics is a team of experts - from nutritionists to trainers to medical staff - helping to ensure they can achieve their absolute best in time for the event, to be at the very peak of their physical prowess.





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Hackers threaten Youtube over Anonymous video take down

HACKERS CALLING THEMSELVES Anonymous have threatened Google's video sharing web site Youtube with attack if it does not restore access to a closed-down account.





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Hackers threaten Youtube over Anonymous video takedown

HACKERS CALLING THEMSELVES Anonymous have threatened Google's video sharing web site Youtube with attack if it does not restore access to a closed-down account.



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The Cloud will offer free WiFi in London Overground stations

WIFI PROVIDER The Cloud has struck a deal with London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) to provide an hour's worth of free WiFi connectivity on all 56 LOROL operated stations.





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Google must change auto-complete in Japan

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A JAPANESE COURT has told Google to change part of its auto-complete search function in that country until it can make sure that one man's privacy is not at stake.



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Google must cease auto-complete in Japan

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A JAPANESE COURT has told Google to switch off its auto-complete search function in that country until it can make sure that one man's privacy is not at stake.





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Android smokes Windows Phone in Microsoft challenge

STRIVING MOBILE PHONE PLAYER Microsoft has been accused of being a "poor loser" for failing to cough up a prize when an Android handset beat one of its Windows Phones in a challenge.





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Microsoft and Nokia pledge up to €18m for mobile apps developers

THE WINDOWS PHONE TWINS Microsoft and Nokia will cough up as much as €9m each for a mobile application development programme at Aalto University in Finland during the next three years.





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Microsoft attacks the worst Zeus botnets

SOFTWARE MAKER Microsoft has said that it's taking coordinated global action in its "most complex" effort so far to disrupt cybercrime botnets.





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Microsoft is accused of censoring links to The Pirate Bay

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has been accused of censoring chats made over its Live Messenger service that mention or link to The Pirate Bay.





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Senators push for investigation into Facebook password requests

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A BRACE of US senators have asked for an investigation into whether businesses are asking potential employees to hand over their Facebook login information.





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MPs want Ipads

UK POLITICIANS are asking for Apple Ipads to help them do their work, cut down on hardware and save trees.





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Woman is suing Apple over broken nose

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE START OF A JOKE, 'a woman walks into the Apple Store', but for one octogenarian, that was the start of a nightmare.





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Delays feared as Raspberry Pi brings forward compliance testing

TINY COMPUTER MAKER the Raspberry Pi Foundation has brought forward its compliance testing schedule for its microcomputers amid mounting fears that the devices will be delayed.





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RIM is readying Blackberry 10 devices

CANADIAN MOBILE MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) is putting together some handsets running its latest Blackberry 10 operating system so that it can pass them to developers for an early look.





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BATS stock exchange suffers failure just as it reveals IPO

STOCK EXCHANGE OPERATOR BATS suffered an embarrassing software failure just as the firm launched its own initial public offering (IPO).





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Game goes into administration

VIDEO GAMES RETAILER Game Group has gone into administration.





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Angry Birds in Space sells 10 million downloads since launch

A HONKING 10 million copies of the Angry Birds in Space game have been downloaded since its release at the end of last week.





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