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iPhone outclocked by MP3-playing sibling

iPhone outclocked by MP3-playing sibling

Apple's iPhone is being upstaged by the outfit's second generation Coldplaying Ipod.
Nick Farrell Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Hardware
Only one in five video games make a decent profit

Only one in five video games make a decent profit

Only 20 per cent of released video games ever make sizable profit according to analysis outfit Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR).
Sylvie Barak Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Software
Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

American company Luxottica Retail, the former owner of the Things Remembered stores seemed to have forgotten to have the right amount of security on the company mainframe.
Nick Farrell Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Security
Notebook makers mull Intel and ARM hybrids

Notebook makers mull Intel and ARM hybrids

It's no secret that ARM has wanted to get one up on Intel in the netbook market, but it seems now that makers of little laptops might be willing to accommodate, with talk of hybrid ARM/Intel netbooks just around the corner.
Sylvie Barak Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Hardware
Social networking juror kicked out of court

Social networking juror kicked out of court

Criminals are expected to face up to their actions in court, but trial by Facebook is not an option, apparently, as a British juror discovered after being booted out for running a poll on the social not-working site to determine the defendants’ guilt.
Sylvie Barak Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Software
Online spending drops for the first time

Online spending drops for the first time

Online monitoring company ComScore is reporting that spending online has dropped for the first time since records began.
Iain Thomson Nov 26 2008 3:34PM Financial Services
Telstra baits Government with NBN ‘detail’ carrot

Telstra baits Government with NBN ‘detail’ carrot

Telstra will hold the government to ransom by submitting a ‘proposal’ to build a $9.7 billion National Broadband Network but withholding more detailed bid documents.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2008 1:27PM Telco/ISP
ACMA response to Hyarchis alleged spam breach

ACMA response to Hyarchis alleged spam breach

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a detailed response to claims by Hyarchis that its formal warning over alleged spam activities was unfair.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2008 12:52PM Telco/ISP
SMS ‘confirmations’ put Hyarchis in hot water: ACMA

SMS ‘confirmations’ put Hyarchis in hot water: ACMA

ACMA has released the content of alleged spam SMS messages sent by Hyarchis and suggested that if they had been ‘purely factual’ there may not have been grounds to issue a formal warning.
Ry Crozier Nov 26 2008 12:50PM Telco/ISP
Trial of accused Palin email hacker delayed

Trial of accused Palin email hacker delayed

The student charged with accessing former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email will go to trial in April.
Dan Kaplan Nov 26 2008 9:56AM Security
ICANN to transfer 281,000 domains to new registrar

ICANN to transfer 281,000 domains to new registrar

Following the termination of domain registrar EstDomains' accreditation, ICANN announced it will transfer 281,000 domains to an approved provider.
Dan Kaplan Nov 26 2008 9:56AM Security
Facebook wins record spam payout

Facebook wins record spam payout

Social networking giant Facebook has been awarded a hefty US$837m judgment against a Canadian spammer under the US Can-Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2008 9:46AM Security
Lenovo taps SMS for laptop security

Lenovo taps SMS for laptop security

Lenovo is to offer the ability to lock down its ThinkPad laptops remotely by text message..
Daniel Robinson Nov 26 2008 9:46AM Security
Disaster recovery best practices

Disaster recovery best practices

Forrester Research's Rudiger Krojnewski offers advice on building a robust business continuity plan.
Rudiger Krojnewski Nov 26 2008 6:29AM Strategy
Google spins its way out of lay-offs

Google spins its way out of lay-offs

Redundancy is a dirty word in Silicon Valley at the moment and Google, claiming immunity from recession, has been trying to hold off saying it with the help of a legal loophole.
Sylvie Barak Nov 26 2008 6:26AM Strategy
Enterprise search no longer a black art

Enterprise search no longer a black art

Enterprise search buyers are finally being offered products that are easier to configure, install and implement, according to new research by independent analyst firm CMS Watch.
Phil Muncaster Nov 26 2008 6:16AM Software
Apple sued over iPhone web browser

Apple sued over iPhone web browser

Apple is being sued by a small US firm for allegedly infringing on a patent covering web browsing technology.
Iain Thomson Nov 26 2008 6:16AM Software
Pentagon recalls USB sticks over virus fears

Pentagon recalls USB sticks over virus fears

The Pentagon has banned the use of portable USB drives after fears that they are being used to propagate viruses.
Iain Thomson Nov 26 2008 6:16AM Security
Ballmer to testify in Vista Capable case

Ballmer to testify in Vista Capable case

Ballmer earlier issued a statement saying that he was not involved in the case, instead naming two other Microsoft managers, both of whom have since left the company, as the prime movers in the Vista Capable campaign.
Iain Thomson Nov 25 2008 3:39PM Software
Can Quark XPress win back customers?

Can Quark XPress win back customers?

Can Quark XPress claw its way back into the desktop publishing space? iTnews talks to Alex Nemeth, regional business director A/NZ, about Quark XPress 8 – and why users should give it another look.
Kathryn Small Nov 25 2008 3:31PM Software

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