IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 01/10/2011

Saturday, October 1, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 01/10/2011

Security experts question Yahoo's software download practices

TROUBLED INTERNET PIONEER Yahoo is promoting its own download portal by listing it as the first result when users search for certain software packages. Furthermore, its custom downloader application promotes a browser plug-in that borderlines on adware.

Glowing review ruins a hotel's business

A HOTEL has run into problems with Tripadvisor after someone apparently posted a rather glowing review about it from within the hotel itself.

ICO says public bodies cannot complain about Twitter and Facebook FOI requests

THE UK INFORMATION COMMISSIONER has commented that public authorities using Twitter and Facebook cannot complain if citizens use these social networks to file freedom of information requests.

Iran vows retaliation for cyber attacks from US and its allies

THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT has vowed to reciprocate over any cyber attacks launched against the country's computer systems and networks, according to a high-ranking military official.

Users take revenge on Facebook with data requests

IRASCIBLE SOCIAL NETWORKERS are creating hard work for Facebook, the giant in the social networking market, by demanding copies of the information that it keeps on them.

Privacy groups take Facebook complaints to FTC

TEN PRIVACY GROUPS have written to the chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and asked for an assessment of Facebook's use of so-called super cookies, trackers used to follow users across the internet.

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

KOREAN ELECTRONICS MAKER Samsung has launched another Galaxy tablet device called the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus.

Ten Iphone 5 'facts'

FRUIT THEMED Apple is launching its Iphone 5 next week, so we thought we'd give you a taster of what you can expect from the Iphone 5.

Apple could launch an Iphone 4S next week

WE THOUGHT THE Iphone rumour mill had reached its peak, that is, until we saw this picture of what someone claims is the Iphone 5 packaging. Except it's not the Iphone 5, it's called the Iphone 4S.

IBM overtakes Microsoft, becomes the second most valuable technology firm

THE COMPUTING GIANT IBM has become the second largest information technology company by market capitalisation, surpassing Microsoft.

Samsung gives Apple a proposal to resolve Australian patent dispute

KOREAN ELECTRONICS GIANT Samsung has offered a proposal to fruit themed toy seller Apple to resolve their patent dispute in Australia, a Sydney court has heard.

Apotheker gets $13m from HP as board feared Oracle takeover

FORMER CEO Leo Apotheker will pick up more than $13m for his 11 months at the helm of HP.

RIM will not dump Playbook tablet

CANADIAN MOBILE SELLER Research in Motion (RIM) is staying committed to its Playbook tablet despite suggestions otherwise.

Qnap sticks a 2GHz ARM chip into a NAS box

STORAGE VENDOR Qnap has updated its mainstream range of one, two and four bay network attached storage (NAS) devices by sticking a 2GHz ARM chip into its TS-x19 II models.

British Airways spends up to £32k on Ipads for business flights

AS LOW-COST AIRLINES COLLAPSE leaving travellers stranded on holidays in Spain, British Airways is bucking the trend by spending around £32,000 on adding Ipads to its business flights.

Full Tilt poker loses its gambling license

ONLINE POKER OUTFIT Full Tilt Poker has had its worldwide gambling license revoked.

Google's Chrome will overtake Firefox by 2012

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google might see its Chrome overtake Mozilla's Firefox to become second most popular web browser by 2012.

Betfair criticised over data theft

ONLINE GAMBLING EXCHANGE Betfair has revealed that it was the victim of theft shortly before it was floated.

Microsoft makes $444m a year from Android

MATURE SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft is doing rather well out of patent licences, and according to analysts at Goldman Sachs it makes a decent bit of change from Android alone.

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