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Online job applications raise fears of identity theft

Online job applications raise fears of identity theft

People who send their CVs to online job sites may be putting themselves at risk of identity theft according to a fraud prevention experiment.
Sylvie Barak Oct 21 2008 6:35AM Security
Google shows off Gmail on Android

Google shows off Gmail on Android

The first Android-powered phoneis se t for release by T-Mobile this week, and Google has been showing off the Gmail experience running on its new mobile platform.
David Neal Oct 21 2008 6:30AM Software
Toshiba and SanDisk rejig memory production

Toshiba and SanDisk rejig memory production

Toshiba is set to take a larger stake in its joint chip fabrication venture with SanDisk, following the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding between the two companies.
Ian Williams Oct 21 2008 6:30AM Hardware
Online kidney donor matching raises ethical concerns

Online kidney donor matching raises ethical concerns

Web sites that match kidney donors with recipients may facilitate social worth judgements, researchers say, raising concerns of socio-economic discrimination.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2008 6:25AM Software
NEC evaluates redundancy shift to Polaris data centre

NEC evaluates redundancy shift to Polaris data centre

NEC may shift its global data redundancy capability from Japan to the new Polaris data centre in Queensland.
Ry Crozier Oct 21 2008 12:11AM Networking
NICTA slashes hosting costs for MMO P2P networks

NICTA slashes hosting costs for MMO P2P networks

NICTA has released a beta version of its massively multiplayer online (MMO) peer-to-peer (P2P) network engine, Badumna.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2008 12:01AM Networking
Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats

Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats

Server virtualisation continues to attract significant investment from organisations keen to save cost, power and space in the data centre through server consolidation.
Martin Courtney Oct 20 2008 3:28PM Security
Intel to launch more core 2 duos in late December

Intel to launch more core 2 duos in late December

Intel plans to launch one of its last batches of Core 2 mobile processors towards the end of December, according to sources in the Taiwanese rumour mill.
Sylvie Barak Oct 20 2008 3:25PM Hardware
Commander 'on track' for sale in October

Commander 'on track' for sale in October

Commander Communications’ receiver, McGrathNicol, has received more than 150 expressions of interest for the telco service provider.
Lilia Guan Oct 20 2008 3:20PM Telco/ISP
Heavyweights line up behind 'white spaces' Wi-Fi

Heavyweights line up behind 'white spaces' Wi-Fi

Some of the largest companies in the technology world are putting their names behind a move to build a free wireless network from so-called 'white spaces'.
Shaun Nichols Oct 20 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Hubble crashes again

Hubble crashes again

NASA is reporting that computer problems on the Hubble orbital telescope have worsened, complicating the mission planned to repair it.
Iain Thomson Oct 20 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Data centre operators stake green incentive claims

Data centre operators stake green incentive claims

A data centre construction firm has claimed they should be paid up to $30 million in government incentives to help them transition Aussie businesses to greener computing facilities.
Ry Crozier Oct 20 2008 2:40PM Networking
Telstra dumps excess fees on some broadband plans

Telstra dumps excess fees on some broadband plans

Telstra has revamped its BigPond wireless broadband plans for the second time in two months, increasing the limits of its 3 GB plan and dropping its contentious excess usage charges on high-end plans.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2008 1:00PM Telco/ISP
Adobe homepage hosts malicious link

Adobe homepage hosts malicious link

Adobe has hosted a web page that redirects visitors to websites that contain malware.
Dan Raywood Oct 20 2008 11:11AM Security
Darkmarket forum closed following police raids

Darkmarket forum closed following police raids

The Darkmarket forum has been closed down following police raids.
Dan Raywood Oct 20 2008 10:20AM Security
Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

The Russian government has been cleared of any direct involvement in cyber attacks on Georgia.
Dan Raywood Oct 20 2008 10:18AM Security
New rogue software expected to target Mac users

New rogue software expected to target Mac users

A new program that claims to be an anti-spyware solution for the Mac is likely rogue software, security researchers warned on Friday.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 20 2008 10:11AM Security
Malicious PDF files identified

Malicious PDF files identified

A wave of malicious PDF files have been identified by ESET.
SC Australia Staff Oct 20 2008 10:03AM Security
Google to notify webmasters of vulnerable software

Google to notify webmasters of vulnerable software

Running an older (and possibly exploitable) version of WordPress or another publishing program? Google will let you know.
Dan Kaplan Oct 20 2008 9:57AM Security
Greenest Macbooks ever still not green enough

Greenest Macbooks ever still not green enough

Despite the fact that the new Macbook line-up is supposedly the greenest ever, with better energy efficiency and less toxic components, Greenpeace is still saying Apple could have done much more.
Stewart Meagher Oct 20 2008 6:52AM Hardware

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