TODAY ON ITNEWS
Security
AFP and Telstra to fight hi-tech crime
By
Staff writers
| December 10, 2008
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Telstra will increase cooperative efforts to reduce hi-tech crimes like identity fraud, phishing, botnet networks and attacks on public and private sector computer networks.
Mobility
More mobile phone makers back Google's Android
By
Jennifer Martinez
| December 11, 2008
Fourteen of the world's largest mobile phone and chip makers, including Sony Ericsson, Vodafone and ARM, joined the Open Handset Alliance on Tuesday to support the Android mobile device platform developed by Google.
Internet
Internode frees ABC iView from download quotas
By
Staff writers
| December 10, 2008
Internode has struck a deal with the ABC to offer unmetered, quota-free streaming of its iView IPTV service to its customers.
Telecommunications
Telstra pilots videoconferencing for remote aged care
By
Staff writers
| December 10, 2008
Telstra is piloting a videoconferencing and IT system at four aged care facilities in NSW and Queensland it hopes will help connect residents to medical specialists and form the basis for a repeatable system that can be rolled out nationwide.
Hardware
Computer mouse hits 40
By
Iain Thomson
| December 11, 2008
The computer mouse is celebrating its 40th anniversary today after first being unveiled by Douglas Engelbart at the Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC) in 1968.
Hardware
Intel: 32nm process is ready to go
By
Daniel Robinson
| December 11, 2008
Intel has completed the development phase of its next-generation manufacturing process that will be used to make 32nm chips, and said it is on track for production in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Security
Computer threats becoming more sophisticated
By
Computing staff
| December 11, 2008
The scale and sophistication of IT security threats increased at an unprecedented rate during 2008, according to a series of end-of-year research studies published last week.
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