Wednesday, October 3, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 04/10/2012




O2 and Vodafone get nod from Ofcom for early 4G rollout
O2 and Vodafone get nod from Ofcom for early 4G rollout
EE could launch 4G services within weeks





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AOL ropes in Google to make money from its videos
AOL ropes in Google to make money from its videos
Google makes money from old rope





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Mobile operators and government will hold a 4G meeting today
Mobile operators and government will hold a 4G meeting today
To prevent more delays





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Skype is launching WiFi access in the UK
Skype is launching WiFi access in the UK
It’s free for end users





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Contactless payments come to Apple Iphone 4 and Iphone 4S
Contactless payments come to Apple Iphone 4 and Iphone 4S
Visa, RBS and Natwest get touchy spendy





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Copyright cops take down ISP in ‘piracy’ hunt
Copyright cops take down ISP in ‘piracy’ hunt
Swedish hosting company PRQ raided





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Google shuts more services
Google shuts more services
Classic Plus and Storage closed down





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Iran restores Google services
Iran restores Google services
Following last week’s ban





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Spam SMSers are facing large fines
Spam SMSers are facing large fines
ICO lines up £250,000 in penalties





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Japan lays down hardline policy against downloaders
Japan lays down hardline policy against downloaders
‘Pirates’ face prison and large fines





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O2 and Vodafone team up for faster 4G rollout
O2 and Vodafone team up for faster 4G rollout
Mobile networks' collaboration gets the green light





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Nominet proposes a .UK top-level domain name
Nominet proposes a .UK top-level domain name
Secure and business friendly





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Apple Iphone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 head to head review
Apple Iphone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 head to head review
We pit the smartphone market's two fiercest rivals against each other





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Apple sued by Ameranth over Passbook
Apple sued by Ameranth over Passbook
Hospitality software firm is not so hospitable





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Sharp starts making a 5in HD 1080p display for smartphones
Sharp starts making a 5in HD 1080p display for smartphones
Iphone 5 glass supplier reveals next year's screen





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Motorola Razr I is now shipping in the UK
Motorola Razr I is now shipping in the UK
Available for free from £21.50 a month





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IHS Isuppli slashes Intel 2012 ultrabook shipments forecast by 50 percent
IHS Isuppli slashes Intel 2012 ultrabook shipments forecast by 50 percent
$400m investment has yet to pay dividends





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Samsung adds the Iphone 5 to patent lawsuit
Samsung adds the Iphone 5 to patent lawsuit
Wants the handset banned in the US





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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban lifted in US
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban lifted in US
Korean firm finally wins one in San Jose





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HTC announces One X+ smartphone with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
HTC announces One X+ smartphone with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Coming to the UK later this month





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Oracle struggles to juggle red stack push with frenemy plans
Oracle struggles to juggle red stack push with frenemy plans
Engineered systems could freeze out current partners like EMC





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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite starts shipping in the US
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite starts shipping in the US
Priced between $119 and $179





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IBM’s acquisition of Texas Memory Systems is complete
IBM’s acquisition of Texas Memory Systems is complete
But we still don't know how much it cost





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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 goes on sale at high prices
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 goes on sale at high prices
Samsung is asking £549.95 SIM free





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Apple Iphone 5 vs Iphone 4S head to head video review
Apple Iphone 5 vs Iphone 4S head to head video review
We pit the two Apple smartphones against each other





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Apple faces scrutiny over its warranty advertising
Apple faces scrutiny over its warranty advertising
EU investigation looms





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Motorola Motosmart review
Motorola Motosmart review
A cheap smartphone that leaves you anything but cheerful





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Simon Cowell and Will.i.am plan a technology X Factor
Simon Cowell and Will.i.am plan a technology X Factor
Search starts for the next Bill Gates





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HP unveils Windows 8 business tablet, the Elitepad 900
HP unveils Windows 8 business tablet, the Elitepad 900
10in IPS widescreen display with 16:10 ratio and drop support





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Samsung wins right to challenge Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban
Samsung wins right to challenge Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban
Bad news for Apple





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Microsoft's Windows Phone challenges Blackberry in Europe
Microsoft's Windows Phone challenges Blackberry in Europe
Windows Phone 8 might put Microsoft over the top





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Microsoft releases Typescript preview
Microsoft releases Typescript preview
Finally gives up on Jscript





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Google overtakes Microsoft as the world's second largest IT firm
Google overtakes Microsoft as the world's second largest IT firm
As users move away from desktop machines to internet dependent mobile devices





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Google overtakes Microsoft as world's second largest IT firm
Google overtakes Microsoft as world's second largest IT firm
As users move away from desktop machines to internet dependent mobile devices





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Intel suffers delay to Clover Trail power management software
Intel suffers delay to Clover Trail power management software
Cutting it fine for Windows 8 launch





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HTC One phones will get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean this month
HTC One phones will get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean this month
Along with HTC Sense 4+ UI





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Microsoft refreshes MSN homepage
Microsoft refreshes MSN homepage
Optimised for new look Windows





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AMD says OpenJDK work is needed for Opteron APUs
AMD says OpenJDK work is needed for Opteron APUs
Bets on J2EE for server chip sales





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US government hit by cyber attack
US government hit by cyber attack
Finger of blame pointed at Chinese hackers





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Motorola can't enforce a ban on Xbox 360 software in Germany
Motorola can't enforce a ban on Xbox 360 software in Germany
Panel of judges unanimously upheld the lower court order on Friday





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AMD collaborates with Oracle to improve GPGPU support to OpenJDK
AMD collaborates with Oracle to improve GPGPU support to OpenJDK
Project Sumatra holds the key to Opteron APUs





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Amazon starts offering sellers 13 percent interest loans
Amazon starts offering sellers 13 percent interest loans
Expensive money





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Open WebOS project announces Open WebOS 1.0 release
Open WebOS project announces Open WebOS 1.0 release
More to come from HP's abandoned child





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Adobe releases Acrobat 11
Adobe releases Acrobat 11
Cloud document management steps up





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Nokia to ink deal with Oracle for mapping services
Nokia to ink deal with Oracle for mapping services
In an attempt to boost enterprise sales





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Nokia inks deal with Oracle for mapping services
Nokia inks deal with Oracle for mapping services
In an attempt to boost enterprise sales



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Sony rolls out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Xperia Go
Sony rolls out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Xperia Go
Sony Xperia U and Xperia Sola get upgraded too





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