IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 11/10/2011

Blackberry services suffer a major data outage

A MAJOR FAULT at Canadian Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) services has cut off the internet for millions of its users in Europe, Asia and Africa.

UK Ministry of Defence redaction error exposes military radar secrets

THE UK MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (MoD) found itself in the middle of an embarrassing situation over the weekend after it was discovered that a document about military radar systems was not properly redacted before being made public.

Google+ loses 60 per cent of active users

INTERNET SEARCH GIANT Google has lost over 60 per cent of its active users on its social network Google+, according to a report by Chitika Insights, raising questions about how well it is doing against its rival, Facebook.

US calls in ISPs in Wikileaker hunt

THE US GOVERNMENT is using a special kind of court order in its pursuit of Wikileaks supporter and TOR developer Jacob Appelbaum, and is forcing ISPs including Google to hand over information from his personal accounts.

Energy Secretary apologies after Twitter gaffe

UK ENERGY SECRETARY Chris Huhne has had to apologise after a Twitter gaffe saw him accidently use a public tweet to tip off a journalist.

Lulzsec is still sitting on News Corp emails

NINJA HACKERS Lulzsec might have retired, but its plundered data, including emails from the Sun newspaper, is still out there, according to one of its key members.

An ID theft ring is broken up in New York City

NEW YORK'S finest have broken up a ID theft ring that was working on an international scale.

One million Iphone 4S pre-ordered in 24 hours

FRUIT THEMED Apple has proudly announced that one million pre-orders of its recently announced Iphone 4S have been placed in just 24 hours, which is more than one and a half times as many pre-orders as the Iphone 4.

Asda launches a £5 prepay mobile tariff

UK BUDGET SUPERMARKET Asda has halved the price of its cheapest prepay mobile tariff to £5 as it looks to lure in cash strapped consumers.

Regulator delays UK 4G spectrum auction

UK PLANS to auction off radio spectrum for 4G mobile services have been delayed by telecoms watchdog Ofcom.

Fashion designer launches a Windows Phone

GERMAN FASHION DESIGNER Jil Sander has launched her own Windows Phone 7.5 (WP7.5) Mango handset.

O2 undercuts the competition on Iphone 4S

MOBILE OPERATOR O2 has released Iphone 4S pre-order prices that significantly undercut its rivals' tariffs.

Apple store raided by criminals

LAST NIGHT the Apple Store in London was targeted by thieves.

Samsung updates its app store

KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung has announced the launch of its Premium Samsung Apps Store for Android users.

Ubuntu 11.10 will support ARM processors to take on Red Hat

LINUX VENDOR Canonical has said that Ubuntu 11.10 will be the first to support both x86 and ARM architectures.

Google unveils web programming language Dart

JACK OF ALL TRADES Google has announced an early preview of Dart, its structured programming language for building web applications.

Microsoft touts lean Windows 8 memory usage

SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft has revealed some of the ways it intends to kerb Windows 8 memory usage.

Microsoft relies on Samsung and HTC cash to peddle Windows Phone

FLOUNDERING SMARTPHONE DESIGNER Microsoft has resorted to relying on handset makers to spend more money promoting devices running its Windows Phone operating system in stores.

Yahoo co-founder is trying to buy back the firm

STRUGGLING INTERNET GIANT Yahoo is being spiffed up for a private equity buyout.

RIM introduces Blackberry Tag wireless technology

SMARTPHONE MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has announced Blackberry Tag, its tap and share technology.

Microsoft gets Skype buyout approval in Europe

EUROCRATS HAVE APPROVED Microsoft's purchase of the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communications firm Skype.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 11/10/2011

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