Daily Archives: November 20, 2011

Regulator clamps down on fake mobile phones

Regulator clamps down on fake mobile phones

Etisalat and du to suspend all services to users from January 1 Abu Dhabi: UAE telcommunication service providers etisalat and du will suspend all services to mobile phone subscribers who are using counterfeit handsets as of January 1, it was announced at a news conference here yesterday. “Users of fake devices will be imminently contacted … Continued

Oracle: Reports of Itanium’s life greatly exaggerated

Oracle: Reports of Itanium’s life greatly exaggerated

A wafer of Itanium 9300 processors.(Credit: Intel) Oracle filed court papers this week alleging that a “secret” deal between Itanium developers HP and Intel is the only reason for the continued existence of the chip–for which the business-software giant is ending its support. “HP has secretly contracted with Intel to keep churning out Itaniums so … Continued

MacBook Air, Ultrabook spell doom for optical drive

MacBook Air, Ultrabook spell doom for optical drive

HP’s new 13-inch Folio Ultrabook. As with the MacBook Air, a built-in optical drive is not an option.(Credit: Hewlett-Packard) With Apple likely forgoing optical drives across all or most of its MacBooks, and Ultrabooks doing the same, it’s no surprise that the venerable whirring drive will spin away, albeit gradually, into obscurity. Next to go … Continued

YouTube Video Prompts Calls for UC Davis Chancellor’s Resignation

YouTube Video Prompts Calls for UC Davis Chancellor’s Resignation

The Faculty Association at the University of California, Davis, is calling for the resignation of chancellor Linda Katehi after a YouTubevideo surfaced showing police pepper spraying passive Occupy Wall Street protesters. “The Chancellor’s authorization of the use of police force to suppress the protests by students and community members speaking out on behalf of our … Continued

Police Pepper Spray Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Police Pepper Spray Occupy Wall Street Protesters

A disturbing video of passive Occupy Wall Street protesters at University of California, Davis, getting pepper sprayed by police made the rounds Saturday afternoon on YouTube. By mid-afternoon, several versions of the video, shot on Friday, were being circulated. In the video above, an officer displays the pepper spray can before spraying it at protesters … Continued