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by Peter Dinham
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Researchers at the University of Surrey in the UK have created an automatic system to spot non-verbal social signals in natural conversation, allowing computers to better understand meaning in speech, and ultimately enabling more intuitive computer interfaces.
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by David Heath
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Announced yesterday, the Metasploit project is to be absorbed by security company Rapid7.
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by Angus Kidman
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Smart grid technology might lead to more flexible electricity supply and better prices, but it also represents a major potential security threat.
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by Angus Kidman
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Almost a third of the customers who have installed Microsoft's free Security Essentials software have been found to be suffering from major malware infections.
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by Peter Dinham
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IT service providers need to be wary of the emerging trend towards cloud computing services to ensure it does not negatively impact their business, with Ovum cautioning that although widespread adoption of cloud computing is slow to materialise, services vendors should take steps now to ensure that they can take advantage of any future revenue-generating opportunities that the cloud computing services market will provide.
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by Beverley Head
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With 8 million beta copies of Windows 7 downloaded pre-launch, there were few surprises left when Microsoft stripped the final veil from its new operating system in Sydney today, leaving the biggest “oohs and aahs” for a yet-to-be launched Dell notebook.
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by Peter Dinham
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Gartner has recommended that companies factor into their strategic planning over the next two years the ‘strategic’ technologies the firm has identified as the 10 technologies most likely to impact and transform their business initiatives.
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by Stephen Withers
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Highlights of this weekend's rugby league international between Australia and New Zealand will be available online at BigPond.
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by Peter Dinham
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Telstra has brought out four new mobiles phones and a new prepaid mobile data modem as it looks to hook in consumers in the lead up to Christmas.
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by Stephen Withers
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Teradata reckons its Linux-based Extreme Performance Appliance 4555 will deliver "blinding-fast" answers to business questions.
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by David Swan
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The Melbourne/Sydney rivalry is set to hot up even further, with
Sydneysiders claiming they were the first in the world to purchase the
new operating system, and Melbourne punters claiming exactly the same
thing.
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by Stephen Withers
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IP camera specialist Axis Communications will supply security cameras for Sydney's new Waratah train fleet.
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by Stephen Withers
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Lenovo's hoping to cash in on interest in Windows 7 with a range of desktops and notebooks - including a pair of new ThinkPads - that ship with the new operating system.
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by Stephen Withers
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Microsoft's deal with Twitter to include public tweets in Bing searches has been closely followed by a similar arrangement between Google and Twitter.
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by Jake Widman
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T-Mobile Sidekick owners can use a new tool to recover their contact information, while Microsoft pledges to keep working on ways to restore the remaining lost data.
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by Jake Widman
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In preparation for the launch of Windows 7, RadarSync has reactivated its public driver download directory. Upgraders can search by device manufacturer or let the site's Updater software tell them what they need.
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