Friday, June 21, 2013

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 6/22/2013





Micron posts $43m profit as DRAM business picks up
Micron posts $43m profit as DRAM business picks up
Bodes well for the DRAM market

    




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Analysts claim 40 million quad-core smartphones were shipped in 2012
Analysts claim 40 million quad-core smartphones were shipped in 2012
Impressive figures for high-end technology

    




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AMD reveals details of Berlin and Seattle chips
AMD reveals details of Berlin and Seattle chips
HSA and 64-bit ARM parts to arrive next year

    




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Intel's Knights Landing chip will make Xeon Phi part of the CPU
Intel's Knights Landing chip will make Xeon Phi part of the CPU
The beginning of the end for accelerators in HPC

    




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Samsung releases PCI-Express SSD for ultrabooks
Samsung releases PCI-Express SSD for ultrabooks
A week after Apple puts it in the Macbook Air

    




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Apple's 11in Macbook Air uses just one Samsung chip
Apple's 11in Macbook Air uses just one Samsung chip
And manages to almost double battery life

    




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Broadcom announces a quad-core 1.2GHz chip for midrange smartphones
Broadcom announces a quad-core 1.2GHz chip for midrange smartphones
Quad-core chips are set to be mainstream by the end of 2013

    




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Toshiba shows off a multi-level MROM cell for smartphones
Toshiba shows off a multi-level MROM cell for smartphones
Claims performance improvements for no extra space

    




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Apple looks to Samsung for Macbook Air PCI-Express SSD
Apple looks to Samsung for Macbook Air PCI-Express SSD
Biggest technological innovation comes from rival

    




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AMD announces a 5GHz FX-9590 processor
AMD announces a 5GHz FX-9590 processor
Turbo mode helps it keep the clock speed crown

    




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AMD announces 5GHz FX-9590 processor
AMD announces 5GHz FX-9590 processor
Turbo mode helps it keep the clock speed crown

    




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Hynix announces 8Gb LPDDR3 for smartphones and tablets
Hynix announces 8Gb LPDDR3 for smartphones and tablets
Touts 4GB on a single stacked package

    




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Dell says Intel's Xeon turbo boost causes thread synchronisation problems
Dell says Intel's Xeon turbo boost causes thread synchronisation problems
Claims it has a software solution

    




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Dell Storage VP believes SLC NAND can be replaced by MLC within five years
Dell Storage VP believes SLC NAND can be replaced by MLC within five years
Considerable improvements to write endurance on the horizon

    




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Computex: AMD debuts fourth generation Kaveri APU chip [Video]
Computex: AMD debuts fourth generation Kaveri APU chip [Video]
The firm talks us through the successor to Richland at the launch in Taipei

    




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AMD launches Richland APUs with Piledriver cores
AMD launches Richland APUs with Piledriver cores
Tweaks Trinity to compete against Haswell

    




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Computex: Intel flashes the first smartphone with Merrifield chip
Computex: Intel flashes the first smartphone with Merrifield chip
Says it will increase performance by 50 percent compared to predecessor chips

    




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Intel announces dual-core Haswell chips for laptops
Intel announces dual-core Haswell chips for laptops
Still no sub-10W TDP parts

    




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Intel launches single socket Haswell Xeon E3 processors
Intel launches single socket Haswell Xeon E3 processors
Touts GPU performance for cloud rendering

    




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ARM announces Cortex A12 chip for midrange smartphones and tablets
ARM announces Cortex A12 chip for midrange smartphones and tablets
Touts Big Little compatibility

    




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Intel announces quad-core Haswell Core i7 processors
Intel announces quad-core Haswell Core i7 processors
Modest CPU improvements make way for big GPU changes

    




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Apple shifts production from Foxconn to Pegatron
Apple shifts production from Foxconn to Pegatron
Could be preparing for a budget iPhone

    




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Nvidia announces Kepler Geforce GTX 700M series for Intel's Haswell chips
Nvidia announces Kepler Geforce GTX 700M series for Intel's Haswell chips
Claims significant design wins

    




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UK government will spend £4m to tell people to be safe online
UK government will spend £4m to tell people to be safe online
Also, you shouldn’t hold bees in your mouth

    




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Google escapes fine over Street View Wifi data slurping
Google escapes fine over Street View Wifi data slurping
ICO merely orders data deletion within 35 days

    




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Pirate Parties pull together to oppose PRISM
Pirate Parties pull together to oppose PRISM
Data dragnet is not welcome in the European Union

    




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There are no rainbows in PRISM
There are no rainbows in PRISM
The worst is yet to come

    




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Live debate day 5: The office is dead. Remote working is the future
Live debate day 5: The office is dead. Remote working is the future
Have you cast your vote yet?

