IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/12/2012

Asus and Gigabyte pile onto Intel Z77 Panther Point launch

CHIPMAKER Intel has released its Z77 Panther Point chipset as it cranks up the hype for its upcoming Ivy Bridge processors.

Former Intel employee pleads guilty to stealing secrets before joining AMD

A FORMER Intel employee has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from the firm before joining rival chip vendor AMD.

Iran claims internet censorship is Western propaganda

REPORTS that Iran is planning to shut down the internet and replace it with home-grown web sites have been rubbished by the country's communications ministry.

Anonymous protests Netflix

MOVIE STREAMING SERVICE Netflix has become the latest target of the Anonymous hacktivist collective.

Brits are over-spending on mobile contracts

BILL ANALYSIS ENGINE billmonitor.com has revealed that Brits are each wasting an average of £194 a year on the wrong mobile contract.

Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders are available in the UK

FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has announced that its highly anticipated Lumia 900 smartphone is available to pre-order in the UK today.

Megaupload lawyers push for user data protection

LAWYERS FOR FILESHARING WEB SITE Megaupload have moved to protect its users' data and demanded the return of its servers and assets.

Facebook buys Instagram for $1bn

PEOPLE MARKETER Facebook has spent $1bn on picture sharing software company Instagram.

Anonymous takes down Home Office

HACKTIVISTS from Anonymous took down the UK Home Office web site this past weekend in protest against Government extradition policies.

Home computer pioneer Jack Tramiel is dead at 83

The Commodore 64 - one of the original computers

Intel DZ77GA-70K Z77 Sandy Bridge motherboard review

CHIPMAKER Intel's Z77 chipset is the first part of its Ivy Bridge jigsaw puzzle, but it also offers Sandy Bridge LGA1155 processors access to a slew of new motherboards, one of which is Intel's DZ77GA-70K.

Oracle launches a slew of x86 servers

SERVER VENDOR Oracle has launched a range of x86 servers based on Intel's Xeon E5-2600 series chips, which it claims are the "best platform for Oracle software".

Sony cuts financial projections, and maybe jobs

JAPANESE HARDWARE FIRM Sony is warning investors to expect a $6.4bn net loss for its last business year.

Toshiba unveils quad-core Tegra 3 Excite tablets in the US

JAPANESE ELECTRONICS MAKER Toshiba has unveiled a range of quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 powered tablets in the US.

Raspberry Pi passes tests

COMPUTER IN YOUR POCKET the Raspberry Pi has passed CE compliance testing and will go ahead without any hardware modifications.

Microsoft counts down to end of support for Windows XP

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has acknowledged a two-year countdown to remind Windows users that support for its Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 2003 suite will end in 2014.

Nokia brings Microsoft Office to Symbian Belle

FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has announced that Microsoft Office is now available on its Symbian Belle operating system.

Flashback Mac botnet is confirmed but shrinking

RUSSIAN SECURITY OUTFIT Kaspersky Lab has confirmed early reports about a huge Mac computer botnet, but added that the size of the infected base is falling.

Vodafone begins Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS rollout this week

UK MOBILE NETWORK Vodafone will roll out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) to the Samsung Galaxy S II on 12 April.

$35 Android ICS tablet confirmed for India

BRITISH OUTFIT Datawind has announced that it will upgrade its latest $35 tablet to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich following its release in India later this month.

Red Hat releases Storage 2 beta

LINUX VENDOR Red Hat has announced beta availability of its Red Hat Storage 2.0, its rival to Oracle's ZFS.

RIM takes a dig at Google Play

CANADIAN SMARTPHONE MAKER Research In Motion (RIM) has taken a dig at Google Play, calling it a "chaotic cesspool".

Top 10 software Easter Eggs

WHAT WOULD EASTER BE without Easter Eggs, especially the software kind that add some fun and whimsy?

Android Developers releases Android Emulator update

PROGRAMMING HOUSE Android Developers has released an upgrade for its Android Emulator.

Google releases Android Emulator update

SEARCH ENGINE GIANT Google has released an upgrade for its Android Emulator developing tool.

Call of Duty updates hit Xbox

FIRST PERSON SHOOTER game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (CoD:MW3) has some new maps for Xbox players.

Microsoft buys 800 AOL patents

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft is buying 800 patents from CD shipping company AOL.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/12/2012

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