IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 30/04/2012

Globalfoundries announces 20nm process node can stack silicon

CHIP SHOP Globalfoundries has tooled its latest Fab 8 to allow for chip stacking on its upcoming 20nm process node.

TSMC profits fall by 8.4 per cent to $1.1bn

WAFER BAKER Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported profits of $1.1bn for the first quarter of 2012, a 8.4 per cent drop from the first quarter last year.

Intel will try to overturn €1bn EC antitrust fine

CHIPMAKER Intel will challenge a €1.04bn fine levied by the European Commission (EC) over anticompetitive tactics against AMD.

Jony Ive is more inspirational than Simon Cowell

SHINY PLASTIC AND METAL ALCHEMIST Jony Ive, or Sir Jonathon Ive is the most Favourite British Visionary Innovator this year.

Anonymous' Hardcore Charlie on the VMware leak and why he did it

Interview
THE HACKER credited with leaking VMware source code as well as a raft of documents relating to the Chinese CEIEC organisation has told The INQUIRER that he did it to raise awareness and will keep on doing what he does.

Why the IT industry can shove off

Column
IT IS NEITHER CUSTOMARY NOR WISE to publicly air your grievances, but what the hell. I have a few, and most of them are with the technology industry and the junk that it puts out.

Netgear announces first 802.11ac WiFi router

NETWORK EQUIPMENT VENDOR Netgear has introduced the first 802.11ac WiFi router, claiming 1.3Gbit/s bandwidth.

Netgear announces the first 802.11ac WiFi router

NETWORK EQUIPMENT VENDOR Netgear has introduced the first 802.11ac WiFi router, claiming 1.3Gbit/s bandwidth.

Cambridge trial shows white space spectrum can improve WiFi

THE TV White Spaces Consortium (TWSC) has found that the UK's white space can be used to improve broadband coverage.

Samsung overtakes Apple as world's largest smartphone vendor

KOREAN SMARTPHONE MAKER Samsung has overtaken Apple as the world's largest smartphone vendor, according to a report by research firm Strategy Analytics.

Linkedin finally arrives on the Apple Ipad

BUSINESS SOCIAL NETWORKING web site Linkedin has finally released an Ipad app, two years after arriving on the Iphone.

Google Translate translates one million books worth a day

INTERNET SERVICES FIRM Google does more than internet search of course, it also translates text and judging by its latest numbers it does a lot of that.

US House of Representatives rams through CISPA

IN BABYLON ON THE POTOMAC the US House of Representatives has hurriedly passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in the face of public protest.

Google says FCC delayed Streetview probe

INTERNET SEARCH FIRM Google is paying the $25,000 fine that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limply tossed at it, but not without some grumbling.

BT to sell off surplus red phone boxes as need declines

UK TELECOM BT is selling off a number of iconic British red phone boxes as the need for the more traditional form of communication declines.

SOCA shuts down credit card trading web sites

THE UK Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has shut down 36 web sites that it said were trading in stolen credit card information.

Rapporteur again calls for ACTA rejection

WITH A VOTE on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) drawing closer, European Parliament rapporteur David Martin has once again called for it to be rejected.

Hardcore Charlie disputes downplaying of VMware code

THE HACKER behind the VMware source code leak has told The INQUIRER that there is more to it than the firm says, claiming that it is "dangerous".

Anonymous' Hardcore Charlie disputes downplaying of VMware code

THE HACKER behind the VMware source code leak has told The INQUIRER that there is more to it than the firm says, claiming that it is "dangerous".

Amazon Kindle Fire starts to dominate the Android tablet market

THE FIRST TABLET from online retail giant Amazon, the Kindle Fire is starting to dominate the Android tablet market, accounting for more than half of non-Ipad purchases.

IBM's Powerlinux brings Power7 chips and Linux together

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY VENDOR IBM has introduced cut-price enterprise servers that use Linux on its Power architecture.

Virgin Media and ZTE partner for Windows Phone launch

CHINESE PHONE MAKER ZTE has announced that it will partner with Virgin Media for the launch of its debut Windows Phone handset, which will be coming to the UK in May.

Ivy Bridge overclocking performance is limited by current leakage

Analysis
CHIPMAKER Intel has launched the upper end of its Ivy Bridge processor line, its first on the 22nm tri-gate process. Here is a look at the headroom of the first top end Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K processor on Intel's Z77 chipset flagship mainboard, the D77GA-70K.

Ivy Bridge overclocking performance limited by current leakage

Analysis
CHIPMAKER Intel has launched the upper end of its Ivy Bridge processor line, its first on the 22nm tri-gate process. Here is a look at the headroom of the first top end Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K processor on Intel's Z77 chipset flagship mainboard, the D77GA-70K.

HTC One V begins lining UK shelves

THE CHEAP and cheerful HTC One V has arrived on UK shelves today, as mobile network Three has begun selling the handset.

Google's first Android prototype smartphone was a Blackberry rip off

THE ONGOING COURT BATTLE between Google and Oracle has unearthed another gem, as Google has revealed its first Android prototype smartphone from 2006.

Ex Sun CEO says Java APIs are free to use

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google got former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz to say on the record that the Java programming language and its application programmable interfaces (APIs) are free and available for everyone to use.

Firms shouldn't reject 'bring your own device', says McAfee CTO [Video]

Sophos warns of Mac OS security vulnerabilities at Infosec 2012 [Video]

Sony Tablet S gets Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

JAPANESE ELECTRONICS GIANT Sony has released Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) for its Tablet S device, ahead of its planned rollout for Xperia handsets.

Oracle releases a Java Development Kit for Apple's Mac OS X

ENTERPRISE VENDOR Oracle has released the first Java Development Kit (JDK) for Mac OS X and announced it will release a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Mac OS X later this year.

Microsoft issues a fix for a Hotmail bug

SOFTWARE COBBLER Microsoft has issued a fix for its Hotmail webmail service after a bug allowed hackers to reset the passwords for email accounts.

Canonical releases Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin

LINUX VENDOR Canonical has released desktop and server versions of its Ubuntu 12.04 distribution dubbed Precise Pangolin, which comes with five years of support.

Companies face ‘bring your own devices' challenges

SECURITY OUTFIT Sophos has warned that companies must educate employees about the security pitfalls of 'bring your own devices' (BYOD).

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Monday, April 30, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 30/04/2012

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