The Australian IT
- + Craigslist shuts erotic ads section—CRAIGSLIST appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section. [Link to medi...
- + SouFun float marks Telstra hiatus in China—TELSTRA is charging ahead with the float of its biggest China business. [Link to media]
- + Nile to reveal web use—MORAL crusader Fred Nile says he will share a list of websites accessed using his parliamentary internet account with the public. [Link to media]
- + Samsung, Toshiba unveil 'iPad killers'—COMPETITION to Apple's highly successful iPad has hotted up -- Samsung and Toshiba will start selling tablet PCs in Australia in the fourth quarter. [...
- + Telstra reveals SouFun IPO price—TELSTRA has priced the initial public offering of its Chinese online real estate business SouFun at $US810 million to $US850m. [Link to media]
- + BlackBerry should share data: UN—BLACKBERRY'S Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies access to customer data, the United Nations telecommunications chief said. [L...
- + Sony to compete with iTunes—SONY has announced a new digital music service that would work on internet-connected Sony TVs, Blu-ray players, PlayStation 3's and other devices. [Li...
- + Telstra move worries rivals—THE closure of a South Brisbane telephony exchange has Telstra's competitors fuming. [Link to media]
- + HP wins fierce $2bn battle for 3PAR—HEWLETT-PACKARD has triumphed after a vicious bidding war for control of 3PAR, a data storage company. [Link to media]
- + PM pressing Telstra's buttons—TELSTRA boss David Thodey is privately breathing a little easier at the signs that Julia Gillard will be able to form a government. [Link to media]
- + Nile defends his staffer's porn 'research'—NSW upper house MP and morals crusader Fred Nile yesterday denied he or his staff had "perved" on adult websites [Link to media]
- + Smart card tech to curb problem gambling—KEY independent Andrew Wilkie has struck a deal with Julia Gillard that will see smart card technology used to limit gamblers' losses. [Link to media]
- + Apple launches online movie box—APPLE has pushed into the market for online movie delivery straight to the television set with its latest Apple TV device. [Link to media]
- + Fred Nile denies net porn breaches—NSW Christian Democratic MP Fred Nile says a member of his staff viewed pornographic websites "for just a few seconds'' for research purposes. [L...
- + India tells Google, Skype to set up local servers—INDIA told Google and Skype yesterday that they must set up servers in the country. [Link to media]
- + Gmail prioritises emails—GOOGLE rolled out a new tool this week to help users of its free web-based email service avoid drowning in the floods of digital messages. [Link to me...
- + Sony unveils e-readers—SONY has finally entered the burgeoning Australian e-reader market with a brace of touch screen models under $300. [Link to media]
- + Sony unveils e-readers—SONY has finally entered the burgeoning Australian e-reader market with a brace of touch screen models under $300. [Link to media]
- + ANZ offers free payments on iPhone—ANZ Bank's iPhone customers will be able to transfer money to anyone with a mobile phone free of charge, thanks to a new application dubbed goMoney. [...
- + Apple in aggressive push into TV—APPLE chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled a new device that can deliver US99-cent ($1.09) rentals of TV shows over the internet. [Link to media]
- + Keneally loses another minister—The NSW government has been rocked after revelations Ports Minister Paul McLeay visited adult and gambling sites on his work computer. [Link to media]
- + Chinese writer who took on Google—THE grunge writer from Shanghai who challenged Google and contributed to the online company's decision to get out of China has no regrets. [Link to me...
- + Number's up for phone thief—A MAN who bought a mobile phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car, tipped off police, who arrested a man. [Link to...
- + Acer unveils Android phones—ACER has jumped into the tough end of the burgeoning smartphone market, launching a range of Android powered phones without a telco partner. [Link to ...
