IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 28/09/2011

Free browser extension protects against likejacking attacks

CLOUD SECURITY VENDOR Zscaler has released a free browser extension to protect Facebook users against clickjacking attacks that make them 'like' web pages without their knowledge.

China orders police to use social networks

THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA has ordered its police forces to begin using social networking in order to promote law enforcement transparency.

Facebook sets up a political action committee

SOCIAL NETWORK Facebook has established a political action committee (PAC), marking its latest foray into the world of politics.

Mysql.com infects visitors with malware

UNIDENTIFIED ATTACKERS have compromised Mysql.com, home to one of the world's most popular database engines, and launched a drive-by download attack against the web site's visitors.

Google+ already has 50 million users

SOCIAL NETWORKING TRACKER Paul Allen has revealed that by his estimates Google+ has already hit the 50 million user mark.

Facebook promises to fix tracking cookie issue

PEOPLE DATABASE Facebook has told a security hacker and blogger that it will fix the privacy issues that he exposed on his blog last weekend and told it about almost a year ago.

Anonymous names a pepper spraying officer

HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous has identified the policeman that pepper sprayed peaceful female protesters during the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York City.

Google puts the Dead Sea Scrolls online

INTERNET SEARCH OUTFIT Google has published the ancient texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls online.

Monkeys are almost finished with Shakespeare rewrite

THE THEORY that monkeys are capable of typing out the entire works of Shakespeare is being put to the test in a virtual experiment.

Microsoft could be planning a gaming phone

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft could be considering a gaming phone like Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play.

ZTE has three smartphones and a tablet UK bound

Exclusive
CHINESE PHONE MAKER ZTE will launch three smartphones and one tablet in the UK before the end of the year.

Samsung Galaxy Note won’t have NFC in the UK

ONLINE RETAILER Clove has revealed that Samsung's upcoming oversized Galaxy Note smartphone won't come with near field communications (NFC) technology.

Acer wants to gain share from HP’s misfortunes

IN THE SPIRIT of kicking a rival while it's down, PC maker Acer wants to use the changes at the top of HP's management to gain more customers.

Majority of smartphones sold in the US run Android

THE MAJORITY of US smartphone sales are now Android devices, according to market watcher Nielsen.

Apple stops Kogan from selling Samsung tablets

AUSTRALIAN HARDWARE SELLER Kogan must stop flogging Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its home country after Apple threatened to sue it.

Apple is denied a trademark on 'multi-touch'

FRUIT THEMED TOYMAKER Apple has lost its appeal against a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ruling denying it a trademark on on the word 'multi-touch'.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro will arrive next week

ONLINE RETAILER Clove has announced that Sony Ericsson's Xperia Pro smartphone will tip up on 6 October.

ZTE will launch a WP7 Mango phone in the UK

Exclusive
CHINESE PHONE MAKER ZTE will launch a Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Mango handset before the end of the year in the UK.

Fujitsu announces its first Arrows smartphone

JAPANESE MOBILE OPERATOR KDDI has unveiled Fujitsu's upcoming Arrows Z ISW11F Android smartphone.

Fujitsu releases its first Arrows smartphone

JAPANESE MOBILE OPERATOR KDDI has unveiled Fujitsu's upcoming Arrows Z ISW11F Android smartphone.

Samsung and Apple go to court in Australia and the Netherlands

KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung and Apple went before judges in Australia and the Netherlands today in their ongoing patent battles.

Samsung announces its Omnia W smartphone

KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung has unveiled its Omnia W smartphone, which will run Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Mango.

Ubuntu opens the doors to app store development centre

LINUX VENDOR Canonical has launched its app developer web site in a bid to persuade developers to port applications over to its Ubuntu Linux distribution.

Microsoft employees walk out during Ballmer speech

SOFTLY SPOKEN Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer seems to be losing support from the firm's rank and file, according to reports emerging from one of its company meetings.

Windows 8 offers Live ID user logins

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft is offering Live ID users the ability to sign into Windows 8 using their logins.

Monkeys almost finished with Shakespeare rewrite

THE THEORY that monkeys are capable of typing out the entire works of Shakespeare is being put to the test in a virtual experiment.

Google tries to promote old fashioned journalism

NEWS AGGREGATOR Google has tried to promote original reporting by creating an HTML tag that highlights original content at Google News.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 28/09/2011

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