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Lenovo eyes Packard Bell for acquisition

Lenovo eyes Packard Bell for acquisition

The Chinese computer giant said it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an independent third party to explore the possibilities of acquiring the European PC company.
Staff Writers Aug 9 2007 2:43PM Hardware
Sony rapped by ASA over PS3 ad

Sony rapped by ASA over PS3 ad

A recent Sony ad campaign for its PlayStation 3 console was slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) as it could be seen "to condone or glamorise violence or anti-social behaviour, especially among young people".
Staff Writers Aug 9 2007 12:01PM Hardware
Aussie businesses suffer during network outages

Aussie businesses suffer during network outages

A mere five minute corporate network outage has huge implications for Australian businesses and is a worrying concern for IT professionals according to the Radware ‘Application-Smart Networking’ survey on iTnews.com.au recently.
Staff Writers Aug 9 2007 11:13AM Networking
Blizzard announces new WoW expansion

Blizzard announces new WoW expansion

Blizzard has given details of the newest expansion to its hugely popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
Staff Writers Aug 8 2007 1:14PM Software
Unixpac named as the Australian distributor for Mi5 Networks

Unixpac named as the Australian distributor for Mi5 Networks

IT security distributor, Unixpac has picked up Mi5 Networks, a web security
gateway vendor.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2007 3:49PM Security
Nortel and Urban Wimax team up for 4G

Nortel and Urban Wimax team up for 4G

Nortel and Urban Wimax have teamed up to prove the technical viability of so-called 4G mobile Wimax as a successor to 3G across Western Europe, ahead of the UK's spectrum auction in early 2008.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2007 6:47AM Networking
Poll: Voters say ‘no’ to politicians on YouTube

Poll: Voters say ‘no’ to politicians on YouTube

Politicians using YouTube videos as campaigning tools are not drawing the interest of Australian voters according to an iTNews.com.au poll.
Staff Writers Aug 3 2007 2:21PM Software
Researchers create carbon net to catch toxic gases

Researchers create carbon net to catch toxic gases

Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a way of using ultra thin layers of carbon to detect even a single molecule of a toxic gas.
Staff Writers Aug 2 2007 12:47PM Hardware
Mobile providers move to stamp out rogue practices

Mobile providers move to stamp out rogue practices

Mobile phone providers are attempting to stamp out misleading sales and marketing practices with a new industry code of practice, backed by the industry watchdog Ofcom.
Staff Writers Aug 2 2007 11:20AM Telco/ISP
iTunes hits three billion song mark

iTunes hits three billion song mark

iTunes users have downloaded over three billion songs from Apple's online music store.
Staff Writers Aug 2 2007 10:45AM Software
HMV sells off Japanese business

HMV sells off Japanese business

High street retailer HMV has sold of its business in Japan to DSM Investments for 17 billion Yen (A$166M).
Staff Writers Aug 1 2007 10:39AM Strategy
BigAir goes metropolitan with WiMax

BigAir goes metropolitan with WiMax

ASX-listed wireless broadband provider BigAir Group Limited has announced one of its first metropolitan WiMAX networks, deploying Airspan Networks’ 5.8GHz MicroMAX base stations to Sydney and Melbourne.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 2:13PM Telco/ISP
Sony and Sky join forces to deliver video on demand to PSP

Sony and Sky join forces to deliver video on demand to PSP

Sony and Sky have formed a joint venture company to bring on-demand entertainment content to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in the UK and Ireland.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 1:03PM Hardware
Sony champions TV for the blind

Sony champions TV for the blind

Sony has launched an international campaign to improve television products and services for blind and partially sighted people.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 11:00AM Hardware
Mobile email will eventually kill SMS say analysts

Mobile email will eventually kill SMS say analysts

There will be 350 million business and consumer users with access to wireless email by 2010, according to analyst firm Gartner, equating to 20 percent of all email accounts.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 7:07AM Telco/ISP
Local HR software firm booms in WA

Local HR software firm booms in WA

West Australian enterprise software specialist Management Information Systems has won over three new companies from various verticals.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2007 2:57PM Software
Spammers claim 'Life is beautiful'

Spammers claim 'Life is beautiful'

Spammers have launched a widespread malicious spam campaign which contains a ZIP attachment to a so-called screensaver.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2007 2:47PM Security
Toshiba touts wireless docking station

Toshiba touts wireless docking station

Toshiba has unveiled a wireless ultra wide band port replicator allowing UWB-enabled laptops to connect wirelessly to a range of peripherals including an external monitor.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2007 1:30PM Hardware
CentricMinds passes 50,000 user milestone

CentricMinds passes 50,000 user milestone

Local enterprise software specialist CentricMinds has announced that its content management system now supports around 50,000 active users worldwide.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2007 1:24PM Software
Cisco identifies mobile working psyche

Cisco identifies mobile working psyche

Many businesses are in danger of bungling mobile working initiatives through poor management, a failure to communicate adequately and the recruitment of " inappropriate personalities", according to new research commissioned by Cisco.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2007 7:59AM Training & Development

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