IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/7/2012

Intel's board approves Andy Bryant as chairman

CHIPMAKER Intel will install Andy Bryant as chairman of the board in May.

Intel and Qualcomm agree to help Apple against Samsung

CHIP VENDORS Intel and Qualcomm have agreed to help Apple in a lawsuit against Samsung by providing source code, according to one of Apple's lawyers.

Business has Europe’s ear over ACTA

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) has punted contention over the draconian Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) into Europe's highest court.

US Medicaid breach is blamed on European hackers

A HACK ATTACK on the Utah Health Department is being blamed on hackers from Eastern Europe.

Lancashire kicks off £62m broadband upgrade

THE COUNTY of Lancashire is hoping for an economic boost after its council agreed to a £62.5m project with BT.

Social photo-sharing app Instagram launches for Android

SNAP HAPPY Android fans will rejoice as the hipster photo-sharing app Instagram has become available for Google's dessert themed OS today.

Snooping bill is a myth, says Clegg

THE LEADER of the Liberal Democrats part of the UK coalition Government has told everyone to calm down about the proposed internet snooping bill, saying that it is only a draft and just an idea.

HP Folio 13 review

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Google unveils augmented reality eyewear concept in Project Glass

INTERNET SERVICES OUTFIT Google has announced its augmented reality eyewear concept named Project Glass.

UK advances in this year's Global Information Technology Report

THE UNITED KINGDOM has advanced in the world ranking of business Information and Communications Technology (ICT) usage, according to the Global Information Technology Report 2012 from the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Motorola announces May UK launch for Razr Maxx

SMARTPHONE DEVELOPER Motorola has announced it will bring its Razr Maxx smartphone to the UK in May.

Olympic IT systems pass first test stage

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FIRM Atos has completed the first testing stage for its Olympics Information Technology (IT) lashup.

Adrian Cockcroft reveals how Netflix is driving Amazon to the limit

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A LOT HAS BEEN WRITTEN about Netflix's stumble last summer that got its US customers mad at the company and let all the air out of its share price. But underneath, says Netflix's cloud architect, Adrian Cockcroft, was a motive the company couldn't fully express to its American customers: it was about us. That is, the company was preparing for international expansion to first Latin America, then the UK and Ireland.

Youtube and Google Play boost movie database with Paramount Pictures deal

VIDEO SHARING WEB SITE Youtube has teamed up with Paramount Pictures to bring 500 more movie titles to its database over the next few weeks.

Judge gives Apple a leg up over Samsung in patent lawsuit

TOYMAKER FOR THE WELL HEELED Apple largely got its way in the claim construction stage of its US patent lawsuit against Samsung, with the judge giving the nod to Apple in five out of eight terms disputed by the two firms.

Windows 8 will benefit from IE10 pinned web sites

SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft has said that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system will benefit from pinned web sites in the Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) start screen.

Fax delays reveal the folly of software patents

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Make Facebook and Twitter work for you

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INSTEAD OF FEEDING social networks with data to increase their power over internet users, there could be a way for users to make social networks work for them by acknowledging their public nature.

Grand Theft Auto is now a museum piece

PULL PEOPLE OUT OF CARS AND STEAL THEM console game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) has made its way into the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London.

Developers are offered real gold for software

MONEY MAKER the Royal Canadian Mint is running a competition to give software developers a cool $50,000 in gold bullion.

Facebook wants Ceglia's lawsuit thrown out

THE SOCIAL NETWORK Facebook wants an end to its legal battle with Paul Ceglia so it can just get on with its business.

600,000 infected Macs are found in a botnet

A RUSSIAN SECURITY FIRM says that it has stumbled upon a botnet that has hijacked an impressive 600,000 infected Mac computers.

Dropbox doubles storage given for user referrals

CLOUD STORAGE VENDOR Dropbox has doubled the storage it gives out to users for referring others to the service.

Microsoft shows off HomeOS to control devices

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft is working on a home automation operating system that it calls HomeOS.

Microsoft contributed more code than Canonical to Linux since 2.6.32

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft entered the top 20 in the list of Linux kernel contributors, coming in 17th place ahead of Linaro and Canonical.

Apple Mac OS X patch for Java finally arrives

AFTER MAC USERS were left open to attack for "more than six weeks", Apple has finally patched a Java flaw in Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7.

RIM launches Mobile Fusion device management software

CANADIAN SMARTPHONE MAKER Research In Motion (RIM) launched its Blackberry Mobile Fusion mobile device management (MDM) software for enterprise customers today.

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 4/7/2012

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