- + Telstra offers tech knowhow, home visits—TELSTRA could soon be bringing a new brand of customer service to your front door. [Link to media]
- + Australia behind on e-health: HealthLink—NEW Zealand continues to outpace on e-health Australia still grapples with key design, funding and planning issues. [Link to media]
- + CBA banks on real-time boost—COMMONWEALTH Bank has set the ambitious target of slashing the cost-to-income ratio for its retail banking to the lowest in the world. [Link to media]
- + Business leaders call for NBN—A GROUP of telecommunications executives yesterday made an 11th-hour plea to independent MPs over the National Broadband Network. [Link to media]
- + iSoft's CEO quits after $383m plunge—ISOFT chief executive Gary Cohen has quit less than three months after relinquishing the chairman role after a horror full-year result. [Link to media...
- + MySpace gets in tune with Facebook—MYSPACE has begun letting users synchronise updates with Facebook, the web superstar that supplanted the firm that once ruled in that arena. [Link to ...
- + RIM averts India BlackBerry ban—INDIA will put off blocking BlackBerry services for two months after Research In Motion agreed to allow more government access to encrypted email. [Li...
- + Broadband ranks low in Kennedy—BOB Katter won't find a single paragraph devoted to broadband in a briefing prepared by two local government officials. [Link to media]
- + iSoft CEO steps down after poor result—ISOFT Group chief Gary Cohen has stepped down as part of a review after a horror full-year result. [Link to media]
- + Intel nabs Infineon wireless unit—INTEL is buying the wireless communications unit of Germany's Infineon Technologies AG for $US1.4 billion ($1.57bn) in cash. [Link to media]
- + Telstra relaxed whoever wins—TELSTRA chief executive David Thodey says the outcome of the federal election will have no immediate impact on the beleaguered telco's plans. [Link to...
- + Telstra to double speeds on Next G—CORPORATE and business customers on Telstra's Next G wireless broadband network could soon be downloading files at twice their current speeds. [Link t...
- + Satyam bounces back from scandal—MAHINDRA Satyam has managed to nab eight new enterprise customers in Australia despite being embroiled in India's largest corporate fraud scandal. [Li...
- + People First report delivered—CONSULTANCY Ernst & Young has delivered a highly anticipated report into NSW's People First project that aims to slash $565 million in IT costs. [...
- + E-health funding enough for a prototype—THE $500 million committed by Labor for e-health records is not enough for a full national rollout. [Link to media]
- + CSIRO cashes in on chips—US chipmaker Marvell Technology Group has capitulated to the CSIRO's demands for royalties on the government research agency's WiFi patent.
- + Jobs back on offer in rejuvenated market—THE IT employment sector is enjoying a "honeymoon" period with realistic rates making business inclined to hire, a new survey shows. [Link t...
- + IT faces squeeze in new syllabus—THE federal government is planning to reduce the hours of computing studies for high school students.
- + NBN top priority for Wilkie—KEY independent Andrew Wilkie has named completion of Tasmania's National Broadband Network in a list of requirements to win his support. [Link to med...
- + Wildfire won't burn hole in your pocket—IF HTC's Wildfire were a person it would wear a blue singlet and sweat hard for a living. [Link to media]
- + Doubts on value of records in emergency— THE oft-touted summary care record that would save the lives of unconscious patients in emergency situations was a myth. [Link to media]
- + Games old and new for iPhone and iPad—ONE typically thinks of iPhone and iPad games apps as based on high-resolution graphics, fast action, and Jedi-style characters and weapons. [Link to ...
- + Bluetooth option for friendlier keyboard—SMARTPHONE buyers split between opting for a hard keyboard phone or a touch screen-only phone have a fresh option. [Link to media]
- + Apple patent to catch jailbreakers—APPLE users can be a paranoid lot. [Link to media]
- + Diner chain succeeds with spreadsheets—THERE are about 90 staff working across six Subway restaurants on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. [Link to media]
- + Internode to start FetchTV trial—INTERNODE has confirmed its plans to launch a trial of internet-delivered pay-TV service FetchTV by the end of September. [Link to media]
- + ACMA awaits SBS report on 3D TV—THE communications watchdog is waiting for a report from SBS on the impact of 3D TV trial broadcasts from May of rugby league and football games. [Lin...
