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Optus case has implications for Cloud service providers
Cloud service providers could be in breach of the Copyright Act following the Optus TV Now case
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Optus and NSW Dep. of Education sign $15m contract to improve satellite services 17 May, 2012 09:36
Students in remote areas will soon be able to video conferenceOptus will enhance its satellite services to improve services to students in remote areas in a five-year contract worth an estimated $15 million. - +
T-Mobile USA clarifies job cuts will be net 350, not 900 17 May, 2012 21:59
Latest moves show carrier plans to rehire more workers than it is displacingT-Mobile USA clarified its latest restructuring plans and said the changes will result in a net 350 job losses, not 900 as reported earlier. - +
Samsung takes top position from Apple in smartphones sales 17 May, 2012 09:06
Nokia has experienced a drop in sales, but still retains its dominance in mobile device market shareSamsung sold the most smartphones in the first quarter of 2012, taking the top position from Apple, according to Gartner. - +
Staying connected with customers during tough times: Insurance CIOs 17 May, 2012 11:10
Insurance CIOs discuss the role social media, online and collaboration tools had during the Queensland floods and Melbourne hail stormInsurance companies have looked to social media, online and collaboration tools to help them stay connected with customers, according to chief information officers who discussed this at a recent CSC Connect event in Sydney. - +
3 Factors Pushing Indian IT Infrastructure Market to $3 bn by 2016 18 May, 2012 00:20
Gartner recently announced that the Indian IT infrastructure market comprising of servers, storage and networking equipment will reach $2.05 billion (approximately INR 13,500 crore) in 2012, a 10.3 percent increase over 2011. It also mentioned that this is expected to reach $3.01 billion (approximately INR 16,200 crore) by 2016. - +
Conroy turns the attack to Hockey 17 May, 2012 15:19
Senator Stephen Conroy continues to stand behind his position the NBN is an asset and not a budgetary expenseSenator Stephen Conroy has slammed Joe Hockey for asserting the NBN should be treated as a budgetary cost.
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3 Factors Pushing Indian IT Infrastructure Market to $3 bn by 2016 18 May, 2012 00:20
Gartner recently announced that the Indian IT infrastructure market comprising of servers, storage and networking equipment will reach $2.05 billion (approximately INR 13,500 crore) in 2012, a 10.3 percent increase over 2011. It also mentioned that this is expected to reach $3.01 billion (approximately INR 16,200 crore) by 2016. - +
Cisco mobility bundles target BYOD, mobile virtual desktop 17 May, 2012 22:21
Cisco announced yesterday three pre-tested bundles of products and services designed to cut through the confusing complexity of enterprise mobility.
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Staying connected with customers during tough times: Insurance CIOs 17 May, 2012 11:10
Insurance CIOs discuss the role social media, online and collaboration tools had during the Queensland floods and Melbourne hail stormInsurance companies have looked to social media, online and collaboration tools to help them stay connected with customers, according to chief information officers who discussed this at a recent CSC Connect event in Sydney. - +
Google's new Knowledge Graph: Three key features 17 May, 2012 07:33
Gives users more direct answers to questions and the option to search for different connotations of terms with more than one meaning.Google has unwrapped the first of its long-promised semantic search capabilities, dubbed Knowledge Graph.
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From laptop to legion - turning one computer into many 17 May, 2012 02:49
A recently launched Kickstarter-funded project aims to bring $50 thin clients to schools and small businesses, allowing them to turn almost any computer into a multi-user hub. - +
Mozilla releases Firefox for Android beta 16 May, 2012 07:19
Mozilla's new beta version of Firefox for Android supports over 70 smartphones.Mozilla released a new beta version of its popular Firefox browser for Android on Tuesday.
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AusCERT 2012 in pictures: Day two 17 May, 2012 15:46
Speakers and delegates from day two of AusCERTAusCERT 2012 hit the half way mark today with delegates gathering to hear insights from Internet Systems Consoritum founder, Paul Vixie, and Queensland Police Detective Superintendent, Brian Hay. The conference, which culiminates with the annual AusCERT awards dinner, continues until Friday on the Gold Coast. - +
AusCERT 2012: Fear of ridicule causing online scams to go unreported 17 May, 2012 14:17
Queensland Police says scammers are winning because people fear ridicule if they report that they have been the victim of online crimeOnline scammers will continue to target Australian consumers because most victims are too embarrassed to report scams to law enforcement agencies, according to Queensland Police Detective Superintendent, Brian Hay.
