Friday, May 25, 2012

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 25/05/2012

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NEC's Medias 101T Android smartphone comes to Mexico in June
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NEC Casio Mobile Communications announced today plans to begin selling the Medias 101T Android smartphone in Mexico from June, exclusively through Telcel, the country's biggest mobile service provider.


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Microsoft Integrating Flash into IE 10
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Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA
In a surprising change of pace, Microsoft revealed that it is integrateing flash support into the Metro version of IE 10, the latest version of its omnipresent browser.


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Development of male youth in jeopardy due to video games and pornogprahy
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The discussion of how video games and pornography are influencing the way American males develop as human beings is as touchy of a topic as it can get.  A recent article by gamesindustry.biz clarifies that Zimbardo’s claim that video games and pornography create an “arousal” and “addiction” that make males “risk-averse [and causes them] to shy away from dealing with relationships, school, or work.”


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Android and iOS account for 8 of 10 smartphones in Q1
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Eight out of 10 smartphones shipped in the first quarter of this year were powered by Google's Android or Apple's iOS platforms, highlighting the continued dominance of the two companies in the mobile industry.


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ASUS and StarHub announce PadFone and PadFone Station in Singapore
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ASUS
ASUS unveiled the PadFone and PadFone Station at Mobile World Congress in February this year. Today, the Taiwanese company has announced that the PadFone and PadFone Station will go on retail from 2 June next month, and exclusive to local teleco StarHub.


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Samsung Asia launches new Series 9 and Series 5 500p notebooks
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Samsung
This morning, Samsung Asia announced their second generation Series 9 laptops which boast to incorporate the world's thinnest and most compact chassis. The Korean company also unveiled their Series 5 500p multimedia notebook for consumers who want power features and high quality multimedia experience.


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Russian cybercrime overlord jailed for spam botnet
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A Russian cybercrime overlord has been jailed for four years for creating a spam botnet made up of over 30 million compromised computers.


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Intel researching computers that mimic human brain
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Intel is researching computer technology that mimics the human brain so that it learns about the user over time, marking a major milestone in artificial intelligence and next-generation computing.


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Ubisoft's next title may be an Assassin's Creed MMO, and they're hiring!
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Passionate game developers listen up, Ubisoft is hiring!  Ubisoft’s recent hit Assassin’s Creed suggests that the company is looking into producing an MMO.  Even Gamespy.com speculates that Ubisoft is making an attempt at producing an Assassin’s Creed-type MMO game.


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Next stop for Facebook?
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Despite the Facebook IPO disappointment, the social network giant is determined to expand its reaches across the globe—next destination, Dubai.


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Google updates search application with new interface
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The iPhone's Google search app has been redesigned with a new interface for faster search results, full-screen image search and other features.


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Georgia Telecom First to File Net Neutrality Complaint
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A small, controversial telecommunications company has fired off the first network neutrality complaint to the FCC under its new rules.


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Cloud Computing? 10-60TB Hard Drives Coming to Tablets, Notebooks, Desktops by 2016
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Seagate HAMR Drive Technology
Several days ago, IHS iSuppli released a report on storage market and technologies called “HDD Industry Enjoys Best Performance despite Volume Fluctuation”.


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Apple and Samsung reach no settlement in court ordered talk
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Apple and Samsung have failed to settle patent disputes after two days of court-ordered negotiation.


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Lockheed's HULC hot on Iron Man's tail
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The Lockheed company has managed to impress the US Army in its development of the Human Universal Load Carrier exoskeleton.  According to wired.com, the “HULC adds an artificial, external spine, hips, legs, and the aforementioned pivoting arm to a soldier’s flesh and bones.”  The exoskeleton will allow soldiers to carry more, and for longer durations of time.


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Google's Eric Schmidt says internet helps shape government
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The internet is many things, and politics is just another sector the internet encompasses.  Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt feels even more strongly about how the internet has not only influenced the delivery of news in politics but also how it has helped shaped the governments of its users.


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Samsung goes stylish with its new Premium Smart Monitor 970
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If you've been looking for a stylish, yet high-end display, then maybe Samsung has what you've been waiting for in its new Premium Smart Monitor 970, also known as the S27B970 LED monitor. This 27-inch display sports a lot more style than your average PC monitor, although it's not exactly what we'd call cheap.


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Seagate offers US$186 million for LaCie, wants more Mac users
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If the current trend in hard drive storage continues we'll soon be left with only three players in the market, as Seagate has decided that it wants to snap up LaCie. The deal is somewhat complex, as the CEO of LaCie owns 64.5 percent of the shares in the company, with the rest being held by other shareholders, so Seagate is going to have to do some chasing to get all the shares.


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Xbox may be banned in the United States
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What would you say if the American-born Xbox consoles were to taken off the shelves permanently in the United States?  For people outside of the United States it might not be too big of a deal, but for Halo fan boys in the States it might just be the end of the world.


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Gigabyte launches its first Q77 motherboard
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Following ASRock's early revelation of its Q77 motherboard, Gigabyte has decided to reveal its own Q77 motherboard in the shape of the GA-Q77M-D2H. For those not familiar with Gigabyte model names this is a micro ATX board with Ultra Durable 4 Classic and a wide range of display interfaces.


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Creative teases the Sound Blaster AXX-Traterrestrial
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In six days' time, Creative is getting ready to unleash a new Sound Blaster product which apparently will be called the AXX-Traterrestrial. The company is currently hyping whatever it is the company is launching on its website as well as Facebook and giving two lucky people a chance to win one.


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Google vs Oracle: The Verdict is In!
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The verdict in the lawsuit between Oracle and Google on patent infringement is in!


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Diablo III Breaks Multiple Sales Records
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Diablo III has broken multiple records for PC sales, including shattering the records for most copies sold within 24 hours of release.


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Dell expecting Windows 8 tablets to boost profits
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Dell is hoping to boost profits with a slew of new tablet computers powered by Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 8.


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Google disagrees with pornography blocking measures
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Google disagrees with UK proposals that will force users to tell their ISP that they want to look at pornography online, labelling the move as a “mistake.”


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