IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 27/09/2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 27/09/2011

Web hosting intrusion results in thousands of damaged web sites

A BANGLADESHI HACKER has managed to break into the computer infrastructure of a company called Inmotion Hosting and defaced hundreds of thousands of web sites hosted on its servers.

Cops arrest some Wall Street protesters

PEACEFUL PROTESTS in New York City have been assaulted but not broken by the New York Police Department (NYPD) bent on pepper spraying, silencing and arresting activists.

Hidemyass does not hide your ass

PRIVATE VPN SERVICE Hidemyass.com does not actually hide your communications if you are doing anything that the authorities demand to know about.

Experts propose workarounds for BEAST SSL/TLS attack

SECURITY EXPERTS AND BROWSER VENDORS are trying out workarounds for an attack against many SSL/TLS implementations that was disclosed at a security conference last week.

Yahoo is open to offers

ADVERTISING FIRM Yahoo is open to offers from "multiple parties", according to a memo from co-founder Jerry Yang.

Facebook is accused of over-tracking users

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PEOPLE DATABASE Facebook has been accused of tracking its users around the internet even after they have logged out of its web pages.

London and Scotland want their own domain names

UK PLACES London and Scotland are petitioning for their own top level domain name suffixes in a bid to distinguish themselves from, well, other places.

US government swoops on domain names

ONLINE RIGHTS GROUP the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is appealing against the seizure of two domain names by the US government.

Motorola revives its Razr handset

US PHONE MAKER Motorola could be resurrecting its iconic Razr brand name with a yet to be announced Droid Razr smartphone.

Apple cuts Ipad supply orders by 25 per cent

SELLER OF SHINY TABLETS Apple is cutting its supply orders for Ipad parts by 25 per cent, raising questions over a possible slowdown in demand for the industry leading device.

Verizon sides with Samsung against Apple

US MOBILE OPERATOR Verizon has sided with Samsung in one of its many legal disputes against Apple.

Huawei announces Honor smartphone

CHINESE PHONE MAKER Huawei is launching an Android handset called the Honor that apparently can keep going for three days without a charge.

Motorola Xoom 2 and refreshed Lapdock are leaked

US GADGET MAKER Motorola's next generation Xoom tablet and Lapdock have been leaked on the internet.

Samsung claims it 'sold' 10 million Galaxy S II phones to the channel

SMARTPHONE MAKER Samsung claims to have shipped 10 million Galaxy S II handsets into the retail channel.

Iphone 5 launch event will be held at Apple's Cupertino campus

FLOGGER OF SHINY TOYS Apple will hold its Iphone 5 launch at its campus in Cupertino, California.

Amazon will unveil its tablet this week

ONLINE RETAILER Amazon is expected to reveal its first tablet at a press conference this Wednesday.

Microsoft collects WP7 location data without user knowledge

SMARTPHONE DEVELOPER Microsoft has been caught out on claims that it doesn't collect location data on Windows Phone 7 (WP7) handsets without user authorisation.

Regulator opens a public consultation over rogue app charges

THE PREMIUM RATE phone regulator Phonepayplus is opening a public consultation after it was revealed that a number of smartphone apps charge people without their knowledge.

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