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Hackers breach US electric grid

Hackers breach US electric grid

News of a recent security breach in the US electrical grid is prompting new security worries and calls for better protections.
Shaun Nichols Apr 9 2009 10:30AM Security
Review: First look: Eee PC 1004dn, first netbook with DVD-burning

Review: First look: Eee PC 1004dn, first netbook with DVD-burning

Asus' new Eee PC 1004dn steps up in style and features, boasting a DVD-writer, expresscard slot and scrabble-tile keyboard
Zara Baxter Apr 9 2009 10:30AM Hardware
First look: Eee PC 1004dn, first netbook with DVD-burning

First look: Eee PC 1004dn, first netbook with DVD-burning

Asus' new Eee PC 1004dn steps up in style and features, boasting a DVD-writer, expresscard slot and scrabble-tile keyboard
Zara Baxter Apr 9 2009 10:30AM Hardware
Apple Time Capsule's little Mobileme trick

Apple Time Capsule's little Mobileme trick

Apple Time Capsule owners can now access their files from afar thanks to a tie-in with Apple's Mobileme service.
Adam Turner Apr 9 2009 10:28AM Hardware
Review: Apple Time Capsule's little Mobileme trick

Review: Apple Time Capsule's little Mobileme trick

Apple Time Capsule owners can now access their files from afar thanks to a tie-in with Apple's Mobileme service.
Adam Turner Apr 9 2009 10:28AM Hardware
Intel celebrates Atom's first birthday

Intel celebrates Atom's first birthday

Intel has used its latest developer event to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Atom processor, while also announcing two new chips pitched at mobile devices.
David Neal Apr 9 2009 5:55AM Hardware
BBC criticised over web site launches

BBC criticised over web site launches

An influential UK Committee has demanded the BBC "exhibit extreme caution before launching any further commercial web sites" in a report attacking the lack of transparency surrounding the activity of its commercial arm BBC Worldwide
Parliamentary reporter Apr 9 2009 5:51AM Software
3GPP publishes world's first femtocell standard

3GPP publishes world's first femtocell standard

Three major mobile communication groups have teamed up to create the world's first standard for the development and deployment of femtocells.
Ian Williams Apr 9 2009 5:47AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008 SP1

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008 SP1

Microsoft has released the first service pack for its SQL Server 2008 database.
David Neal Apr 9 2009 5:47AM Software
Victoria University overhauls data centres

Victoria University overhauls data centres

Victoria University has contracted IBM to design and build a green data centre and will rebuild its existing Footscray Park facility as part of a major program of works.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2009 12:30AM Networking
KPMG embarks on global IT consolidation project

KPMG embarks on global IT consolidation project

EXCLUSIVE The Australian operations of KPMG will be an international test bed for the firm's global plan to consolidate IT services from 130 countries into 14 regional service clusters.
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2009 4:10PM Storage
Oldfields desktops go to Linux, Mac, and don’t look back

Oldfields desktops go to Linux, Mac, and don’t look back

ASX-listed Oldfields has reduced its IT spending from just over three per cent of gross revenue to 1.2 per cent, mainly by reducing its reliance on Windows.
Ry Crozier Apr 8 2009 4:06PM Software
Windows 7 testers asked to go back to Vista

Windows 7 testers asked to go back to Vista

Microsoft is asking users who are testing its new Windows 7 build to return to their old operating systems.
Shaun Nichols Apr 8 2009 2:34PM Software
Apple updates server line

Apple updates server line

Apple has become the latest company to offer Intel's new Xeon chips in its servers.
Shaun Nichols Apr 8 2009 12:43PM Hardware
Segway moves into automotive industry

Segway moves into automotive industry

The team behind the Segway have unveiled a new use for the technology by converting the system into a two seat electric car.
Iain Thomson Apr 8 2009 12:43PM Hardware
Online attacks cost Pentagon US$100 million

Online attacks cost Pentagon US$100 million

In the last six months the Pentagon has spent US$100 million deflecting and cleaning up after online attacks, according to Air Force General Kevin Chilton, head of the US Strategic Command..
Iain Thomson Apr 8 2009 12:43PM Security
Aurora Energy in the hot seat for Tassie NBN rollout

Aurora Energy in the hot seat for Tassie NBN rollout

State-owned Aurora Energy is widely tipped to be the implementation partner of choice to deliver Fibre to the Home (FttH) in Tasmania in the wake of the Federal Government's NBN announcement yesterday.
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2009 11:16AM Telco/ISP
Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

If back-of-the-envelope sums are any guide, Australians would need to be paying at least $70-$80 a month for the high-speed national broadband network to be profitable for investors.
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2009 11:07AM Networking
Smartphones need to have considerations for security or face serious problems

Smartphones need to have considerations for security or face serious problems

The proliferation of smartphones could provide security problems if users use them to access secure networks.
Dan Raywood Apr 8 2009 10:42AM Security
Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

There was a 10 percent increase in spyware during the first quarter of 2009, due to an old threat that again is making noise -- the Virtumundo trojan, according to a quarterly report put out by PandaLabs.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 8 2009 10:26AM Security

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