Sunday, October 6, 2013

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 10/7/2013





Arduino teams with Intel to launch robot powering Galileo board
Arduino teams with Intel to launch robot powering Galileo board
Adds a Texas Instruments board to its lineup too

    




Read More ...




13 alleged Anonymous members are indicted for DDoS attacks
13 alleged Anonymous members are indicted for DDoS attacks
Government crackdown on Operation Payback

    




Read More ...




American Siri answers to Susan Bennett
American Siri answers to Susan Bennett
Voice actress is very talkative in the US

    




Read More ...




UK privacy groups sue GCHQ over snooping
UK privacy groups sue GCHQ over snooping
Want privacy, not PRISM

    




Read More ...




O2 suffers network downtime due to 'unexpected congestion'
O2 suffers network downtime due to 'unexpected congestion'
But the issue has now been fixed

    




Read More ...




Twitter’s IPO filing shows continued losses as firm looks to raise $1bn
Twitter’s IPO filing shows continued losses as firm looks to raise $1bn
Has 218.3 million active monthly users

    




Read More ...




Adobe hack sees 2.9 million customers' data stolen
Adobe hack sees 2.9 million customers' data stolen
Along with the source code of Adobe software products

    




Read More ...




LSE finds that digital downloading doesn’t hurt the music industry
LSE finds that digital downloading doesn’t hurt the music industry
Cautions against hard line legislation

    




Read More ...




Yahoo does a U-turn on bug bounty hunting
Yahoo does a U-turn on bug bounty hunting
T-shirtgate means it's out with rubber ducks and in with bills

    




Read More ...




France bans Amazon from shipping books for free
France bans Amazon from shipping books for free
Backing the small bookshops

    




Read More ...




Lavabit founder raises $50,000 in legal defence funds
Lavabit founder raises $50,000 in legal defence funds
Ladar Levinson plans to fight the US government

    




Read More ...




FBI arrests suspected Silk Road leader
FBI arrests suspected Silk Road leader
Dark web spinner caught

    




Read More ...




Kim Dotcom backs New Zealand ISP's campaign for uncapped, fast broadband
Kim Dotcom backs New Zealand ISP's campaign for uncapped, fast broadband
Orcon swells

    




Read More ...




PS4 app for iOS and Android to offer second screen gaming
PS4 app for iOS and Android to offer second screen gaming
Free app will let users compare achievements, view trophies

    




Read More ...




More than a Jobs worth
More than a Jobs worth
Two years on, Apple needs to find a new saviour

    




Read More ...




Richard Branson and NBC combine to send couch potatoes into space
Richard Branson and NBC combine to send couch potatoes into space
Game show has a prize to the skies

    




Read More ...




Samsung forecasts record quarter while HTC posts first ever loss
Samsung forecasts record quarter while HTC posts first ever loss
Rival phone makers see contrasting financial results

    




Read More ...




iPhone 5C vs iPhone 5 head to head review
iPhone 5C vs iPhone 5 head to head review
Apple's colourful iPhone outsmarts its predecessor in terms of power and battery life

    




Read More ...




Lies, damned lies and benchmarks
Lies, damned lies and benchmarks
Or why your Android handset might not be as good as you thought

    




Read More ...




PS4 will outsell the Xbox One, IDC predicts
PS4 will outsell the Xbox One, IDC predicts
Sony console is tipped to be 2013's number one console

    




Read More ...




Apple iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner must lead to better biometric technology
Apple iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner must lead to better biometric technology
True biometrics can do so much more, says McAfee CTO Michael Fey

    




Read More ...




Vertu wants £4,090 for a phone with a dual-core processor and Android 4.2.2
Vertu wants £4,090 for a phone with a dual-core processor and Android 4.2.2
Excuse us while we find our chequebook

    




Read More ...




LG's first curved OLED smartphone reportedly enters mass production
LG's first curved OLED smartphone reportedly enters mass production
Firm could beat hometown rival Samsung to market

    




Read More ...




Dell launches Windows 8.1 Venue tablets to rival Microsoft's Surface 2
Dell launches Windows 8.1 Venue tablets to rival Microsoft's Surface 2
Switches out Windows RT for Windows 8.1 Pro and Intel Haswell

    




Read More ...




Western Digital offers your own personal cloud
Western Digital offers your own personal cloud
Cloudy, but no chance of meatballs

    




Read More ...




Top 5 endless runner games for iOS and Android
Top 5 endless runner games for iOS and Android
Endless fun

    




Read More ...




Instagram looks to grow cash pile with advertising rollout
Instagram looks to grow cash pile with advertising rollout
Ads will appear on the photo sharing app over the next couple of months

    




Read More ...




Microsoft reportedly begs HTC to load Windows Phone on its Android smartphones
Microsoft reportedly begs HTC to load Windows Phone on its Android smartphones
Could make for a dual-booting HTC One

    




Read More ...




Apple reportedly acquires Cue to fuel battle against Google Now
Apple reportedly acquires Cue to fuel battle against Google Now
Likely paid between $35m and $60m for personal assistant app

    




Read More ...




Chrome for iOS glitch sees incognito mode spilling private searches
Chrome for iOS glitch sees incognito mode spilling private searches
Bug sees secret browsing showing up in history

    




Read More ...




Google swallows gesture recognition firm Flutter to rival Microsoft Kinect
Google swallows gesture recognition firm Flutter to rival Microsoft Kinect
Startup lets users control Spotify, Netflix and iTunes by flailing their arms

    




Read More ...




Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is on just 1.5 percent of devices
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is on just 1.5 percent of devices
Fragmentation continues to plague Google's mobile operating system

    




Read More ...




Netflix for iPhone and iPad gets HD streaming, Airplay support
Netflix for iPhone and iPad gets HD streaming, Airplay support
Watch House of Cards and The Office in HD 1080p

    




Read More ...






Available Tags:Intel , UK , Adobe , hack , Yahoo , Amazon , PS4 , iOS , Android , gaming , Samsung , HTC , iPhone 5 , iPhone , iPhone , Xbox , iPhone 5 , Apple , smartphone , Windows 8 , Dell , Windows , Western Digital , Windows Phone , Microsoft , Windows , Google , Chrome , Google , Microsoft , Kinect , iPad

No comments: