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Hubble crashes again

Hubble crashes again

NASA is reporting that computer problems on the Hubble orbital telescope have worsened, complicating the mission planned to repair it.
Iain Thomson Oct 20 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Heavyweights line up behind 'white spaces' Wi-Fi

Heavyweights line up behind 'white spaces' Wi-Fi

Some of the largest companies in the technology world are putting their names behind a move to build a free wireless network from so-called 'white spaces'.
Shaun Nichols Oct 20 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Data centre operators stake green incentive claims

Data centre operators stake green incentive claims

A data centre construction firm has claimed they should be paid up to $30 million in government incentives to help them transition Aussie businesses to greener computing facilities.
Ry Crozier Oct 20 2008 2:40PM Networking
Telstra dumps excess fees on some broadband plans

Telstra dumps excess fees on some broadband plans

Telstra has revamped its BigPond wireless broadband plans for the second time in two months, increasing the limits of its 3 GB plan and dropping its contentious excess usage charges on high-end plans.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2008 1:00PM Telco/ISP
Adobe homepage hosts malicious link

Adobe homepage hosts malicious link

Adobe has hosted a web page that redirects visitors to websites that contain malware.
Dan Raywood Oct 20 2008 11:11AM Security
Darkmarket forum closed following police raids

Darkmarket forum closed following police raids

The Darkmarket forum has been closed down following police raids.
Dan Raywood Oct 20 2008 10:20AM Security
Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

The Russian government has been cleared of any direct involvement in cyber attacks on Georgia.
Dan Raywood Oct 20 2008 10:18AM Security
New rogue software expected to target Mac users

New rogue software expected to target Mac users

A new program that claims to be an anti-spyware solution for the Mac is likely rogue software, security researchers warned on Friday.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 20 2008 10:11AM Security
Malicious PDF files identified

Malicious PDF files identified

A wave of malicious PDF files have been identified by ESET.
SC Australia Staff Oct 20 2008 10:03AM Security
Google to notify webmasters of vulnerable software

Google to notify webmasters of vulnerable software

Running an older (and possibly exploitable) version of WordPress or another publishing program? Google will let you know.
Dan Kaplan Oct 20 2008 9:57AM Security
AMD co founder Ed Turney dies

AMD co founder Ed Turney dies

AMD co founder, Ed Turney, has died of brain cancer at his old age home in Cupertino, aged 79.
Sylvie Barak Oct 20 2008 6:52AM Hardware
Greenest Macbooks ever still not green enough

Greenest Macbooks ever still not green enough

Despite the fact that the new Macbook line-up is supposedly the greenest ever, with better energy efficiency and less toxic components, Greenpeace is still saying Apple could have done much more.
Stewart Meagher Oct 20 2008 6:52AM Hardware
Teenage hacker charged for DDOS attack on Scientology

Teenage hacker charged for DDOS attack on Scientology

A teenager who took part in a distributed denial of service attack against the so-called church of Scientology has been charged.
Iain Thomson Oct 20 2008 6:44AM Security
Mozilla debuts mobile browser

Mozilla debuts mobile browser

Mozilla has released its first beta of a mobile version of its popular browser Firefox.
Iain Thomson Oct 20 2008 6:44AM Software
VCs backing off of open source

VCs backing off of open source

Venture capital firms are pumping less money into open source companies, according to recent report.
Shaun Nichols Oct 20 2008 6:44AM Software
Open source licence violations manual published

Open source licence violations manual published

Dutch software engineer Armijn Hemel has just published a manual on how to detect violations of open source software.
Gijs Hillenius Oct 18 2008 10:28AM Software
IBM makes a billion here, a billion there

IBM makes a billion here, a billion there

IBM has defied analyst predictions, posting a 20 per cent increase in the third quarter profit over last year, despite poor hardware sales.
Sylvie Barak Oct 18 2008 10:28AM Financial Services
NEC goes green with new business displays

NEC goes green with new business displays

NEC has introduced the first model in a new series of displays for business with a focus on image quality and environmental friendliness.
Daniel Robinson Oct 18 2008 10:23AM Hardware
Gmail outage irks IT administrators

Gmail outage irks IT administrators

IT administrators are being hassled by disgruntled staff who have found themselves cut off from Gmail with little explanation.
Iain Thomson Oct 18 2008 10:23AM Software
Firms storing too much personal data

Firms storing too much personal data

A new type of intermediary is required to offer a secure way of storing and managing personal data, according to analyst firm Burton Group.
Madeline Bennett Oct 18 2008 10:23AM Security

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