Sunday, March 16, 2014

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 16/03/2014





ARM-powered Lego robot will attempt Rubik's Cube world record using a Galaxy S4
ARM-powered Lego robot will attempt Rubik's Cube world record using a Galaxy S4
Aims to beat the record of 5.27 seconds

    


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Nvidia unveils Geforce 800M GPUs for notebook gamers with battery saving feature
Nvidia unveils Geforce 800M GPUs for notebook gamers with battery saving feature
Brings the Shadowplay game recorder to mobile machines

    


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Google starts encrypting search data to protect users from NSA snooping
Google starts encrypting search data to protect users from NSA snooping
Using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol

    


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RIAA wants Google to do more to fight 'piracy'
RIAA wants Google to do more to fight 'piracy'
It's fed up with having to make repeated complaints

    


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Google hands UK government Youtube takedown privileges
Google hands UK government Youtube takedown privileges
Government can tag reams of content for inspection

    


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Morrisons loses staff payroll data in security breach
Morrisons loses staff payroll data in security breach
Customer data is all good though

    


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Cancer email scam carrying Zeus malware hits thousands
Cancer email scam carrying Zeus malware hits thousands
Sick email hoax carries a Trojan that wants to steal your credentials

    


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Whatsapp disputes Android security flaw, says claims are 'overstated'
Whatsapp disputes Android security flaw, says claims are 'overstated'
The bug is thought to allow hackers to steal Whatsapp conversations

    


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Google Docs phishing scam targets Google Drive users
Google Docs phishing scam targets Google Drive users
Tricks users with a fake login prompt

    


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Facebook's Zuckerberg calls Obama to vent NSA snooping frustration
Facebook's Zuckerberg calls Obama to vent NSA snooping frustration
Says a 'secure internet is a strong internet'

    


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Facebook video ads will start cluttering up your News Feed
Facebook video ads will start cluttering up your News Feed
Auto-playing 15 second clips assault users

    


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Two million internet users join search for missing Malaysian Air flight 370
Two million internet users join search for missing Malaysian Air flight 370
Digital Globe reports a rush

    


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Steve Wozniak admits he doesn't have Netflix because his broadband is 'too slow'
Steve Wozniak admits he doesn't have Netflix because his broadband is 'too slow'
Apple co-founder slams 'lousy' internet provider

    


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Tim Berners-Lee didn't expect so many cats on the World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee didn't expect so many cats on the World Wide Web
Now he's having kittens

    


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Security hole in Samsung Galaxy devices lets hackers remotely access and modify data
Security hole in Samsung Galaxy devices lets hackers remotely access and modify data
Pre-installed backdoor affects Galaxy S, S2, S3, Note, Note 2 and Nexus S

    


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EE launches 4G roaming in France and Spain with US to follow 'in summer'
EE launches 4G roaming in France and Spain with US to follow 'in summer'
Looks to challenge rival network Three

    


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The NSA spoofs Facebook to snoop on users and infect PCs with malware
The NSA spoofs Facebook to snoop on users and infect PCs with malware
More shockers from Edward Snowden

    


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European Parliament backs post-PRISM data protection reform
European Parliament backs post-PRISM data protection reform
Privacy by design

    


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European Parliament wants an end to NSA PRISM data haul
European Parliament wants an end to NSA PRISM data haul
Or it might end Safe Harbor

    


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Tim Berners-Lee speaks out on net neutrality and privacy in web birthday message
Tim Berners-Lee speaks out on net neutrality and privacy in web birthday message
He wants to remind us all of what he had in mind

    


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Ofcom: UK leads Europe in 'superfast' broadband choice and take-up
Ofcom: UK leads Europe in 'superfast' broadband choice and take-up
But still lacking when it comes to average speed

    


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Microsoft issues Patch Tuesday fixing critical flaws in Internet Explorer and Silverlight
Microsoft issues Patch Tuesday fixing critical flaws in Internet Explorer and Silverlight
It's the penultimate security bulletin covering Windows XP

    


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Twitter suffers major outage due to 'complications' during planned deployment
Twitter suffers major outage due to 'complications' during planned deployment
Social network downed for almost an hour

    


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Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy Note 3 specs comparison
Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy Note 3 specs comparison
We pit Samsung's latest flagship smartphone against its bigger brother

    


