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Internet
Bottle Domains customers caught in security scare
By
Ry Crozier
| February 10, 2009
The Australian Federal Police is investigating a security breach at Australian registrar Bottle Domains that may have exposed an unknown number of account and domain name passwords.
Hardware
Intel to invest US$7 bln in new plants
By
Staff Writers
| February 11, 2009
Intel plans to invest US$7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities in the United States that make faster, smaller chips that consume less energy.
Hardware
IBM to build Europe's most powerful supercomputer
By
Iain Thomson
| February 11, 2009
IBM has announced plans to build Europe's most powerful supercomputer, which will be installed at the Forschungszentrum Juelich research centre in Germany.
Internet
Google PowerMeter tracks home juice use
By
Rosalie Marshall
| February 11, 2009
Google wants consumers to have direct access to real-time electricity information, and has developed plans for a PowerMeter tool while setting forth its latest agenda for the development of a "smarter" electricity grid.
Software
No escaping homework for Singapore computer whiz-kid
By
Kash Cheong
| February 11, 2009
He's made headlines for his computer programming skills, but nine-year-old Singaporean Lim Ding Wen is only allowed to play with his desktop for just two hours a day, and provided he's finished his homework.
Networking
IT managers losing control of the network
By
Ian Williams
| February 11, 2009
As much as 40 per cent of company bandwidth is being used for recreational or non business-critical applications, according to a recent survey by network optimisation firm Blue Coat Systems.
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