Tag: News

Twitter urged to invest in security tools 
By Jim Finkle and Roy Strom | Jul 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Lack of trust in microblogging world.
 
Five newsworthy iPhone apps 
By Darren Winterford | Mar 27, 2010 | Comment Now 
The best news... beyond iTnews!
 
Foxtel app spies on iPhone users 
By Ben Grubb | Dec 7, 2009 | 5 Comments 
Offers no opt-out.
 
Australian MySpace exec to head international unit 
By Natalie Apostolou | Jul 17, 2009 | Comment Now 
Horne climbs ranks during MySpace restructure.
 
Artificially intelligent news reader shuts down 
By Liz Tay | Aug 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
There isn’t space in the online media market for a personalising news aggregator to grow large, an Australian web entrepreneur has claimed.
 
News Corp named as latest Yahoo suitor 
By Shaun Nichols | Feb 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
News Corp has become the latest to have its name added to the list of companies reportedly trying to acquire Yahoo..
 
Google News offers localised results 
By Shaun Nichols | Feb 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
Google has added a 'local' option to Google News allowing users to pull up stories that involve their city or neighbourhood..
 
AI news reader brings academia to the real world 
By Liz Tay | Jan 17, 2008 | Comment Now 
When he found himself staring at a screenful of irrelevant headlines in search of the few news stories of interest, Artificial Intelligence enthusiast Alex North decided that ...
 
FeedBurner premium news feed now free 
By Shaun Nichols | Jul 9, 2007 | Comment Now 
Costs lifted from Stats PRO and MyBrand services.
 
MySpace takes on Digg and Google News 
By Iain Thomson | Apr 23, 2007 | Comment Now 
MySpace is to take on Google and Digg with a news aggregator service that combs the web for stories and allows users to rank their favourites.
 
Nintendo Wii users plug into news 
By Clement James | Jan 30, 2007 | Comment Now 
Free news channel accessed through the next-gen console.
 
Paris Hilton tops Google News rankings 
By Iain Thomson | Dec 21, 2006 | Comment Now 
Hotel heiress emerges as most serched for 'news' term.
 
Dref-N email worm promises breaking news 
By Will Head | Nov 9, 2006 | Comment Now 
Juicy news 'headlines' contain nasty payload.
 
Wired acquires Reddit social news service 
By Tom Sanders | Nov 2, 2006 | Comment Now 
Digg competitor scooped up.
 
Google to appeal Belgian news ruling 
By Matt Chapman | Sep 21, 2006 | Comment Now 
Court sets fines of €1m a day for use of Belgian press headlines.
 
Welcome to the new-look iTnews.com.au 
By Vivienne Fisher | Dec 6, 2004 | Comment Now 
We've given iTnews a facelift and made a range of other improvements, in a move designed to make it quicker and easier for you to find the breaking stories that you're looking for.
 
News analysis: Williams tackles IT portfolio 
By Siobhan Chapman | Nov 3, 2003 | Comment Now 
In a pre-election cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister John Howard has put former Attorney-General Daryl Williams in charge of IT. But what are Williams’ views about taking on the ...
 
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