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    Psystar bails on bankruptcy, promises to 'battle Goliath' 06 July, 2009 08:37:00

    Mac clone maker begs out of Chapter 11 after payment plan with its legal team falls through
    Psystar, the Mac clone maker embroiled in a legal dispute with Apple, asked a federal judge last week to dismiss its bankruptcy case, saying that it had been unable to reach a payment agreement with its law firm.
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    Wanna be @the_real_shaq? That'll be $50,000... 04 July, 2009 07:22:00

    Depending on your spending limits, you can invest anywhere from $87 to $3,479 to pick up 1,000 to 100,000 Twitter followers respectively
    If you're a nobody who wants to be somebody in the online Web world, you don't need friends--just a thriving bank account. That's where uSocial comes into play. The company converts your cash into background support on the Web's top social sites: You can buy Diggs, votes on Yahoo Buzz, eyeballs for StumbleUpon ... and now, Twitter followers.
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    Leaked: Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android phone 05 July, 2009 23:48:00

    Pictures leaked by a Danish site appear to reveal Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android phone, and it looks like a good one.
    We know for some time now that Sony Ericsson (SE) is working on a Google Android based mobile phone, but the company has been keeping mum on details. However, pictures leaked by a Danish site appear to reveal Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android phone, and it looks like a good one.
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    iPhone 3GS gets jailbroken, hack available online 04 July, 2009 00:53:00

    The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available
    The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS.
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    O2 grabs Palm Pre as UK exclusive 04 July, 2009 00:48:00

    iPhone and Pre makes O2 number 1
    According to a report in the Guardian newspaper UK mobile operator O2 will next week announce a deal with Palm to be the exclusive UK partner for the Palm Pre mobile phone handset. O2 has so far refrained from commenting on the report.
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    Suit over China's Web filter to target Lenovo, Acer, Sony 03 July, 2009 19:05:00

    A U.S. company will take legal action over use of its code by China's Web filtering software
    A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer and Sony next week over their shipment in China of controversial software that the company says stole its programming code.
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    US court rejects IBM appeal in executive's move to Dell 06 July, 2009 08:21:00

    David Johnson can take on the full duties of his new job
    A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company's former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets.
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    MoBank app takes shopping to the iPhone in the UK 06 July, 2009 04:54:00

    The app works with the iPod Touch as well and gives users the advantage of convenience, MoBank says
    iPhone and iPod Touch owners in the U.K. will be able to use their devices to buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank.
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    Oracle may cut up to 1,000 European jobs, union says 06 July, 2009 04:47:00

    The layoffs come as Oracle recently said it was pleased with its financial results in Europe
    Oracle may lay off between 850 to 1,000 European employees, according to the French union CFDT.
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    RSA's Coviello: Cloud computing not secure enough 06 July, 2009 08:24:00

    The good news is that these are early days for cloud computing and security can be improved
    Cloud-based services are being rolled out without enough attention being paid to securing these services and the information they handle. That was the finding of a recent study commissioned by RSA Security.
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    Apple may be exempt from China's Web filter mandate 03 July, 2009 15:21:00

    Non-Windows machines do not have to come with the software
    Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country.
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    Apple may patch serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone 03 July, 2009 17:41:00

    Apple may be working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could possibly allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone
    Apple may be working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could possibly allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.
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    SAP benchmarking program begins tracking first KPIs 06 July, 2009 08:01:00

    In all, 43 SAP customers will measure 11 performance indicators; price rises will be delayed if targets aren't met
    SAP users have begun measuring the performance of key aspects of their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems as part of a benchmarking process agreed to with user groups. In April, SAP agreed to delay an increase in the cost of its Enterprise Support service, and to make future increases conditional on meeting certain targets for performance and customer satisfaction.
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    Australia left behind in high speed broadband: ex-ICANN chief 06 July, 2009 11:30:00

    Asian counterparts' lead will see changes ahead for the NBN, Paul Twomey says
    The former chief of domain name regulator, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), says that while the NBN will put Australia on par with the world’s Internet leaders, the country is still years behind.
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    Sydney radio presenters branded "Twitter wankers" 06 July, 2009 09:13:00

    Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O accused of Twitter fraud
    Sydney breakfast radio presenters Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have been given the title of “Twitter wankers”, accused of artificially boosting the number of their Twitter followers.
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    Inside Internode's data centre 05 June, 2009 14:39:00

    Computerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark Newton
    Computerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark Newton
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    HP uses outside air, big fans, 12-foot raised floor to cool servers 03 June, 2009 07:44:00

    It's also cutting data center power use by painting server racks white
    Just off the North Sea coast in the United Kingdom, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s EDS unit has built a data center that largely relies on cold sea air to keep servers chilled and -- by doing so -- cut the center's cooling power needs in half.
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    HP targets the cloud with new hardware 12 June, 2009 08:27:00

    HP offers complete cloud computing package for businesses
    HP has designed a new portfolio of hardware, software, and services, aimed at reducing costs and saving resource, particularly for businesses involved in Web 2.0, cloud and high-performance computing.
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    Defence to spend $700m on ICT reform 05 June, 2009 11:13:00

    Strategic Reform Program report reveals only half of defence IT budget visible to CIO
    Less than half of the annual $1.2 billion spent by Defence on its ICT is visible to its chief information officer, Greg Farr, a new report has revealed.
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    Inside Telstra's Virtualisation Strategy 11 May, 2009 14:12:00

    Need to cut infrastructure costs driving the strategy
    Telstra is increasingly turning to virtualisation as its core strategy to both manage the rising costs of, and growth in, its data centres, according the company’s CIO, John McInerney.
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    Defence to Initiate ICT Reform Program, Expand CIO Role 05 May, 2009 11:56:00

    ERP rollout, data centre consolidation, single architecture all on the cards, according to the Department of Defence’s strategic policy white paper
    The Defence department has signaled a raft of changes to its approach to information technology under a new ICT reform program.

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    New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust 03 July, 2009 10:49:00

    Fake offers of free AFP monitoring service to stop "cybernetic attacks"
    Cyber criminals have changed tack in their ongoing scam campaign against banks, moving to the use of government agencies to gain the trust of unsuspecting email recipients.
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    AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate 03 July, 2009 08:25:00

    $500,000 of goods per week purchased with fake credit cards
    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate.
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    5 steps to secure a new PC 30 June, 2009 00:19:00

    Just unwrapped a brand-new PC? Security pros share their secrets for making your system Internet-safe.
    A common misconception is that a shiny new computer is more or less secure because it hasn't yet been exposed to the Internet's sinister underbelly. But the truth is, these machines come out of the box needing scores of patches, some basic security software downloads and the disabling or replacing of items security pros don't typically trust.
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    Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex 02 July, 2009 05:48:00

    The social-networking site is also getting ready to let members share content with anyone on the Internet
    Facebook will simplify the way in which it offers privacy options to its users, as it gets ready to give its members for the first time the option to make the content they post on their profiles available to anyone on the Internet.
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    DR a growing concern for A/NZ CIOs: Symantec 02 July, 2009 09:16:00

    Mission critical apps and cost of down-time major drivers
    CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec.
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