Wednesday, July 18, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 18/07/2012





US government hands $19m to Intel for exascale computing research
US government hands $19m to Intel for exascale computing research
Should pay the power bills for a few months





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Mobile operators rake in £90m from hidden contract price increases
Mobile operators rake in £90m from hidden contract price increases
Online watchdog Which? warns





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Hacker trio is sent to prison
Hacker trio is sent to prison
For hacking companies’ WiFi connections and stealing $3m





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Microsoft and NBC split with MSNBC renaming to NBC News
Microsoft and NBC split with MSNBC renaming to NBC News
Another failed internet strategy for Microsoft





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'Rare' Skype bug sends instant messages to random contacts
'Rare' Skype bug sends instant messages to random contacts
VOIP service says fix is incoming





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Samsung shifts an estimated 50 million smartphones
Samsung shifts an estimated 50 million smartphones
Increases lead ahead of Apple





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Apple rejoins EPEAT after widespread criticism
Apple rejoins EPEAT after widespread criticism
Listens to its high volume customers





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Raspberry Pi goes on general order with quantity restrictions lifted
Raspberry Pi goes on general order with quantity restrictions lifted
Long lead times continue





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Google Nexus 7 starts shipping in the UK
Google Nexus 7 starts shipping in the UK
Tips up at Currys and PC World





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Nokia halves Lumia 900 price in advance of Windows Phone 8
Nokia halves Lumia 900 price in advance of Windows Phone 8
Sales of the flagship smartphone are unlikely to pick up





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Sony Xperia P goes on sale at Three
Sony Xperia P goes on sale at Three
Just £290 on pay as you go





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Sony Xperia Miro hands-on review
Sony Xperia Miro hands-on review
We take a look at Sony's quirky mid-range smartphone





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Microsoft unveils limited edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console
Microsoft unveils limited edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console
To come out with the Halo game in November





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Open source XBMC media player ported to Android
Open source XBMC media player ported to Android
Should spur Android set-top box growth





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Apple moves to block in-app purchasing hack
Apple moves to block in-app purchasing hack
No more free in-app purchases





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Sky announces Now TV video streaming service to battle Netflix
Sky announces Now TV video streaming service to battle Netflix
Will stream content to broadband devices





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Sky launches Now TV video streaming service to battle Netflix
Sky launches Now TV video streaming service to battle Netflix
Will stream content to broadband devices



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HTC cans Android 4.0 for the Desire HD
HTC cans Android 4.0 for the Desire HD
Users stuck on Android 2.3 Gingerbread





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Symantec antivirus update crashed Windows PCs, enraging customers
Symantec antivirus update crashed Windows PCs, enraging customers
Caused blue screen of death on Windows XP machines





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RIM fined $147.2m for patent infringement
RIM fined $147.2m for patent infringement
Blackberry maker found to infringe Mformation patents





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