Sunday, August 5, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 05/08/2012





ARM submits Mali-T604 GPU for OpenCL certification
ARM submits Mali-T604 GPU for OpenCL certification
Could open the floodgates





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Diablo III has 10 million users
Diablo III has 10 million users
Play on players





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Samsung puts eMMC Pro Class 1500 modules into production
Samsung puts eMMC Pro Class 1500 modules into production
64GB for next generation smartphones and tablets





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Court forces Oracle to support Itanium servers
Court forces Oracle to support Itanium servers
HP claims a hollow victory in court





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Why I’m dropping Gmail in favour of Outlook.com
Why I’m dropping Gmail in favour of Outlook.com
Microsoft has finally done well in my books





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Cyber Security Act dies on the US Senate floor
Cyber Security Act dies on the US Senate floor
Failed to pass on a 52 to 46 vote





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RBS takes a £125m hit over IT blackout
RBS takes a £125m hit over IT blackout
Bank has to pay for system failure





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O2 says that 41 per cent of its customers have a smartphone
O2 says that 41 per cent of its customers have a smartphone
Average monthly spend of £31.34





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O2 says that 41 per cent of its customers have smartphones
O2 says that 41 per cent of its customers have smartphones
Average monthly spend of £31.34



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Legal attack on spoof Twitter account is dropped
Legal attack on spoof Twitter account is dropped
Un Steve Dorland is off the hook





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Nokia to face Interdigital patent case again
Nokia to face Interdigital patent case again
Appeals court throws it back to the US ITC





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Virgin Media's free WiFi delivers three million underground web sessions
Virgin Media's free WiFi delivers three million underground web sessions
72 tube stations are connected to the web





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Three sees a 13 per cent boom in customers in the first half of 2012
Three sees a 13 per cent boom in customers in the first half of 2012
Revenues soar to £918m





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O2 launches Pocket Hotspot mobile WiFi device
O2 launches Pocket Hotspot mobile WiFi device
Available now for £60





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INQUIRER readers think the end is coming for Nokia
INQUIRER readers think the end is coming for Nokia
60 per cent think the Finnish phone firm will go out of business





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HTC’s lowers outlook as profits sink in second quarter
HTC’s lowers outlook as profits sink in second quarter
Struggles to complete against Samsung and Apple





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Samsung will launch Galaxy Note 2 on 29 August
Samsung will launch Galaxy Note 2 on 29 August
Korean phone giant annouces





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Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio review
Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio review
An Ipad case with a built-in solar powered Bluetooth keyboard





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Apple and Samsung clash over excluded evidence
Apple and Samsung clash over excluded evidence
Apple seeks sanctions and Samsung lawyer fires back





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Kogan launches budget tablet in UK to rival the Nexus 7
Kogan launches budget tablet in UK to rival the Nexus 7
10in Agora ICS undercuts Google's tablet by £40





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Research in Motion announces a 4G LTE Blackberry Playbook
Research in Motion announces a 4G LTE Blackberry Playbook
Set to be released in Canada next week





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Canalys says Microsoft Surface tablets will go over like Zune
Canalys says Microsoft Surface tablets will go over like Zune
High praise indeed





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Sony’s posts a record £209m loss despite increase in sales
Sony’s posts a record £209m loss despite increase in sales
Things are looking glum for fourth consecutive year





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Sony posts a record £209m loss despite increase in sales
Sony posts a record £209m loss despite increase in sales
Things are looking glum for fourth consecutive year



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Apple manages to attract new users despite Iphone 5 anticipation
Apple manages to attract new users despite Iphone 5 anticipation
Android remains largest mobile OS overall, Comscore reports



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Facebook share price drops below $20 again
Facebook share price drops below $20 again
Zuckerberg is the biggest loser





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Microsoft releases the full version of its Attack Surface Analyzer tool
Now available for download from the Microsoft Developer Network





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Valve claims Left 4 Dead 2 runs faster on Linux than Windows
Valve claims Left 4 Dead 2 runs faster on Linux than Windows
Optimisations result in impressive turn of speed





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SAP agrees to pay Oracle $306m in copyright fight
SAP agrees to pay Oracle $306m in copyright fight
Oracle expects more to come





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Yahoo gets sued over user data leak
Yahoo gets sued over user data leak
Users are not happy with sloppy security





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Kodak scores a small victory in Apple patents battle
Kodak scores a small victory in Apple patents battle
US court denies Apple's ownership claims on two Kodak patents





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LOCOG boasts eight million downloads of Olympics app
LOCOG boasts eight million downloads of Olympics app
CIO reveals half a million users are accessing results every day





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LOCOG reveals over eight million downloads of Olympics app
LOCOG reveals over eight million downloads of Olympics app
CIO reveals half a million users are accessing results every day





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Microsoft shuffles away from Metro name
Microsoft shuffles away from Metro name
Expect a new name soon





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Ford announces development of virtual factory
Ford announces development of virtual factory
Production processes on the assembly line are created using interactive virtual 3D simulation





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IPTV use has more than doubled year on year
IPTV use has more than doubled year on year
Ten percent of homes have a smart TV





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Facebook admits it has 83 million fake accounts
Facebook admits it has 83 million fake accounts
First click-fraud, now fake accounts





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Samsung Galaxy Tabs get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Samsung Galaxy Tabs get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
No word on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean





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Google cracks down on spam Android apps
Google cracks down on spam Android apps
Hopes to improve its Google Play store





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Mozilla shows off Firefox OS screenshots
Mozilla shows off Firefox OS screenshots
Smells like Gingerbread





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Research in Motion denies handing over Blackberry encryption keys
Research in Motion denies handing over Blackberry encryption keys
Says reports from the Indian government are false





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Microsoft releases Windows 8 to PC makers
Microsoft releases Windows 8 to PC makers
OEM partners can start loading Windows 8





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