    




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Pirate Bay founder gets two years in prison for Swedish hacking
Pirate Bay founder gets two years in prison for Swedish hacking
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg sentenced, again

    




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Microsoft offers a $100,000 bug bounty for cracking Windows 8.1
Microsoft offers a $100,000 bug bounty for cracking Windows 8.1
With an added $50,000 for defensive ideas

    




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Microsoft was in 'advanced talks' to buy Nokia this month
Microsoft was in 'advanced talks' to buy Nokia this month
Discussions reportedly fell through

    




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G8 agree to fight tax avoidance of companies such as Amazon, Apple and Google
G8 agree to fight tax avoidance of companies such as Amazon, Apple and Google
Calls for more transparency over ‘shell companies’ that exploit tax loopholes

    




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UK ISPs BT, Sky, Talktalk and Virgin Media pledge £1m to tackle online child abuse
UK ISPs BT, Sky, Talktalk and Virgin Media pledge £1m to tackle online child abuse
Culture Secretary Maria Miller calls a meeting to fight child pornography

    




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Wall Street to host a simulated cyber war
Wall Street to host a simulated cyber war
Quantum Dawn 2 will prepare banks, brokerages and exchanges for cyber attacks

    




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BBC iPlayer viewer base stays level at 257 million
BBC iPlayer viewer base stays level at 257 million
Steady as she shows

    




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Intel weighs in on INQUIRER Debate into offices vs remote working
Intel weighs in on INQUIRER Debate into offices vs remote working
Day one saw 68 percent vote that the office is dead

    




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Yahoo reveals scale of US surveillance requests
Yahoo reveals scale of US surveillance requests
Joins Google, Facebook and Apple

    


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Skype Video Messaging for iOS, Android and Blackberry leaves beta
Skype Video Messaging for iOS, Android and Blackberry leaves beta
Also available on Windows and Mac

    




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Apple, Facebook and Microsoft get tens of thousands of PRISM requests
Apple, Facebook and Microsoft get tens of thousands of PRISM requests
Technology firms tot up snooping demands

    




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Tweet hits the Oxford English Dictionary
Tweet hits the Oxford English Dictionary
Rule breaking ten year old upstart

    




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Asia is leading us to a 'phablet' revolution
Asia is leading us to a 'phablet' revolution
The Far East’s love for giant phones is a sign of what’s to come

    




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Sony’s Bravia X9 4K TV goes on sale in the UK for £4,000
Sony’s Bravia X9 4K TV goes on sale in the UK for £4,000
55in TV is the UK’s cheapest 4K TV yet

    




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Sony sets Smartwatch announcement for next week as it races Apple and Samsung
Sony sets Smartwatch announcement for next week as it races Apple and Samsung
Firm will beat rivals to the punch

    




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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and Galaxy S4 Active go up for preorder
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and Galaxy S4 Active go up for preorder
Yours from £33 a month

    




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Samsung scales back Galaxy S4 production amid rumours of poor sales
Samsung scales back Galaxy S4 production amid rumours of poor sales
Plans to discontinue the Galaxy S3

    




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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active hands-on review
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active hands-on review
Features a better design than the original Samsung Galaxy S4

    




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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom video demo
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom video demo
We go hands-on with Samsung's chunky Lumia EOS rival

    




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Iceotope plans to revolutionise the traditional data centre
Iceotope plans to revolutionise the traditional data centre
While transferring and re-using heat to power other devices

    




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Samsung unveils the Ativ Q tablet hybrid running both Windows and Android
Samsung unveils the Ativ Q tablet hybrid running both Windows and Android
Alongside five new Galaxy S4 models

    




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O2 turns old mobile phones into £1,000 Bluetooth gloves
O2 turns old mobile phones into £1,000 Bluetooth gloves
Talk to the hand

    




