IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 15/10/2011

Intel says it's not leaving the TV business after all

CHIPMAKER Intel is not withdrawing completely from the TV business, but has decided to shift its attention to set-top boxes and content gateways.

US SEC lays out cyber attack reporting guidelines

THE US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) is requiring companies to report cyber attacks against their computer infrastructures and the cost associated with them in order to put cyber security risks into context for investors.

Occupy Wall Street crackdown is postponed

PLANS TO CLEAR Zuccotti Park of Occupy Wall Street protesters have been postponed.

KKR, Blackstone and others want to buy Yahoo

SEVERAL PRIVATE EQUITY GROUPS are considering placing bids to buy the ailing internet portal Yahoo.

Social Security Administration fails to disclose data breaches involving SSNs

THE US SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA) hasn't bothered to notify people who have had their personal information and Social Security numbers exposed because they were wrongfully listed as dead in its database.

Anonymous is legion, leaderless, and better than you think

THE HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous is only showing a small sample of its security and hacking skills, according to a panel of security experts including ex-HBGary Federal president Aaron Barr.

Apple might sell four million Iphone 4S this weekend

FLOGGER OF SHINY TOYS Apple could sell as many as four million of its latest Iphone 4S smartphones this weekend.

Samsung loses on Apple ban in the Netherlands

KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung had its request for a ban on Apple products turned down in a Dutch court today.

What Steve Ballmer said at Dell World

SHY AND SOFTLY SPOKEN Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has graced the Dell World conference with his enthusiasm and used his stage time to talk up Skype, Lync, Windows and Windows 8.

No one is buying Apple Iphone 4S queue spaces

A GROUP OF PEOPLE hoping to sell their spots in the queue for an Iphone 4S might have to go home with neither phone or cash, according to a report on CNN.

Apple Iphone 4S hands-on

First INQpressions
THE IPHONE 4S doesn't look any different from its predecessor, but like they say, it's what's inside that counts.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak camps overnight for an Iphone 4S

APPLE CO-FOUNDER Steve Wozniak has queued overnight at an Apple store to be one of the first to buy the Iphone 4S.

Dutch judge will make Samsung and Apple decision today

A JUDGE in the Netherlands will make a decision today on whether patent battlers Samsung and Apple will be able to keep fighting their continuing war in the region.

Sony Ericsson will make only smartphones from next year

PHONE MAKER Sony Ericsson has announced that it will make only smartphones next year.

T’was the night before the Iphone 4S release

LAST NIGHT PEOPLE were queuing up for the chance to buy an Iphone 4S, or perhaps they were out just to enjoy the company of strangers.

Blackberry users queue up for Apple Iphone 4S

THE INQUIRER popped down to the Apple store earlier today where we found Blackberry users waiting to switch to the Iphone 4S.

US Judge blurs Apple and Samsung patent debate

A US JUDGE has decided that although Samsung's Galaxy tablets infringe Apple Ipad patents, Apple might not be able to prove they are valid.

SSD MLC cells move into the enterprise high end

Analysis
MULTI-LEVEL CELL (MLC) flash-based solid state disk drives were, until recently, considered more of a consumer device choice, since their read and write performance, as well as expected lifetime in terms of number of writes before the cell is gone, were quite a bit behind the standard SLC (Single Level Cell) devices seen in entereprise class SSD units.

Apple Iphone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II head to head review

APPLE AND SAMSUNG are bitter rivals in the consumer technology market, so here we pit their flagship smartphones against each other.

Apple Iphone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II head to head

First INQpressions
APPLE AND SAMSUNG are bitter rivals in the consumer technology market, so here we pit their flagship smartphones against each other.

RIM has restored its network systems

CANADIAN COMMUNICATIONS FIRM Research in Motion (RIM) has its Blackberry services back up and running across the world after a major outage, the company has confirmed.

Microsoft brings heat maps to Windows 8 task manager

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft will include a heat map in the Windows 8 task manager in a bid to highlight potential problem applications.

Google's income grows by a third as it claims 40 million Google+ users

INTERNET ADVERTISING BROKER Google announced that it raked in just shy of $10bn in the third quarter of 2011.

IRS looks into Google's tax avoidance techniques

UNCLE SAM is looking into Google's finances to see how it avoided paying federal income taxes.

Siri on Iphone 4S falls short in the UK

THE INQUIRER has got its hands on an Iphone 4S and discovered that its Siri voice control software can't search local businesses in the UK.

Microsoft flogs Android and Chrome licenses to Quanta

PATENT ROYALTY COLLECTOR Microsoft has inked yet another Android patent agreement, this time with original design manufacturer (ODM) Quanta.

Microsoft flogs Android and Chrome licences to Quanta

PATENT ROYALTY COLLECTOR Microsoft has inked yet another Android patent agreement, this time with original design manufacturer (ODM) Quanta.

How not to wipe your Iphone when upgrading to IOS 5

THE RACE to get hold of an Iphone 4S is on, but for the millions of existing Iphone users, the last couple of days have seen a different challenge to overcome - successfully updating your device to IOS 5.

Tim Berners-Lee calls for internet security improvements

WEB PIONEER Tim Berners-Lee painted a bleak picture of internet security in his closing speech at the RSA Security Conference in London yesterday.

Hands on with Apple’s IOS 5

AFTER A FEW HOURS of error messages update we finally managed to download Apple's IOS 5 upgrade on the Iphone 4 last night, and we have to say, it's a big improvement.

Hands on: with Apple’s IOS 5

AFTER A FEW HOURS of error messages update we finally managed to download Apple's IOS 5 upgrade on the Iphone 4 last night, and we have to say, it's a big improvement.

The INQUIRER hosts Mozilla’s #AOPHD

THE INQUIRER was the proud host of day one of Mozilla's Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Hack Day.

The INQUIRER hosts Mozilla’s AOP Hack Day

THE INQUIRER was the proud host of day one of Mozilla's Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Hack Day.

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 15/10/2011

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