Thursday, June 14, 2012

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 14/06/2012

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Qihoo 360's AK 47 to gun down competitors with Retina display
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If you think Apple is one of the few big name companies using Retina displays in their products, you’re right—but a smaller-scale Chinese software company will feature the Retina display in their upcoming “AK 47” smartphone also.


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Tim Cook says 2013 Mac Pro will recieve "revolutionary features"
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Apple has not said much—actually, they didn’t say anything at all—about their Mac Pro line for the last two years, but after the WWDC on Monday, Tim Cook has given an official announcement to the future of the Mac Pro.


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Windows 8 is IT and developers friendly
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In Microsoft’s keynote at the TechEd conference in Orlando, speakers demonstrated Windows 8’s IT/developer-friendly features such as built-in capability to run Windows 8 and 7 side by side at the same time.


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AMD AFDS Seattle: Trinity follow-on, Kaveri, to have true shared memory
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AMD Fusion Developer Summit has just started in Seattle, here are some of the initial news, with more to follow


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Siri and cars - "Eyes Free" technology to make cell phones and driving a safer combination
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During its WWDC announcements yesterday, Apple made an announcement regarding iOS' voice assistant 'Siri' which, along with many other iOS features, has seen upgrades in iOS 6. According to the company, Siri voice assistance will be added to a number of cars.


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iOS 6.0 beta gets jailbroken on an A4 device
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Jailbreaker ‘musclenerd’ announced via Twitter that he had jailbroken his A4 iPod touch, running iOS 6 beta. The jailbreak is premature, and tethered. A release should not be expected in the near future.


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Google faces £500,000 fine if found guilty of violating UK's data protection laws
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In the midst of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation of Google in the U.S., UK's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is also investigating possible cover up of unauthorized data capture by Google’s Street View cars in 2010.


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Samsung wants to make a social network like Facebook
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We all know Samsung is one of the “big shots” in hardware R&D and manufacturing, but news out of the Korea is that Samsung will launch a Facebook of its own.  Sources from within Samsung are actually referring to the social networking project as the “Samsung Facebook.”


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Razer Blade gaming laptop lands in Singapore
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Razer
The Razer Blade, which claims to be the world’s first true gaming laptop, was unveiled last year. It retailed in North America in Q4 2011, and today, the company has brought the gaming machine to Singapore.


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HTC launches Desire V, Desire C and One S in Singapore
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Desire
HTC Asia has announced the launch of their next generation Desire series phones - Desire V and Desire C - with Beats Audio technology, and the One S which claims to be the slimmest and most elegant phone yet. All three phones will be available on 16 June, this weekend.


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Apple inks deal with TomTom for maps
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After Apple's announcement that it would be ditching Google Maps in favour of its own Map app at its keynote WWDC address, TomTom has revealed that the Cupertino, California-based company has signed an agreement to use its maps.


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CommunicAsia2012 and EnterpriseIT2012: What to expect
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CommunicAsia 2012
The CommunicAsia2012, EnterpriseIT2012 and BroadcastAsia2012 are back, at Marina Bay Sands and Suntec Convention Centre from 19 to 22 June. At the press conference this morning, Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) and Huawei shared some key highlights and statistics for the show.


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Microsoft charges Tablet OEMs a whopping $85 for Windows RT
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When Microsoft announced its tablet strategy with the Windows RT, many thought that Microsoft will change its pricing model for OEMs too, signaling a shift in strategy. Reality is however, vastly different with Microsoft requesting as much money as OEM version of the Windows 7 Home Premium.


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