IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/2/2012

Monday, April 2, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/2/2012

Mobile devices kept the semiconductor industry afloat in 2011

ANALYST OUTFIT ABI Research reports that revenue from mobile device chips rose 20 per cent in 2011, while the wider semiconductor market languished with just two per cent growth from the previous year.

Toshiba and Hynix are circling bankrupt Elpida

RIVAL SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS are circling bankrupt Japanese DRAM manufacturer Elpida, with Toshiba and Hynix joining Micron as potential investors.

Gang is jailed over Amazon and Apple upload fraud

THREE GANG MEMBERS have been jailed for their role in an online music fraud that targeted Amazon and Apple.

Google prepares a Nexus tablet

MOBILE DEVICE ARCHITECT Google is reportedly preparing to take on Apple for a share of the global tablet market with the launch of a Nexus branded tablet of its own.

Tech savvy Brits are getting less scared of the web

IT SEEMS THAT Brits have become substantially less concerned about internet security risks over the last six years.

RIM says it is pulling out of the consumer market

AFTER THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES STEPPED DOWN at Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian smartphone maker has announced a fourth quarter loss of $125m and said it is pulling out of the consumer mobile market.

Twitter is working on a fix for its unfollow bug

MICRO BLOGGER Twitter is looking into the software bug that is causing its users to lose followers.

Nokia aims to solve Lumia 800 battery problems

FINNISH PHONE FIRM Nokia rolled out another software fix for its Lumia 800 handset yesterday designed to appease angry users complaining that the phone's battery performance is not as good as claimed.

Security firms band together to take down Hlux/Kelihos botnet

SECURITY FIRMS have banded together to take down the second incarnation of the Hlux or Kelihos botnet.

Criminals step up Android malware attacks

SECURITY EXPERTS warned today that criminal groups are stepping up efforts to target Android mobile owners, after the discovery of a Trojan that harvests personal data before sending SMS messages to premium-rate phone numbers.

NDS Smartcards denies hacking allegations

THE ISRAELI FIRM accused of being at the centre of efforts to bring down a Rupert Murdoch rival through hacking has said that the evidence was manipulated.

European consumer group goes after Google

A EUROPEAN CONSUMER WATCHDOG GROUP is worried that Google has too much influence over internet searchers and has written a letter to the European Commission (EC) with its concerns.

Gary McKinnon called ‘fit’ for extradition

ACCUSED HACKER Gary McKinnon is mentally fit enough to be extradited and should not be considered a suicide risk, according to a report from a medical expert.

Gary McKinnon called 'fit' for extradition

ACCUSED HACKER Gary McKinnon is mentally fit enough to be extradited and should not be considered a suicide risk, according to a report from a medical expert.

China's supercomputers are super, just not all of them.

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WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MOOD for a turbocharged time, spend a week in the gigantic metropolis of China's city of Shenzhen.

In the robotics lab with Cornell University's Hod Lipson

"THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM IN THE MIDDLE," says Hod Lipson, referring to physicist Richard Feynman's 1956 lecture, "There is plenty of room at the bottom," which first mooted the idea of nanotechnology.

Hold on, RIM is not leaving the consumer market

CANADIAN BLACKBERRY MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has responded to reports, which it started itself, that it is pulling out of the consumer mobile market.

Sony releases Android ROM for unlocked Xperia Play

JAPANESE PHONE MAKER Sony has released an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich beta for its gamer friendly Xperia Play handset.

DRAM price fixing lawsuit with Oracle costs Micron $58m

MEMORY MAKER Micron announced today that it has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit launched by Oracle in the US alleging DRAM price fixing.

Foxconn will cut working hours to legal limits

CHINESE FACTORY GIANT Foxconn has committed to a number of changes at its plants, including cutting back workers' hours.

Apple Iphone 4 settlement web site is ready for business

UNHAPPY Iphone 4 punters can stop grinding their teeth now, the web site that will let them extract $15 from Apple for their troubles is now live.

Raspberry Pi makers will wait for safety approval

THE UNCASED MICRO PC, the Raspberry Pi will not be sold until it has passed CE testing.

Google fixes Pwnium vulnerabilities in Chrome 18

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has released Chrome 18 into the stable channel, bringing a number of security fixes for vulnerabilities that were highlighted at the Pwnium competition.

Game stores are trading again

HIGH STREET AND ONLINE GAMES RETAILER Game is back.

Microsoft claims Windows 7 touchscreen devices will work with Windows 8

SOFTWARE TREADMILL VENDOR Microsoft says most Windows 7 touchscreen devices will work with its touchscreen Metro user interface that's coming in Windows 8.

Apple Macs are targeted though dirty Word docs

FLASHY APPLE MAC computers are being targeted by malware writers who are using a Microsoft Word vulnerability as a way in.

Google's Android settlement offer is rejected by Oracle

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has offered to pay Oracle a small percentage of Android revenues and $2.8m in damages if Oracle can prove it infringed Oracle's patents.

Google gives the green light to Go 1 programming language

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has released the first version of its Go programming language.

Red Hat breaks $1bn revenue showing Linux does pay

LINUX VENDOR Red Hat has become the first Linux vendor to surpass $1bn in revenue over a 12 month period, posting revenues of $1.13bn for its fiscal year ended 29 February.

Google announces Android 4.0.4 for GSM Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus phones

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has announced it is rolling out Android 4.0.4 to the GSM versions of the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus smartphones.

Epic licenses Unreal Engine 3 to the FBI

GAMES DEVELOPER Epic Games has announced that it is licensing Unreal Engine 3 to Virtual Heroes, which in turn will license the engine to US government agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the military.

Draw Something scam is spreading on Twitter

SCAMMERS ARE EXPLOITING the success of the mobile game Draw Something by tricking players into thinking that they have won a prize.

Adobe offers auto-update for Flash

WITH ITS LAUNCH of the latest version of Flash, Adobe has started offering the option of automatic security updates for the first time.

Google announces an account activty report

INTERNET SERVICES OUTFIT Google unveiled features today that allow users of its online services to receive reports summarising their web activity and password-protected logins over the preceding month.

Google announces an account activity report

INTERNET SERVICES OUTFIT Google unveiled features today that allow users of its online services to receive reports summarising their web activity and password-protected logins over the preceding month.

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