Sunday, April 20, 2014

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 21/04/2014





Intel's mobile chip revenue slips by $900m in first quarter
Intel's mobile chip revenue slips by $900m in first quarter
But PC chip sales and Internet of Things revenues are up



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Virgin Media email blunder bombards frustrated users with spam
Virgin Media email blunder bombards frustrated users with spam
Recipients could email each other, creating spam



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Steam vulnerability allows hackers to bypass security and swipe account data
Steam vulnerability allows hackers to bypass security and swipe account data
Malwarebytes says scammers can change users' email addresses, passwords, profiles and more



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Game of Thrones' Purple Wedding piracy has stark lesson for media business
Game of Thrones' Purple Wedding piracy has stark lesson for media business
Game of Throngs



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Tor network starts rejecting Heartbleed vulnerable relays
Tor network starts rejecting Heartbleed vulnerable relays
Wants to get its hands off those fingerprints



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Yahoo wants to replace Google as default search on the iPhone and iPad
Yahoo wants to replace Google as default search on the iPhone and iPad
Marissa Mayer looks to Apple



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Game of Thrones' Purple Wedding is a torrent record breaker
Game of Thrones' Purple Wedding is a torrent record breaker
Watchers are seeding



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Bskyb's #Watchonsky lets you record TV shows straight from Twitter
Bskyb's #Watchonsky lets you record TV shows straight from Twitter
Don't use it if you're avoiding Game of Thrones spoilers



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480,000 personal details pinched in plastic surgery takeaway
480,000 personal details pinched in plastic surgery takeaway
Police pursue pilferers of potential plastic surgery punters



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Sony Xperia Z2 video
Sony Xperia Z2 video
We take a tour of Sony's top-end Android 4.4 Kitkat smartphone



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Galaxy S5 vs Nexus 5 vs iPhone 5S battle royale video
Galaxy S5 vs Nexus 5 vs iPhone 5S battle royale video
We find out which flaghip smartphone is the speediest



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Lenovo announces Intel and AMD dual-mode laptops with Windows 8.1
Lenovo announces Intel and AMD dual-mode laptops with Windows 8.1
Flex 2 range boasts some slick specifications



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Nokia halts Lumia 2520 tablet sales over electric shock fears
Nokia halts Lumia 2520 tablet sales over electric shock fears
Advisory hints at poor sales of Windows RT tablet



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Dell says its workstation of the future will eliminate the need for a keyboard and mouse
Dell says its workstation of the future will eliminate the need for a keyboard and mouse
Will work from the data centre so its design is unbounded by heat and space



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Sony has sold over seven million PS4s
Sony has sold over seven million PS4s
And over 20 million software titles



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Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy S4 video review
Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy S4 video review
We check out how Samsung's latest flagship smartphone improves on its predecessor



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Google's 3D mapping Project Tango prototype gets the teardown treatment
Google's 3D mapping Project Tango prototype gets the teardown treatment
It may not be finished, but it's easier to fix than the Galaxy S4



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Lacie confesses to year-long data breach as hackers harvest customers' details
Lacie confesses to year-long data breach as hackers harvest customers' details
Lacie come home



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Flat pack 3D printer to hit Kickstarter on 22 April priced at £600
Flat pack 3D printer to hit Kickstarter on 22 April priced at £600
Has a vertical design to allow for faster, more fluid movements



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Dell XPS 15 review
Dell XPS 15 review
One of the more expensive and powerful Windows 8 laptops



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Samsung Galaxy S5 video review
Samsung Galaxy S5 video review
We test out Samsung's Android 4.4 Kitkat flagship



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Samsung will launch an Android Wear smartwatch this year
Samsung will launch an Android Wear smartwatch this year
But it's not giving up on Tizen just yet



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Google sells out of white Glass in 'hours' on retail sales day
Google sells out of white Glass in 'hours' on retail sales day
US users flock to buy Glass eyewear



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Apple, Samsung and Microsoft commit to anti-theft smartphone kill switch
Apple, Samsung and Microsoft commit to anti-theft smartphone kill switch
To be implemented on devices in the US from July 2015



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Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner has already been hacked
Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner has already been hacked
Puts devices and Paypal accounts at risk



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Stratasys launches world's first multi-material colour 3D printer in the UK
Stratasys launches world's first multi-material colour 3D printer in the UK
Uses plastic in traditional inkjet colours



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Google accidentally cracks its own CAPTCHA verification with Maps algorithm
Google accidentally cracks its own CAPTCHA verification with Maps algorithm
Originally intended to determine the exact location of addresses on Google Maps



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Apple reportedly will bake Shazam into iOS 8
Apple reportedly will bake Shazam into iOS 8
Looks to bolster music smarts as iTunes download sales slip



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Dell and Red Hat team up for Openstack Cloud Solution
Dell and Red Hat team up for Openstack Cloud Solution
Extends partnership to PaaS and container products



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Endpoint update plays havoc with enterprise Windows XP networks
Endpoint update plays havoc with enterprise Windows XP networks
Users still acting surprised that something Windows XP related is borked



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S5 vs Nexus 5: Touchwiz vs vanilla Android 4.4 Kitkat
S5 vs Nexus 5: Touchwiz vs vanilla Android 4.4 Kitkat
We pit Samsung's latest custom skin against Google's untouched alternative



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Google's remote desktop app for Android offers access to Windows and Linux machines
Google's remote desktop app for Android offers access to Windows and Linux machines
Arrives along with stock camera app



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Canadian student arrested for Heartbleed attack on tax agency
Canadian student arrested for Heartbleed attack on tax agency
Pinched and charged



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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop arrives this week as Windows XP alternative
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop arrives this week as Windows XP alternative
Open sourcery to replace defunct Microsoft operating system



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Microsoft Office 365 Personal launches in the UK
Microsoft Office 365 Personal launches in the UK
Now available for six quid a month



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Red Hat reveals Atomic Host as CERN announces RHEL 6.5 rollout
Red Hat reveals Atomic Host as CERN announces RHEL 6.5 rollout
The Linux distro that drives the Large Hadron Collider



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Open source code has fewer errors than proprietary code
Open source code has fewer errors than proprietary code
Latest survey reveals paradigm shift



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BBC iPlayer downloads arrive on Android smartphone and tablets
BBC iPlayer downloads arrive on Android smartphone and tablets
Available to all running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and above



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BBC iPlayer downloads arrive on Android smartphones and tablets
BBC iPlayer downloads arrive on Android smartphones and tablets
Available to all running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and above



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