IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 17/05/2012

Nvidia announces Kepler-based Tesla M10 GPGPU board

CHIP DESIGNER Nvidia has released the Kepler-based Tesla K10 GPGPU accelerator board.

Intel launches Vpro Ivy Bridge chips and Panther Point chipsets

CHIPMAKER Intel has introduced its line of Vpro chips based on its Ivy Bridge architecture for business users.

Intel launches quad-socket Xeon E5-4600 chips

CHIPMAKER Intel has introduced quad-socket Xeon E5 processors and announced the availability of 11 single-socket Xeon E3 chips.

Barclaycard Payband will bring NFC payments to Wireless Festival

THE WIRELESS FESTIVAL will be the first UK music event to be fully kitted out for contactless payments, allowing festival goers to turn up without needing to carry cash.

Dell issues an apology to women

HARDWARE FIRM Dell has taken to the echo filled Google+ social networking stage to apologise to all women for comments made by a speaker at one of its events.

Log out of Facebook before committing robbery

TWO MEN HAVE LEARNED THE LESSON about not signing out of personal accounts when using public computers. They have been arrested.

Pirate Party founder calls out 'corrupt' Dutch judge

THE FOUNDER of the Pirate Party has denounced the judge that ordered it to suspend links to The Pirate Bay in the Netherlands as "corrupt".

UK is a nation of Twitter users

MICRO BLOGGING SERVICE Twitter has boasted that it has ten million users in the UK, most of whom seem to be tweeting from mobile devices.

Oracle fails to get HP's Itanium lawsuit thrown out

FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP was allowed to continue its lawsuit against Oracle over Itanium support after the court rejected Oracle's motion to dismiss.

Sony unveils E Series 15 and 17 laptops

JAPANESE ELECTRONICS FIRM Sony announced two Vaio E Series laptops today, expanding its choice of model sizes available to join the firm's recently announced Vaio E Series 14 model.

Blackberry Curve 9320 hands-on review [Video]

CANADIAN PHONE MAKER Research In Motion (RIM) was kind enough to send us its latest budget messaging device, the Blackberry Curve 9320.

Lenovo revamps Thinkpad X-series with Intel Vpro chips

PC MAKER Lenovo has refreshed its Thinkpad laptop range with its Thinkpad X1 Carbon heading the line-up.

Nokia announces two cheap web-connected handsets

FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has introduced two cheap web-connected handsets in its bid to "connect the next billion consumers to the internet".

Orange to sell Android 4.0 HTC Desire C for £169.99

FRUIT THEMED MOBILE OPERATOR Orange has announced its pricing for the HTC Desire C, following in the footsteps of its T-Mobile partner.

Smartphone web traffic growth is left in tablets’ wake

TABLET USERS are starting to dominate mobile web traffic consumption, according to Adobe, and are overshadowing the growth generated by their smartphone peers.

T-Mobile announces HTC Desire C UK pricing

FUSCHIA NETWORK T-Mobile has become the first operator to announce that it'll be selling HTC's newly-outed Desire C handset, in turn revealing the phone's early June UK release date.

HTC announces budget Desire C handset with Android 4.0

TAIWANESE PHONE MAKER HTC has announced the budget Desire C handset with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), which will be rolled-out in Europe later this month.

HTC announces budget Desire C handset with Android 4.0 ICS

TAIWANESE PHONE MAKER HTC has announced the budget Desire C handset with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), which will be rolled-out in Europe later this month.

Quad-core LG Optimus 4X HD is coming to the UK next month

HARDWARE MAKER LG Electronics has announced that it will release its first quad-core smartphone, the LG Optimus 4X HD, in the UK next month.

Android devices are a 'lucrative target' as mobile malware threat quadruples

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google's mobile operating system Android has become a "lucrative target" for cyber attackers, security firm F-Secure has warned.

BBC announces 'Digital Olympics' plans

THE BRITISH BROADCASING CORPORATION (BBC) has announced its digital plans for the London 2012 Olympics, which include the launch of dedicated apps for IOS and Android.

Virgin Atlantic lets 10 lucky passengers make mid-flight mobile calls

TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELERS who can't bear to be parted from their mobiles should be cheered by the news that Virgin Atlantic is going to allow in-flight mobile calling on its latest planes.

Diablo III arrives for PC and Mac

LONG AWAITED PC and Mac gaming sequel Diablo III is upon us, bringing with it a raft of role-playing action glories.

Microsoft announces Windows 8 Family Safety child monitoring feature

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has announced that its Windows 8 operating system will offer weekly monitoring reports on children's online activity when it is released later this year.

Anonymous takes down ICO web site

HACKTIVIST COLLECTIVE Anonymous has taken down the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) web site today.

Apple Mac OS X Leopard gets a Flashback removal update

SOFTWARE HOUSE Apple's Mac OS X Leopard has a fix available that protects its users against Flash vulnerabilities and the recent bout of Flashback infections.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 17/05/2012

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