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Computer bests human in Go

Computer bests human in Go

A computer has beat a top human player at the board game Go for the first time.
Shaun Nichols Aug 9 2008 4:58PM Software
Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back

Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back

In the week-long countdown to the Olympics, online fraudsters have stepped up their efforts to swindle sports fans out of thousands of dollars, while human rights advocates cried foul over online Chinese censorship.
Staff Writers Aug 9 2008 4:53PM Software
IBM looks to take local green software global

IBM looks to take local green software global

IBM and Sydney-based Supply Chain Consulting are working with up to 40 local customers to implement green management strategies.
Ry Crozier Aug 8 2008 12:40PM Software
Mozilla plans to consolidate messaging into one application

Mozilla plans to consolidate messaging into one application

Mozilla has released a prototype of a new application that aims to consolidate all messages a user can receive over a computer into one reader package.
Iain Thomson Aug 8 2008 12:34PM Software
XP still outselling Vista says HP

XP still outselling Vista says HP

A senior executive at HP has said that sales of systems of Windows XP still make up the majority of its sales, despite the operating system being officially withdrawn from sale in June.
Iain Thomson Aug 8 2008 12:34PM Software
Live Mesh tech preview open to Aussies

Live Mesh tech preview open to Aussies

Microsoft has opened its much-anticipated Live Mesh technology preview up to Australian users for the first time.
Ry Crozier Aug 8 2008 10:58AM Software
linux.conf.au 2009 shapes up

linux.conf.au 2009 shapes up

Hardware hacking, licensing and art were among a broad range of topics submitted to linux.conf.au (LCA) 2009 organisers by the time a call for papers closed today.
Liz Tay Aug 8 2008 10:50AM Software
Spanish speakers struggle to find web content

Spanish speakers struggle to find web content

Users whose native tongue is not English are having a particularly hard time evaluating the credibility of websites, according to new research.
Clement James Aug 8 2008 7:39AM Software
Google updates search box

Google updates search box

Google has updated its network search hardware offering.
Shaun Nichols Aug 7 2008 3:37PM Software
Artificially intelligent poker pro available for download

Artificially intelligent poker pro available for download

The source code of the 2008 Computer Poker Competition’s second place prize winner has been released for free use by the public.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2008 2:50PM Software
Mozilla plans for next generation browser, Aurora

Mozilla plans for next generation browser, Aurora

Mozilla has asked internet users everywhere to get involved designing the next generation of browsers.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2008 2:20PM Software
Sybase skins IQ database with Aussie BI

Sybase skins IQ database with Aussie BI

Sybase is toying with the idea of software-as-a-service with a partnership to surface data from its IQ product through Aussie BI upstart Yellowfin.
Ry Crozier Aug 7 2008 9:41AM Software
Google now owns three quarters of UK search

Google now owns three quarters of UK search

More than three quarters of all internet searches are conducted by Google, according to market research firm comScore..
Rosalie Marshall Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Software
IBM open sources supercomputer software

IBM open sources supercomputer software

IBM has launched its first certified open source software package for supercomputers based on Linux..
Phil Muncaster Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Software
Cyber lawyers fall out over MySpace suicide

Cyber lawyers fall out over MySpace suicide

Defendant not guilt of breaking hacker law, say legal eagles.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Software
Schwarzenegger pay plans thwarted by COBOL

Schwarzenegger pay plans thwarted by COBOL

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plans to reduce all state employees pay to the minimum wage are being blocked because the payroll system is run on COBOL.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Software
IBM Uploads its first virtual ANZ conference

IBM Uploads its first virtual ANZ conference

IT delegates from across the nation gathered online today for IBM’s first virtual customer conference to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
Liz Tay Aug 6 2008 3:25PM Software
Microsoft menaced by open source

Microsoft menaced by open source

Microsoft says it is under attack by open source.
INQUIRER Newsdesk Aug 6 2008 2:27PM Software
Vyatt ships open source routing appliance

Vyatt ships open source routing appliance

Open source vendor Vyatt has begun shipping a mid-range firewall and routing appliance, the Vyatta 2501, which it claims offers unparalleled price-performance.
Dave Bailey Aug 6 2008 2:09PM Software
Network Ten drives content online

Network Ten drives content online

Network Ten has embarked on a digitisation project to make its on-air content available online faster.
Ry Crozier Aug 6 2008 11:03AM Software

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