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Cisco mobility bundles target BYOD, mobile virtual desktop 17 May, 2012 22:21
Cisco announced yesterday three pre-tested bundles of products and services designed to cut through the confusing complexity of enterprise mobility. - +
Pure Storage's next-generation flash array offers high-availability option 17 May, 2012 07:44
Start-up claims hard drive prices for its flash arraysFlash array start-up Pure Storage, whose marketing pitch is selling flash at the price of enterprise disk, today announced the second generation of its all-flash array that now includes a highly-availability (HA) configuration.
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BlackBerry 7.1 OS lands in Australia 17 May, 2012 11:52
The new OS will be available via Optus and VodafoneThe BlackBerry 7.1 operating system (OS) is now available for download in Australia from Optus and Vodafone. - +
Android 5.0 to launch with five Nexus devices: Report 17 May, 2012 06:57
Google apparently plans to sell an expanded array of unlocked phones and tablets directly to consumers.When Android 5.0 “Jelly Bean” launches this [southern] Spring, it will appear first on several new mobile devices sold by Google itself as part of the “Nexus” line.
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3 Factors Pushing Indian IT Infrastructure Market to $3 bn by 2016 18 May, 2012 00:20
Gartner recently announced that the Indian IT infrastructure market comprising of servers, storage and networking equipment will reach $2.05 billion (approximately INR 13,500 crore) in 2012, a 10.3 percent increase over 2011. It also mentioned that this is expected to reach $3.01 billion (approximately INR 16,200 crore) by 2016. - +
Pure Storage's next-generation flash array offers high-availability option 17 May, 2012 07:44
Start-up claims hard drive prices for its flash arraysFlash array start-up Pure Storage, whose marketing pitch is selling flash at the price of enterprise disk, today announced the second generation of its all-flash array that now includes a highly-availability (HA) configuration.
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10 top reasons for integrating Wi-Fi radios in small cellular cells 16 May, 2012 00:47
With the growing demand for mobile data, cellular service operators are increasingly turning to small cells -- picocells, microcells, metrocells and femtocells -- to deal with the capacity crunch in dense urban areas and to add coverage in areas with low or zero cellular signal levels, such as indoors and in remote rural locations. - +
Largest Illinois healthcare system uproots Cisco to build $40M private cloud 12 May, 2012 00:30
LAS VEGAS -- A healthcare network in Illinois is investing $40 million in Alcatel-Lucent switches to consolidate data centers into a private cloud.
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T-Mobile USA clarifies job cuts will be net 350, not 900 17 May, 2012 21:59
Latest moves show carrier plans to rehire more workers than it is displacingT-Mobile USA clarified its latest restructuring plans and said the changes will result in a net 350 job losses, not 900 as reported earlier. - +
Galaxy S III coming soon to Australia 17 May, 2012 14:37
Samsung expected to announce launch details for the Galaxy S III smartphone later this monthSamsung is expected to announce Australian launch details for the Galaxy S III smartphone later this month.
The National Broadband Network
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New homes dudded over NBN: Turnbull 17 May, 2012 16:10
The federal opposition says Labor's 'prejudice' against the private sector left about 35,000 new homes connected to copper instead of fibre in 2011Opposition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, says the government's "prejudice" against the private sector left about 35,000 new homes connected to copper instead of fibre cable last year. - +
NBN service plans won't cost consumers more: Conroy 14 May, 2012 10:34
Senator Stephen Conroy has slammed Opposition leader Tony Abbott’s comments that National Broadband Network (NBN) services could cost consumers more than current ADSL plans, saying Abbott was “plain wrong” “and that he should “check his facts.” - +
NBN to blow out by $400m: Turnbull 10 May, 2012 10:18
Shadow communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has claimed that the 2012-13 budget, announced Tuesday night, has revealed that the price tag of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has jumped by as much as $400 million.
Smartphones, iPhones, BlackBerrys and beyond...
All the latest news, reviews, features and videos on the iPhone, BlackBerrys and other smart
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Review: AppMobi XDK brings more style than substance to iPhone, Android development 11 May, 2012 20:15
The beauty of AppMobi's slick, cloud-based IDE for building cross-platform mobile apps runs only skin deepDespite the gold-rush atmosphere around mobile application development, you won't find many newbie-friendly tools aligned to help nonprogrammers mine for application riches. Even if the target platforms often seem like toys, most of the development kits are still developer-minded and code-centric, and they can present formidable hurdles to the uninitiated. - +
Samsung launches the Galaxy S III smartphone 04 May, 2012 04:24
Samsung Electronics has launched the Galaxy S III, which comes with a quad-core processor, a bigger screen and a host of software features, including voice recognition, the company said at an event in London. - +
LG launches dual-core Optimus LTE smartphone in Europe 27 April, 2012 22:39
LG Electronics said on Friday that it will start selling the Optimus True HD LTE in Germany, Portugal, Sweden, helping the number of available LTE devices to slowly grow across Europe.
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