IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/20/2012

Intel profits drop 18 per cent due to Ivy Bridge delays

CHIPMAKER Intel announced profits of $2.7bn in the first quarter of 2012, an 18 per cent decline from the same period in 2011.

Barclays bank launches contactless payment system Paytag

UK BANK Barclays has announced a contactless payment system allowing its customers to use any mobile phone to buy goods and services.

Ceefax says goodbye to millions of users

THE TELEVISION'S own little internet, Ceefax has closed its blocky doors and waved goodbye to the millions of people that used to watch it.

Sergey Brin explains ‘internet enemies’ comments

INTERNET SEARCH ARCHITECT Sergey Brin has taken some time to read over the Guardian interview he did earlier this week and the response to it, and is now looking to calm things down a bit.

Tim Berners-Lee warns about web firms and CISPA

WORLD WIDE WEB INVENTOR Sir Tim Berners-Lee is not very happy with the way his baby is turning out and has called on people and firms to stop using it in the ways they do.

O2 reports 150Mbit/s on 4G trial

UK MOBILE NETWORK O2 has outed the first results of its 4G trial, revealing that it's getting speeds of up to 150Mbit/s over its connections.

Government report backs pornography opt-in system

THE UK GOVERNMENT is still proposing that its citizens tell their internet service provider (ISP) whether or not they want their connection to be a rude pipe and deliver pornography to their home.

Oracle considered buying Palm and RIM

ENTERPRISE VENDOR Oracle considered buying Research In Motion (RIM) and the now defunct Palm in a bid to crack the smartphone market, it revealed in court yesterday.

Google tackles Gmail outage

INTERNET SERVICES FIRM Google rushed to fix a problem with its Gmail messaging service last night.

Fusion IO offers developers direct access to NAND flash storage

STORAGE VENDOR Fusion IO has released a software development kit (SDK) that provides developers with direct access to its Iomemory tier.

First Panasonic smartphone arrives in UK

THE FIRST SMARTPHONE from Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has made its debut in the UK today.

IBM's flat financials show lagging hardware sales

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GIANT IBM reported flat revenues as its hardware business struggled in the first quarter of 2012.

Huawei Ascend P1 is coming to the UK this Summer

CHINESE PHONE MAKER Huawei has announced that it will release the Ascend P1 smartphone in Europe this Summer, several months after its launch at CES in January.

Barclays contactless payment system Paytag video

UK BANK Barclays has announced Paytag, a contactless payment system allowing its customers to use any mobile phone to buy goods and services.

Coverity outs social network as part of Coverity 6.0 release

SOFTWARE TESTING OUTFIT Coverity has updated its development testing suite Coverity 6.0 along with its Coverity Connect developer community.

Judge orders Apple and Samsung to talk

US DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Lucy Koh has ordered Apple and Samsung to sit down at a table to work out the patent infringement claims made by both firms.

Human rights group Avaaz launches a petition against CISPA

HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST GROUP Avaaz has started a petition urging companies to drop support for the US Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

Olympics 100 days to go: Tim Brabants on tech benefits for athletes [Video]

WITH 100 DAYS TO GO until the London 2012 Olympics, The INQUIRER sat down with sprint kayaking gold medallist Tim Brabants to hear about his preparations for the games and the role technology plays in supporting athletes. µ

Greenpeace cautions Apple and others about the cloud

ECO WARRIOR Greenpeace has turned its attention to the sky and warned companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft to use the cloud more cautiously.

Mark Shuttleworth casts doubt on Red Hat's long term relevance

THE FOUNDER of Linux vendor Canonical, Mark Shuttleworth has questioned whether Red Hat's pricing structure is viable for enterprise cloud deployments.

Google updates Chrome for Android

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has updated its Chrome for Android web browser, adding several features.

Yahoo's first quarter financials show signs of recovery

STRUGGLING INTERNET PORTAL Yahoo has reported growth for the first time in three years, reflecting well on its recently hired CEO Scott Thompson.

Twitter promises never to become a patent troll

MICRO BLOGGING SERVICE Twitter has proposed an innovative way of dealing with patents that could reduce the incidence, expense and disruption of patent litigation.

Flashback Trojan is reduced to 140k infections

THE NUMBER of Mac OS X computers infected with the Flashback Trojan is falling and has dropped from around three quarters of a million to about 140,000.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/20/2012

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