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Microsoft claims Android licence patent milestone
Microsoft claims Android licence patent milestone
Microsoft now has has licence deals with companies "accounting for over half of all Android devices".
The company announced on its blog that Compal was the latest manufacturer to pay it a fee for each device sold using Google's system software.
Compal is a Taiwanese mobile smartphone and tablet maker that builds devices sold under other companies' brands.
Microsoft said it now has patent deals with ten companies covering their use of Android.
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Researchers warn of new Stuxnet worm
Researchers warn of new Stuxnet worm
Researchers have found evidence that the Stuxnet worm, which alarmed governments around the world, could be about to regenerate.
Stuxnet was a highly complex piece of malware created to spy on and disrupt Iran's nuclear programme.
No-one has identified the worm authors but the finger of suspicion fell on the Israeli and US governments.
The new threat, Duqu, is, according to those who discovered it, "a precursor to a future Stuxnet-like attack".
Its discovery was made public by security firm Symantec, which in turn was alerted to the threat by one of its customers.
The worm was named Duqu because it creates files with the prefix DQ.
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Android debuts Ice Cream Sandwich
Android debuts Ice Cream Sandwich
Google has unveiled the latest version of its industry-leading Android smartphone software.
Ice Cream Sandwich adds a range of new features and a redesigned interface.
The system was launched in partnership with Samsung, whose Galaxy Nexus handset will be the first to use it.
Android's main rival, Apple, released an update to its iOS software last week, although many owners were unable to download it immediately due to overwhelming demand.
Ice Cream Sandwich - also known as Android 4.0 - follows the tradition of naming versions after cakes, confectionary or frozen desserts.
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Leaked Intel roadmap reveals PCIe flash kit
Leaked Intel roadmap reveals PCIe flash kit
Tom's Hardware has reported a leaked Intel storage roadmap that confirms a PCIe flash product is coming, as well as confirming updates across Chipzilla's three flash product families.
According to the slide:
The 700-series high-end products have a Ramsdale PRQ coming by the end of the year. It is a 200GB or 400GB PCIe card using SLC flash. The possibility of Intel bringing out its own PCIe card was mooted earlier this year, with a suggested 34nm process and up to 180,000 random read and 56,000 random write IOPS with 4KB data blocks, and 2.2GB/s sequential reads and 1.8GB/sec sequential writes.
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Web commerce hack attack may 'happen again'
Web commerce hack attack may 'happen again'
A key web security system is no better defended now than when hackers undermined it earlier this year.
So said Taher Elgamal, creator of the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology that is used to keep many different types of web transaction safe.
SSL came under attack in September when hackers stole credentials that let them pose as almost any web firm.
The stolen credentials were used to eavesdrop on the Gmail accounts of about 300,000 people.
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RIM Offers Free Premium Apps to Customers Following Service interruption
Research In Motion Offers Free Premium Apps to Customers Following Service Interruptions
Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that a selection of premium apps worth a total value of more than US $100 will be offered free of charge to subscribers as an expression of appreciation for their patience during the recent service disruptions. The apps will be made available to customers over the coming weeks on BlackBerry® App World and will continue to be available until December 31, 2011.*
Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers, said RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. We truly appreciate and value our relationship with our customers. Weve worked hard to earn their trust over the past 12 years, and were committed to providing the high standard of reliability they expect, today and in the future.
The complete selection of premium apps will become available to...
Microsoft Officially Calls It SQL Server 2012
Microsoft Officially Calls It SQL Server 2012
Microsoft has dropped its "Denali" code name and now calls its next-generation relational database management system "SQL Server 2012."
The company also explained at the SQL PASS Summit being held in Seattle this week that it has advanced to "the final production stages," with final release expected sometime in the first half of 2012.
Other code names associated with the Denali CTP release also were dropped, Microsoft announced. For instance, Microsoft's "Crescent" code-named feature, which offers a simplified way for information workers to create data mashups, is now called "Power View." Microsoft also announced that it has added a new touch capability to Power View, which will allow users to drill down into data via touch-screens.
SQL Server Denali developers who were used to the old "Juneau" code name for Microsoft's integrated development environment can now say hello to Microsoft's...
EU plan to spend billions on boosting broadband speeds
EU plan to spend billions on boosting broadband speeds
The European Commission is set to propose investing almost 9.2bn (£8bn) in a massive rollout of super-fast broadband infrastructure and services across the European Union.
The plan is partly aimed at stimulating further investment in rural broadband.
It is hoped the initiative will also help to create a single market for digital public services.
The Commission has already set targets for improving the speed of home internet connections across the region.
It aims to get all European households on at least 30 megabits per second (Mbps) by 2020, with half the population enjoying more than 100Mbps, so as to make the continent more competitive and productive.
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One in 10 Brits leaves web passwords in their will
One in 10 Brits leaves web passwords in their will
Your gran could pass on her iTunes password along with the family silver as a survey suggests that 11 per cent of Brits have either put internet passwords into their wills or plan to do so.
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Unix creator Dennis Ritchie dies aged 70
Unix creator Dennis Ritchie dies aged 70
Pioneering computer scientist Dennis Ritchie has died after a long illness.
Mr Ritchie was one of the creators of the hugely influential Unix operating system and the equally pioneering C programming language.
A vast number of modern technologies depend on the work he and fellow programmers did on Unix and C in the early days of the computer revolution.
Those paying respects said he was a "titan" of the industry whose influence was largely unknown.
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