Multinational computer games manufacturer Sony has lost a four year court battle to prevent Australian consumers from modifying Playstations to enable them to play cheap games purchased offshore.

There’s a new trick in online phishing, and this time it uses Yahoo! Photos as the bait. Imitating the Yahoo! Photos site almost exactly, it is difficult for most users to tell the difference between the authentic Yahoo! site and a newly emerged forgery.

A new survey across enterprises in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China, ASEAN countries, South Korea, India, Taiwan, and Hong Kong found that IT budgets at enterprises with at least 1,000 employees are rising, with firms in India leading the way.

Wi-Fi hotspots have evolved from points of convenience to places of experience.  Recognising this, Centrino technology maker Intel has launched a competition, inviting notebook PC users to nominate their favourite places to experience wireless connectivity.

BI vendor Business Objects has provided a sneak preview of a new Business Intelligence product it plans to release in Q4 which the software company claims will provide unprecedented ease of use for non-technical business users.

Google and Sun have announced a strategic relationship to cross-promote and distribute their respective technologies.

In just seven years, Google has morphed from a bare-bones online search engine into a technological octopus that seems to sprout another intriguing tentacle every other week, reports The Associated Press in the New York Times (3 October).

A report prepared for the ACT Department of Education and Training suggests that portable devices, like iPods and mobile phones, will become essential pieces of equipment that every student at school, TAFE or university will need to own.