- + Oxford Dictionary faces web-only future—IT weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventually slim down to ...
- + PR firm wrote iTunes 'reviews'—A PUBLIC relations firm has agreed to settle charges that it had staff pose as unbiased videogame buyers and post reviews on iTunes. [Link to media]
- + HP offer 'superior', says 3Par—3PAR says a newly raised acquisition offer by Hewlett-Packard was "superior" to that made by Dell, amid a bidding war between the PC giants....
- + NBN doubts hit property developments—UNCERTAINTY overLabor's $43 billion National Broadband Network is causing chaos in new commercial and residential property projects. [Link to media]
- + FetchTV proves a big hit at iiNet—INTERNET service provider iiNet's trial of internet-delivered pay-TV service FetchTV has been a resounding success, according to iiNet. [Link to media...
- + Tanner still gets minister's salary—LINDSAY Tanner is still being paid an annual salary of $235,704 under caretaker provisions despite the fact he is no longer a Labor MP. [Link to media...
- + Morgan Stanley expands e-trading—MORGAN Stanley is undertaking an expansion of its local broking operations through the launch of new electronic trading capabilities. [Link to media]
- + BBC to slash website spending—THE BBC will cut the amount it spends on news websites by 25 per cent over the coming year. [Link to media]
- + Piracy targeted in ad campaign—A NATIONWIDE ad campaign begins today, asking Australians if they are "accidental pirates". [Link to media]
- + Morgan Stanley expands e-trading—MORGAN Stanley is undertaking an expansion of its local broking operations through the launch of new electronic trading capabilities. [Link to media]
- + Paper tigers see iPad users as main course—LAST week, John Hartigan challenged print media executives and journalists to embrace new technology. [Link to media]
- + Microsoft co-founder in patent war—A FIRM run by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple, Google, Facebook and 8 other companies alleging they are violating patents. [Link to med...
- + Facebook ducks porn queries—Facebook has not indicated if it will station staff in Australia, following its alleged failure to report a pornography network. [Link to media]
- + Johnston-Pell out of Telstra—TWO months after Telstra reshuffled its marketing team it has confirmed former brands marketing chief Amanda Johnston-Pell is leaving the company. [Li...
- + Gmail phone service raises eyebrows—SOME Australians have discovered Google has trawled through personal email archives as it set up access to its new Gmail web phone service. [Link to m...
- + RIM extends olive branch to India—BLACKBERRY maker Research In Motion is prepared to set up an industry forum to resolve security concerns in India. [Link to media]
- + Mallesons, Clayton Utz block gossip site—TWO of Australia's most prestigious law firms banned a workplace gossip website after it criticised management and mocked staff. [Link to media]
- + Queensland leads way on e-health—A PAPERLESS computer monitoring system will help doctors care for premature babies at a Brisbane hospital, in an Australian first. [Link to media]
- + Facebook lax on child porn—THE Australian Federal Police has accused Facebook of failing to reveal the activities of an international child pornography syndicate on its site. [L...
- + Dutch millionaire behind One.Tel action—DUTCH multi-millionaire Louis Reytenbagh has been named as the mystery backer of the $244 million One.Tel legal action. [Link to media]
- + Telstra drops Yellow Pages play for Asia—TELSTRA has decided not to participate in the auction of the New Zealand Yellow Pages, preferring to seek higher growth in Asia. [Link to media]
- + MacTel rings up profit jump—MACQUARIE Telecom's booming website hosting business has helped propel full-year net profit 70 per cent higher to $10.4 million. [Link to media]
- + The Australian's iPad app wins honour—THE Australian's expansion into the digital realm has been recognised by a panel of international judges. [Link to media]
- + The Australian's iPad app wins honour—THE Australian's expansion into the digital realm has been recognised by a panel of international judges. [Link to media]
- + The Australian's iPad app tops award—THE Australian's iPad app has won the innovation in digital publishing award at this year's Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association awards. [Li...
