TODAY ON ITNEWS
Telecommunications
iPhone crimps Optus profit
By
Brett Winterford
| May 14, 2009
The popular device's success is a two-edged sword for Optus.
Hardware
EU hands down record antitrust fine to Intel
By
Foo Yun
| May 14, 2009
EU regulators have slapped a record 1.06 billion euro (US$1.45 billion) fine on Intel for antitrust violations and ordered it to halt illegal efforts to squeeze out arch-foe AMD.
Internet
Adam Internet calls for wider NBN fibre net
By
Ry Crozier
| May 14, 2009
Adam Internet has put a case forward to the Federal Government to fast-track broadband infrastructure rollout to towns on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula.
Business
IT energy could scupper global warming plans
By
Iain Thomson
| May 14, 2009
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued a report warning that the growth of IT could ruin attempts to halt global warming.
Internet
Mozilla predicts Firefox majority by 2013
By
Iain Thomson
| May 14, 2009
Mozilla is predicting that its Firefox browser will overtake Internet Explorer as the browser of choice by 2013.
Business
Seagate to cut 1,100 jobs
By
Shaun Nichols
| May 14, 2009
Storage hardware vendor Seagate has revealed it will be cutting some 1,100 employees.
Internet
Hate goes viral on social network sites
By
Claudia Parsons
| May 14, 2009
Militants and hate groups increasingly use social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube as propaganda tools to recruit new members, according to a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Networking
Cisco lands deal to outfit Clearwire WiMAX network
By
Shaun Nichols
| May 14, 2009
Cisco has secured a deal to provide network hardware for Clearwire's planned US WiMax network.
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