EDITOR'S NOTE

Good afternoon,

The latest state of the internet report by content network Akamai has revealed a Sydney suburb with a need for speed.

Riverwood trumped the capital cities on average connection speeds to Akamai servers and on the number of connections above 2 Mbps. We find out why.

Also, a Microsoft flaw linked to Google's hack and a new episode of the Crunch...

-- Ry Crozier

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ry Crozier | January 15, 2010

Riverwood feels the need for internet content access speed.

By Ben Grubb , Munir Kotadia | January 15, 2010

A Queensland bank kicked off the decade with a Y2K-like glitch and Facebook inked a deal with McAfee to help secure its 350m members.

By Jim Finkle | January 15, 2010

Employees tricked into downloading malicious software.

By Ry Crozier | January 15, 2010

Huawei donates kit to project.

By Staff Writers | January 15, 2010

Asia Pacific PC shipments grew by 44.4 percent.

By Iain Thomson | January 15, 2010

Apple users get remote control abilities.

By Iain Thomson | January 15, 2010

Red faces at French campaign to abolish piracy.

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