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Opinion: The monopoly we had to have

Opinion: The monopoly we had to have

News that the Terria consortium wants the NBN to be a separate entity owned by "we the people" is being construed by Telstra as nothing more than sour grapes because Terria isn’t going to get the gig.
Ian Yates Sep 11 2008 7:45AM Telco/ISP
Red Hat to launch Enterprise Messaging, Realtime, Grid

Red Hat to launch Enterprise Messaging, Realtime, Grid

Red Hat is launching a new platform for managing next-generation architecture in enterprise data centres and High Performance Computers (HPC).
Liz Tay Sep 10 2008 3:58PM Software
Google caves on privacy

Google caves on privacy

Google said yesterday it would cut its data anonymisaton deadline in half, from 18 to nine months, but said that, by doing so, it will be leaving people at greater risk from fraud.
Sylvie Barak Sep 10 2008 1:52PM Software
Apple updates Itunes and nano

Apple updates Itunes and nano

Apple has taken the wraps off its highly-anticipated holiday line-up. Amongst the announcements was the unveiling of iTunes 8, a new Nano and updates to the iPod classic and Touch.
Ian Williams Sep 10 2008 11:59AM Software
New gadget thrills blind purchasers

New gadget thrills blind purchasers

People who don’t consider how the initial thrill of purchasing a new gadget will wear off over time are more likely to buy expensive models with extra features, researchers say.
Staff Writers Sep 10 2008 11:06AM Hardware
Kaspersky Lab patents dynamic antivirus technology

Kaspersky Lab patents dynamic antivirus technology

Kaspersky Lab has patented a method of antivirus scanning that assesses files according to when and how they first appeared on the computer.
Liz Tay Sep 10 2008 11:02AM Security
Intel ships new solid-state drives

Intel ships new solid-state drives

Intel has shipped its first line of solid-state hard drives for notebooks and PCs.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2008 10:24AM Hardware
Large Hadron Collider: Tomorrow never knows

Large Hadron Collider: Tomorrow never knows

The world's most expensive and powerful physics experiment goes live today when protons will be circulated around the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time.
Dave Bailey Sep 10 2008 9:54AM Hardware
Microsoft issues four patches for September

Microsoft issues four patches for September

Microsoft has issued a total of four security bulletins this week, in its monthly patch release.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2008 9:03AM Software
Microsoft patches eight critical flaws

Microsoft patches eight critical flaws

Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out four patches to correct eight vulnerabilities in its operating systems and related components.
Dan Kaplan Sep 10 2008 8:17AM Security
Trojans dominate top ten virus threats

Trojans dominate top ten virus threats

Last month, users were more likely to be struck by trojans than any other kind of virus.
Dan Raywood Sep 10 2008 8:17AM Security
Security vendors look to web services

Security vendors look to web services

Security vendors are turning to web-based services in an attempt to 'keep up with the bad guys'.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2008 8:15AM Security
Google updates data privacy policies

Google updates data privacy policies

Google has announced new measures designed to protect its users' privacy.
Rosalie Marshall Sep 10 2008 8:15AM Security
Apple slips security fixes into rollout

Apple slips security fixes into rollout

Apple has added several security fixes into the latest versions of iTunes and Quicktime.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2008 8:15AM Security
Open hostility between Telstra and Terria over NBN

Open hostility between Telstra and Terria over NBN

Former Premier Bob Carr and his former treasurer Michael Egan have weighed in on opposite sides of Telstra and Terria's NBN war.
Kathryn Small Sep 9 2008 5:35PM Telco/ISP
Bed sheets cover up widening data centre crisis

Bed sheets cover up widening data centre crisis

A Sydney data centre has resorted to hanging cotton sheets from the roof to alter in-room airflows, highlighting the cooling crisis faced by many Australian operators.
Ry Crozier Sep 9 2008 5:30PM Storage
McAfee boosts momentum of updates

McAfee boosts momentum of updates

Overnight, McAfee released its new internet-based security service which it claims is an industry first technology that shields PCs on the fly.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2008 5:14PM Security
NICTA to design global Internet testbed

NICTA to design global Internet testbed

NICTA has joined a €8.9 million (AUD$15.4m) project that will address the design of testbeds to evaluate new technologies for large networks such as the Internet.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2008 5:11PM Networking
Eyeball reflexes to improve biometric authentication

Eyeball reflexes to improve biometric authentication

Researchers are developing a new approach to user authentication that cannot be spoofed, even with the most sophisticated contact lenses or surgery.
Liz Tay Sep 9 2008 5:09PM Security
Ipod inventor gets a temp job at Apple

Ipod inventor gets a temp job at Apple

It appears that Apple's ever so popular music machine may was actually developed by a Brit back in the 70s.
Ian Williams Sep 9 2008 3:19PM Hardware

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