IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 12/05/2012

Micron negotiates to buy Elpida

MEMORY MAKER Micron has finally announced that it is in discussions to buy bankrupt competitor Elpida.

Intel's Otellini outlines 14nm mobile chip plans

CHIPMAKER Intel's CEO Paul Otellini has claimed that it has a big advantage over rival ARM when it comes to tablets and smartphones, as he said the company is set to double the pace of Moore's law and introduce 14nm mobile chips within two years.

AOL makes Curtis Brown its permenant CTO

FORMER DRINKS COASTER SUPPLIER AOL has installed Curtis Brown as its CTO.

AOL makes Curtis Brown its permanent CTO

FORMER DRINKS COASTER SUPPLIER AOL has installed Curtis Brown as its CTO.

Dutch court rules ISPs must block The Pirate Bay

THE PIRATE BAY continues to find itself in choppy waters as a court in the Netherlands has ordered five of the country's internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to the filesharing web site.

Nokia bails out of London free WiFi service

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BELEAGURED FINNISH PHONE FIRM Nokia has backed out of a project to offer free WiFi in London just six months after launching the scheme.

O2 reports lower profits

MOBILE OPERATOR O2 has seen its profits fall dramatically as it lowered prices to retain customers, including users of Iphone devices that it initially offered exclusively in the UK.

Facebook's Instagram acquisition might be delayed by FTC

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSON (FTC) has launched an investigation into Facebook's $1bn acquisition of photo-sharing service Instagram, which could delay the deal by up to a year, the Financial Times reports.

Acer launches LED backlit G6 LCD monitors

MONITOR MAKER Acer has launched its G6 series slim LCD monitors.

MSI makes use of Intel's Z77 Thunderbolt support

MOTHERBOARD MAKER MSI has released its first Thunderbolt motherboard based on Intel's Z77 chipset.

Samsung announces Omnia M with Windows Phone 7.5 for UK

KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung has announced the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango powered Omnia M handset for the UK, a larger-screened alternative to the Samsung Omnia W.

T-Mobile starts selling the Blackberry Curve 9320

FUSCHIA NETWORK T-Mobile has become the latest to snap up the Blackberry Curve 9320, following announcements from Orange, Three and Vodafone.

Intel gets set for business ultrabook rollout

CHIPMAKER Intel has issued an update on its ultrabook line and the looming release of Vpro ultrabooks for business users.

Vodafone outs pricing for 32GB Samsung Galaxy S III

CRIMSON NETWORK Vodafone has published its pricing for the 32GB Samsung Galaxy S III, which it will be exclusively selling for one month.

Microsoft revamps Bing with Facebook results

INTERNET SEARCH HOPEFUL Microsoft has overhauled its Bing search engine to better factor in results from social media web sites including Facebook.

Samsung Galaxy Note gets Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung has begun rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) to the Samsung Galaxy Note, owners of the 'phablet' across Europe are reporting.

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 12/05/2012

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