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Qualcomm eyes budget smarphones with expanded Snapdragon 200 lineup
Qualcomm eyes budget smarphones with expanded Snapdragon 200 lineup
Will debut later this year

    




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LG's next flagship smartphone will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU
LG's next flagship smartphone will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU
Optimus G sequel is coming in the third quarter

    




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Nokia hints at 41MP cameraphone announcement on 11 July
Nokia hints at 41MP cameraphone announcement on 11 July
Rumoured Nokia Lumia EOS is likely to make an appearance

    




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Leaseweb denies acting in bad faith in Megaupload deletion
Leaseweb denies acting in bad faith in Megaupload deletion
Claims Kim Dotcom knew it was coming

    




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Huawei Ascend P6 hands-on review
Huawei Ascend P6 hands-on review
We put the world's thinnest smartphone through its paces

    




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Huawei Ascend P6 video demo
Huawei Ascend P6 video demo
A first look at the world's slimmest smartphone

    




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Huawei unveils the Ascend P6 as a super thin iPhone lookalike
Huawei unveils the Ascend P6 as a super thin iPhone lookalike
Claims the title of world's thinnest smartphone

    




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Sony apologises and pulls faulty PS3 firmware update
Sony apologises and pulls faulty PS3 firmware update
Promises to push out a fix on 27 June

    




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Foxconn to hire 3,000 for Firefox OS research
Foxconn to hire 3,000 for Firefox OS research
Further support for Mozilla's operating system

    




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Adobe Creative Cloud suite cracked within 24 hours
Adobe Creative Cloud suite cracked within 24 hours
Cracked version of Photoshop CC 14 for Windows 'works 100 percent'

    




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Kodak settles $2.8bn lawsuit with UK pension fund
Kodak settles $2.8bn lawsuit with UK pension fund
Court approves sale of personal and document imaging businesses

    




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Say goodbye to Vine as Facebook adds video to Instagram
Say goodbye to Vine as Facebook adds video to Instagram
The app now allows you to post and share up to 15 second video clips

    




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FTC will take on software patent trolls
FTC will take on software patent trolls
It's about time

    




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Twitter acquires Spindle to challenge Foursquare
Twitter acquires Spindle to challenge Foursquare
Location based service will relocate to join the social network

    




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Qualcomm says future smartphones will have Kinect-like augmented reality abilities
Qualcomm says future smartphones will have Kinect-like augmented reality abilities
ARM claims that devices are ready

    




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HTML5 based Magnolia 5.0 arrives to replace the grey CMS
HTML5 based Magnolia 5.0 arrives to replace the grey CMS
Works on both desktop and tablet computers

    




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Google settles shareholder lawsuit, paving the way for Class C shares
Google settles shareholder lawsuit, paving the way for Class C shares
Co-founders to keep control over Google

    




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Microsoft claims neural network research improves Bing voice search
Microsoft claims neural network research improves Bing voice search
Money spent on research rather than marketing pays off

    




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Oracle releases MySQL Cluster 7.3 for MySQL 5.6
Oracle releases MySQL Cluster 7.3 for MySQL 5.6
Touts improved performance and resiliance

    




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Apple refunds freemium app cash harvest
Apple refunds freemium app cash harvest
Don't play Hay Day unless you want to pay

    




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Nvidia CUDA 5.5 release candidate adds ARM support
Nvidia CUDA 5.5 release candidate adds ARM support
Prepares for Tegra chips supporting CUDA

    




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Digg will launch its RSS news reader by next week
Digg will launch its RSS news reader by next week
Just in time for the shutdown of Google Reader on 1 July

    




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Instagram will add video sharing to challenge Vine
Instagram will add video sharing to challenge Vine
Facebook to announce the news on 20 June

    




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Netflix inks a deal with Dreamworks for exclusive animated TV programming
Netflix inks a deal with Dreamworks for exclusive animated TV programming
Will deliver 300 hours of original content

    




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Blackberry 10.2 will support Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean apps
Blackberry 10.2 will support Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean apps
Set for release later this year

    




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Google to shelve Chrome Frame for Internet Explorer in January 2014
Google to shelve Chrome Frame for Internet Explorer in January 2014
Old versions of Microsoft's browser are becoming rarer

    




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Sony opens up Smartwatch to third party Android ROM developers
Sony opens up Smartwatch to third party Android ROM developers
Should introduce interesting use cases

    




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