- + Vic bushfire system to get $21.5m—VICTORIANS have been promised real-time access to bushfire predictions online, but not this season. [Link to media]
- + Japan develops 'touchable' 3D TV—A 3D television system that allows users to touch, pinch or poke images floating in front of them has been developed in Japan. [Link to media]
- + Unleash your creativity: Hartigan—NEWS Limited chief John Hartigan has argued mobile technologies have created a "tipping point" that requires journalists to be more entrepre...
- + Coles says no to online pricing—SUPERMARKET giant Coles should reconsider its decision not to publish its in-store grocery prices online, a leading consumer group says. [Link to medi...
- + Macquarie Telecom profit surges 70pc—MACQUARIE Telecom posted a 70 per cent surge in full-year net profit today, giving its stock a lift of more than 5 per cent at the ASX. [Link to media...
- + Flash drive crippled Pentagon—THE most serious cyber attack on US military's networks came from a tainted flash drive in 2008, forcing the Pentagon to review its digital security. ...
- + Apple to update iPod line—APPLE is planning a September 1 event where an updated iPod line-up is expected but speculation is rife Apple TV could get a facelift. [Link to media]
- + Google challenges Skype in web calls—GOOGLE has unveiled a way for web users in the US to make calls through its Gmail email service. [Link to media]
- + Election stalemate hurts Telstra—A GLOBAL asset management firm says Telstra is "uninvestable" as the telco continues to be plagued by election uncertainty and as its shares...
- + WikiLeaks smear claims 'nonsense'—A LAWYER for two Swedish women says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sexually molested his clients. [Link to media]
- + NBN under scrutiny by country MPs—INDEPENDENT MP Tony Windsor has questioned the $43 billion National Broadband Network price tag, describing it as a "fictitious number". [Li...
- + Microsoft eyes app developers—MICROSOFT wants the developer armies assembled at this year's Tech Ed conference to quickly crank up app ammo for its forthcoming Phone 7 offering. [L...
- + Huawei backs NBN—HUAWEI won't abandon plans to partner with Victoria's RMIT on a new high-speed broadband training centre if Labor's $43 billion NBN plan is scrapped. ...
- + Apple, Disney to rent shows for 99c—APPLE is in discussions with major TV companies to offer 99-cent ($1.12) rentals of television episodes, people familiar with the situation said. [Lin...
- + Global fund shuns Telstra shares—A GLOBAL financial management group with assets worth over $21 billion says there is too much uncertainty to consider investing in Telstra. [Link to m...
- + Toshiba to launch first glasses-free 3D TV—TOSHIBA plans to market the world's first 3D television that does not need special glasses later this year, a report said on Tuesday. [Link to media]
- + Political deadlock keeps NBN contracts on hold—THE body building the proposed $43 billion National Broadband Network has put a freeze on its tendering and hiring processes. [Link to media]
- + NBN research in limbo—A FOG of uncertainty is settling over Australia's internet research efforts as the prospect of a future without Labor's $43 billion NBN becomes more r...
- + Amcom picks up speed thanks to iiNet—FIBRE network player Amcom Telecommunications has boosted its full-year profit 42 per cent to $17.3 million. [Link to media]
- + Tanner to give 'thought leadership'—FORMER finance minister Lindsay Tanner has begun his professional life after politics. [Link to media]
- + Carbon emissions researcher captures prize—DEANNA D'Alessandro's groundbreaking work on capturing carbon emissions has garnered her a science prize. [Link to media]
- + Tanner joins Victoria University—FORMER federal finance minister Lindsay Tanner has been appointed the inaugural Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University. [Link to media]
- + TV cables as quick as NBN—IF the national broadband network ever gets built, it promises network speeds of 100 megabits per second. [Link to media]
- + 3Par bidding war just the start—HEWLETT-Packard's counterbid for 3Par could potentially spoil a key opportunity for rival Dell to improve a weak spot: skinny margins. [Link to media]
- + BlackBerry firm leads music revolution—A SMALL Australian mobile software firm could be behind the biggest upheaval of the global music industry since BitTorrent. [Link to media]
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