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AI will play a vital role in our future, just don't expect robot butlers
AI will play a vital role in our future, just don't expect robot butlers
Artificial Intelligence is becoming more commonplace by the day

    


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Neil Young’s three-cornered Pono player picks up $3m in Kickstarter cash
Neil Young’s three-cornered Pono player picks up $3m in Kickstarter cash
After the gold rush

    


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Microsoft's Xbox One is selling at a record pace, but slower than the PS4
Microsoft's Xbox One is selling at a record pace, but slower than the PS4
258,000 units sold in the US in February

    


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Three teases the HTC One 2 ahead of 'March' release date
Three teases the HTC One 2 ahead of 'March' release date
HTC One sequel to arrive ahead of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z2

    


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European Parliament votes for a single charger standard
European Parliament votes for a single charger standard
Will be mandatory for a raft of hardware

    


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US scientists develop the thinnest LEDs ever
US scientists develop the thinnest LEDs ever
Can interconnect chips using light

    


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Cebit: Ubuntu smartphones to cost 'between $200 and $400'
Cebit: Ubuntu smartphones to cost 'between $200 and $400'
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth reveals more about upcoming Linux-based devices

    


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Sir Tim Berners-Lee's Next Cube computer goes on display in London
Sir Tim Berners-Lee's Next Cube computer goes on display in London
Marks the 25th anniversary of the web

    


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HP Pavilion x360 hands-on review
HP Pavilion x360 hands-on review
A hybrid tablet/laptop for flexibility

    


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Samsung will kick off Galaxy S5 pre-orders on 28 March
Samsung will kick off Galaxy S5 pre-orders on 28 March
But it's already available elsewhere

    


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VLC Player beta arrives for Windows 8
VLC Player beta arrives for Windows 8
H.264, .mkv and subtitles hit Windows 8

    


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Google Play update adds password protection for in app purchases
Google Play update adds password protection for in app purchases
Major update also bring Bulk Install, user interface tweaks

    


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Google Play update adds password protection for in-app purchases
Google Play update adds password protection for in-app purchases
Major update also brings Bulk Install, user interface tweaks

    


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Will robots play a vital role in our future?
Will robots play a vital role in our future?
Artificial Intelligence is becoming more commonplace by the day

    


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Skype for Xbox One gets updated with push notifications, synced chats
Skype for Xbox One gets updated with push notifications, synced chats
But you still can't take a call while gaming

    


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Microsoft launches Office 365 Personal for $6.99 per month
Microsoft launches Office 365 Personal for $6.99 per month
Now everyone can rent their software

    


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Google slashes Google Drive storage prices
Google slashes Google Drive storage prices
Now you can get a terabyte for ten bucks

    


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Amazon Prime raises its price to $99 in the US
Amazon Prime raises its price to $99 in the US
Works out as $0.2712328767123288 a day, except leap years

    


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Toyota will use Apple Carplay at some future date
Toyota will use Apple Carplay at some future date
Might be 2015, but do not bet on it

    


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Amazon Appstream is available to app developers, including Mac
Amazon Appstream is available to app developers, including Mac
Allows more intensive games to run on mobile devices, streamed from the cloud

    


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Epic's Unreal 4 engine is shown running in Firefox
Epic's Unreal 4 engine is shown running in Firefox
Mozilla is getting serious about gaming

    


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Virgin Media eyes Dropbox and Google with 50GB free cloud storage offer
Virgin Media eyes Dropbox and Google with 50GB free cloud storage offer
Available on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android

    


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Google is testing a Chrome anti-hijacking API
Google is testing a Chrome anti-hijacking API
All extensions will have to comply

    


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PS3 exclusive The Last of Us dominates UK Bafta Games Awards
PS3 exclusive The Last of Us dominates UK Bafta Games Awards
Good doggy

    


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Apple's iOS 7.1 throws up in-app purchase warnings
Apple's iOS 7.1 throws up in-app purchase warnings
Looks to avoid more scoldings from angry mums and dads

    


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Google Drive goes after Office 365 with third party add-ons
Google Drive goes after Office 365 with third party add-ons
And by coincidence, finds itself a nice new income stream

    


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Flappy Bird might return to iOS and Android
Flappy Bird might return to iOS and Android
This time with a health warning

    


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Google picks up bones of Android-friendly Green Throttle Games
Google picks up bones of Android-friendly Green Throttle Games
Adds further weight to Google console rumours

    


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