Wednesday, August 28, 2013

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 8/29/2013





UK government sent Facebook 1,975 data requests in the first half of 2013
UK government sent Facebook 1,975 data requests in the first half of 2013
Facebook complied with over two thirds of them

    




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Java 6 exploit found in the wild
Java 6 exploit found in the wild
Upgrade to Java 7 as soon as possible, security researchers warn

    




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Judge approves Facebook's $20m sponsored stories settlement
Judge approves Facebook's $20m sponsored stories settlement
Might settle for one arrogant gaffe

    




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Ministry of Defence wastes £40,000 calling the speaking clock
Ministry of Defence wastes £40,000 calling the speaking clock
Needs a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

    




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China’s internet felled in denial of service attack
China’s internet felled in denial of service attack
Targeted its domain name servers

    




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Instagram and Vine suffer downtime due to Amazon data centre outage
Instagram and Vine suffer downtime due to Amazon data centre outage
Back up and running today

    




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Nick Clegg chimes in on David Miranda
Nick Clegg chimes in on David Miranda
Shares concerns, but not about seizures

    




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Samsung will launch a 55in curved OLED 3D TV in the UK on 5 September
Samsung will launch a 55in curved OLED 3D TV in the UK on 5 September
Retail price not announced yet, but will not come cheap

    




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Elon Musk is not building an Iron Man suit
Elon Musk is not building an Iron Man suit
Despite appearances

    




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Microsoft gives employees a free white Xbox One
Microsoft gives employees a free white Xbox One
Not available to consumers

    




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Brits fear losing their phones
Brits fear losing their phones
Sun rises in the East

    




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Dell unveils Haswell powered business ultrabook and laptop lineup
Dell unveils Haswell powered business ultrabook and laptop lineup
The Latitude 3000, 5000 and 7000 series aim for diversity

    




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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active review
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active review
The Iron Man of Samsung smartphones gives the Sony Xperia Z a run for its money

    




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Orbitsound launches an all-in-one soundbar and subwoofer, the SB60 Airsound Base
Orbitsound launches an all-in-one soundbar and subwoofer, the SB60 Airsound Base
Based on firm's patented Airsound technology

    




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Microsoft rewrites its RTM rules with Windows 8.1
Microsoft rewrites its RTM rules with Windows 8.1
Technet, no party

    




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Lost Planet 3 review
Lost Planet 3 review
Deadspace meets Firefly in this mechatastic shooter

    




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Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack leaks
Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack leaks
Read it at Reddit

    




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Foxconn sells display patents to Google
Foxconn sells display patents to Google
Put ‘em on the glass

    




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Open source software makes a perfect match for eHarmony
Open source software makes a perfect match for eHarmony
Dating website is a good open source citizen

    




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