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

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

Aims to beat the record of 5.27 seconds

Nvidia unveils Geforce 800M GPUs for notebook gamers with battery saving feature

Brings the Shadowplay game recorder to mobile machines

Google starts encrypting search data to protect users from NSA snooping

Using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol

RIAA wants Google to do more to fight 'piracy'

It's fed up with having to make repeated complaints

Google hands UK government Youtube takedown privileges

Google hands UK government Youtube takedown privileges

Government can tag reams of content for inspection

Morrisons loses staff payroll data in security breach

Morrisons loses staff payroll data in security breach

Customer data is all good though

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

Whatsapp disputes Android security flaw, says claims are 'overstated'

The bug is thought to allow hackers to steal Whatsapp conversations

Google Docs phishing scam targets Google Drive users

Tricks users with a fake login prompt

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'

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

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

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

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

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

EE launches 4G roaming in France and Spain with US to follow 'in summer'

Looks to challenge rival network Three

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

European Parliament backs post-PRISM data protection reform

European Parliament backs post-PRISM data protection reform

Privacy by design

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

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

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

Microsoft issues Patch Tuesday fixing critical flaws in Internet Explorer and Silverlight

It's the penultimate security bulletin covering Windows XP

Twitter suffers major outage due to 'complications' during planned deployment

Social network downed for almost an hour

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

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

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

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

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

European Parliament votes for a single charger standard

European Parliament votes for a single charger standard

Will be mandatory for a raft of hardware

US scientists develop the thinnest LEDs ever

US scientists develop the thinnest LEDs ever

Can interconnect chips using light

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

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

HP Pavilion x360 hands-on review

HP Pavilion x360 hands-on review

A hybrid tablet/laptop for flexibility

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

VLC Player beta arrives for Windows 8

VLC Player beta arrives for Windows 8

H.264, .mkv and subtitles hit Windows 8

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

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

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

Skype for Xbox One gets updated with push notifications, synced chats

But you still can't take a call while gaming

Microsoft launches Office 365 Personal for $6.99 per month

Now everyone can rent their software

Google slashes Google Drive storage prices

Now you can get a terabyte for ten bucks

Amazon Prime raises its price to $99 in the US

Works out as $0.2712328767123288 a day, except leap years

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

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

Epic's Unreal 4 engine is shown running in Firefox

Mozilla is getting serious about gaming

Virgin Media eyes Dropbox and Google with 50GB free cloud storage offer

Available on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android

Google is testing a Chrome anti-hijacking API

All extensions will have to comply

PS3 exclusive The Last of Us dominates UK Bafta Games Awards

PS3 exclusive The Last of Us dominates UK Bafta Games Awards

Good doggy

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

Google Drive goes after Office 365 with third party add-ons

And by coincidence, finds itself a nice new income stream

Flappy Bird might return to iOS and Android

Flappy Bird might return to iOS and Android

This time with a health warning

Google picks up bones of Android-friendly Green Throttle Games

Adds further weight to Google console rumours

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