IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 02/06/2012

Intel's Medfield finally tips up in Orange San Diego

MOBILE OPERATOR Orange has announced the San Diego, the first smartphone to arrive in the UK with an Intel processor.

Adata releases a 40MB/s microSD UHS-I card

FLASH MEMORY VENDOR Adata has launched a 32GB UHS-1 microSD card offering 40MB/s write bandwidth.

Apple seeks to hire a pizza cook

FRUIT THEMED Apple is, bizarrely, seeking to hire a pizza cook, a role that could be linked to the construction of its new campus.

Microsemi denies backdoor claims

CHIP MAKER Microsemi has denied suggestions that it built a backdoor into a processor used by the US military that could give Chinese hackers access to its systems.

RIAA tackles Google on ‘piracy’ takedowns

MUSIC CARTEL FRONT the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has given Google a nudge and asked it to do more in the fight against so-called 'piracy'.

Vint Cerf and Google want a .lol domain

INTERNET COMPANY Google has outlined its plans for generic top-level domains (gTLDs), including its desire for a .lol domain.

Virgin Media lists 82 London Tube stations to get WiFi

BROADBAND NETWORK Virgin Media has revealed 82 London Tube stations that will get WiFi access in time for the Olympic Games, with Oxford Circus, King's Cross, London Bridge, Stratford and Victoria among some of the most notable locations to come online.

Samsung Galaxy S3 review

Product Samsung Galaxy S3
Website Samsung Galaxy S3
Specifications 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos processor, Mali-400MP GPU, 1GB of RAM, Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), Touchwiz 4.0 user interface, 4.8in 720x1280 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass, 16/32/64GB of internal storage with microSD support for up to 64GB, Dropbox, 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED Flash, face detection and simultaneous HD 1080p video and image recording, 1.9MP front camera with HD video, stereo FM radio with RDS, HSDPA 21Mbit/s, WiFi 02.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, 2100mAh battery, 136.6x70.6x8.6mm, 133g
Price £499 SIM free for the 16GB model

Orange San Diego hands-on review

THE INQUIRER attended UK mobile operator Orange's launch of its San Diego smartphone and got some hands-on time with the Intel powered device ahead of its 6 June release.

Red Hat will pay Verisign to sign Fedora for Microsoft's UEFI Secure Boot

LINUX VENDOR Red Hat will pay Verisign to sign Fedora 18 so it can work with Microsoft's UEFI Secure Boot.

Samsung open sources Galaxy S3 source code

SMARTPHONE VENDOR Samsung has open sourced its Android 4.0 operating system implementation found on its Galaxy S3 smartphones.

Oracle strikes out in its lawsuit against Google over Android

GOOGLE has won an apparently decisive legal victory over Oracle in the two companies' legal battle over Google's use of Java in the Android mobile operating system.

HTC Desire C arrives in UK for £13 a month

NUMERICALLY NAMED MOBILE NETWORK Three has started selling HTC's cheap and cheerful Desire C handset, beating rival mobile operators to the punch.

Amazon brings one-click purchasing to Windows Phone

ONLINE RETAIL GIANT Amazon has released a mobile shopping app for Windows Phone handsets, which might boost the popularity of the Microsoft powered smartphones.

Microsoft’s Windows 8 preview release is available

SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft has given people their first real taste of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system with a release preview that is now available.

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Saturday, June 2, 2012

IT News Head Lines (THE INQUIRER) 02/06/2012

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