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Facebook the movie coming soon

Facebook the movie coming soon

As if the Facebook phenomenon hasn’t swept the nation quite enough – they’re now making a film based on it. Please, let this be better than Pirates of Silicon Valley
Emma Hughes Aug 30 2008 12:29PM Software
Samsung claims lightweight crown for new laptop

Samsung claims lightweight crown for new laptop

Samsung has unveiled a new thin-and-light laptop aimed at mobile professionals, claimed by the vendor to be the lightest system available with a 13.3in screen..
Daniel Robinson Aug 30 2008 12:23PM Hardware
iPhone girl scared by attention

iPhone girl scared by attention

A Chinese factory worker who became an internet sensation after a photo of her flashing a peace sign was left on an iPhone has been identified.
Iain Thomson Aug 30 2008 12:23PM Hardware
Yahoo cancels Mash

Yahoo cancels Mash

Yahoo is closing its Mash social networking site.
Shaun Nichols Aug 30 2008 12:23PM Software
MIT develops network analysis tool

MIT develops network analysis tool

MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has developed a network mapping tool that enables managers to track likely hacking routes.
Iain Thomson Aug 30 2008 12:23PM Security
IBM turbocharges solid state storage

IBM turbocharges solid state storage

IBM is touting a new flash memory system hailed by the company as a "groundbreaking" advance in solid-state storage.
Shaun Nichols Aug 29 2008 4:21PM Hardware
Virtual worlds becoming money laundries

Virtual worlds becoming money laundries

Virtual worlds have become the newest tool for criminals to launder their ill-gotten gains.
Shaun Nichols Aug 29 2008 4:21PM Security
No turning back on IE 8, warns Microsoft

No turning back on IE 8, warns Microsoft

Microsoft is warning users of a potential issue in its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 web browser release that makes it impossible to revert to an older version.
Shaun Nichols Aug 29 2008 4:21PM Software
Steve Jobs’ obituary mistakenly posted

Steve Jobs’ obituary mistakenly posted

Steve Jobs’ obituary was mistakenly put online by Bloomberg business news wire and sent out to thousands of clients.
Iain Thomson Aug 29 2008 4:21PM Software
Australia lags behind Dell's APAC growth figures

Australia lags behind Dell's APAC growth figures

Dell has reported a successful fiscal second quarter, boasting a revenue growth of 25 percent in Asia Pacific and Japan, and 11 percent worldwide.
Liz Tay Aug 29 2008 4:08PM Hardware
Sydney Water project nets $5m for Patni

Sydney Water project nets $5m for Patni

Sydney Water will continue to outsource application development work to Indian firm Patni as it enters phase three of its long-running business intelligence project.
Ry Crozier Aug 29 2008 4:01PM Software
Antivirus sales to slow: Gartner

Antivirus sales to slow: Gartner

Antivirus product sales will slow in Australia in the next five years as enterprises broaden their use of security technologies.
Negar Salek Aug 29 2008 3:00PM Security
Young Australians prefer blogging to voting, study finds

Young Australians prefer blogging to voting, study finds

The Internet could be the key to engaging young Australians who have turned their backs on traditional political processes, researchers say.
Liz Tay Aug 29 2008 12:34PM Software
Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, has failed in his last-ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to have his extradition to the United States quashed.
Paul Fisher Aug 29 2008 11:15AM Security
VIC government shuts down Second Life presence

VIC government shuts down Second Life presence

The virtual bulldozers have moved in on Melbourne Laneways on Second Life’s ABC Island, after Multimedia Victoria said it would not renew the lease.
Ry Crozier Aug 29 2008 10:20AM Software
FBI warns of hit man scam

FBI warns of hit man scam

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning internet users of spam emails claiming to come from internet hit men.
Iain Thomson Aug 29 2008 10:05AM Security
OMB mandates use of DNSSEC in gov't agencies

OMB mandates use of DNSSEC in gov't agencies

A White House office is ordering all federal agencies to implement a new standard for securing DNS connections.
Dan Kaplan Aug 29 2008 9:50AM Security
Spammers bypass filters with SWF file redirects

Spammers bypass filters with SWF file redirects

Spammers are stepping up their use of Shockwave Flash file redirects to avoid detection.
Staff Writers Aug 29 2008 9:50AM Security
DTK launches Eee PC competitor

DTK launches Eee PC competitor

Despite Asus having Atom shortages, DTK has revealed a new Atom-based netbook alongside partners Intel and Microsoft.
Dean Pullen Aug 29 2008 8:08AM Hardware
The A to Z of spamming exposed

The A to Z of spamming exposed

Spammers are fans of the alphabet according to recent research – you’re going to start wishing your name was Zebedee.
Emma Hughes Aug 29 2008 8:08AM Security

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