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BREAKING NEWS
Business
ACMA gives green light for more subliminal ads
By
Staff writers
| October 14, 2008
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has ruled that an advertisement lasting three frames or more isn't officially subliminal.
Software
Government asked to subsidise virtualisation
By
Ry Crozier
| October 14, 2008
VMware will lobby the Australian government to offer incentives to business to encourage adoption of virtualisation technology.
Business
Bush signs controversial anti-piracy law
By
Staff Writers
| October 14, 2008
U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law on Monday a controversial bill that would stiffen penalties for movie and music piracy at the federal level.
Security
UK Ministry of Defence data loss total could hit 1.7 million
By
Shaun Nichols
| October 14, 2008
A recent data breach in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) could prove to be much worse than originally feared, losing the personal details of nearly 2 million members of the armed forces.
Telecommunications
Mobile phone 25 years old today
By
Iain Thomson
| October 14, 2008
The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was built by a team headed by Dr. Martin Cooper, a general manager for the systems division at Motorola, and he is widely creditied with making the first mobile phone call.
Business
Oasis outsources disaster recovery
By
Staff writers
| October 14, 2008
Oasis Asset Management is said to have signed the largest outsourced virtual disaster recovery deal in Australia.
Business
CSIRO launches Mandarin podcasts
By
Staff writers
| October 14, 2008
The CSIRO has launched a series of podcasts in Mandarin language to promote Australian science and industry to a potential audience of 1.2 billion people worldwide.
Internet
Researchers use Open Source virtual world for language teaching
By
Staff writers
| October 14, 2008
An international team of researchers is using a wireless Open Source virtual world to help promote language learning and let students practice.
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