EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Late yesterday the ACCC approved the merger between 3 and Voda, signalling a major change to the mobile telco landscape.

Apparently the two companies will maintain their separate brands, network arrangements, caps and plans, retail outlets and customer service capabilities "for the foreseeable future".

Analysts have also welcomed the ACCC's decision. You can read all about it in our top story.

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | May 29, 2009

Competition regulators have approved the merger of the Australian arms of mobile carriers Vodafone Australia and Hutchison 3.

By Bryan Glick | May 30, 2009

Novell has reported a year-on-year fall in second-quarter revenue, but a small rise in profit as a result of a 25 per cent growth in Linux product sales.

By Madeline Bennett | May 30, 2009

Google has revealed that it is considering taking some of its products out of beta, after years of keeping flagship applications such as Gmail in test status.

By Diane Bartz | May 30, 2009

The White House report on cyber-spying to be released on Friday is business-friendly and privacy-conscious but leaves the tech community waiting anxiously for a hint of how powerful a new "cyberczar" may be, a cybersecurity expert who has read the draft said.

By David Neal | May 30, 2009

Microsoft will release version 3 of its Silverlight graphics platform in early July, according to reports.

By Iain Thomson | May 30, 2009

The Serial ATA (SATA) Revision 3.0 specification has been released by the Serial ATA International Organization (Sata-IO) and promises double the data speed across the board to 6Gbit/s.

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