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by Matthew Lentini
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Australia's third largest ISP iiNet has been accused of inviting illegal downloads through its marketing messages by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court today. As iiNet CEO Michael Malone took the stand for the third successive day in the dispute, AFACT alleged that iiNet has encouraged copyright infringement through its marketing strategy and unwillingness to act on copyright infringement notices.
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by Stephen Withers
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The Federal Government has finally acted to provide the Community TV sector with spectrum and funding to make the transition to digital TV.
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by Stephen Withers
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Microsoft has reduced the subscription price of its Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), and jacked up the mailbox size.
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by Jake Widman
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Mobile e-mail and texting vendor Peek has added a Twitter client to its lineup of portable devices. Only available in the U.S., the TwitterPeek offers lifetime service for $US200 (including device), or a device for $100 plus a monthly service fee.
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by Stephen Withers
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A number of iPhones in the Netherlands have been held hostage for a small ransom by a hacker.
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by Stephen Withers
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A marketing research firm says iPhone is one of the strongest mobile phone brands in Australia, and almost certain to increase its market share in 2010.
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by Jake Widman
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Spring Design, developers of a dual-screen e-book reader called Alex, has filed suit against Barnes & Noble, alleging that B&N's new Nook reader uses Spring's trade secrets and violates the companies' non-disclosure agreement.
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by Stephen Withers
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A utility that provides easy access to Mac-based media libraries has been updated for compatibility with Snow Leopard.
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by Stephen Withers
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Microsoft has released an update to overcome problems with one of October's Windows security updates.
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by Stephen Withers
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The use of Windows 7 has clearly picked up since its official launch, but is the growth coming at the expense of XP or Vista?
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by Stephen Withers
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A new beta release of the Google Chrome browser introduces bookmark synchronisation and delivers further speed improvements.
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by Angus Kidman
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Amidst growing enterprise unrest over maintenance fees, SAP has pledged to bundle free analytics with its ERP systems and hopes for a general release of its on-demand Business ByDesign software early next year.
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by Matthew Lentini
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iiNet CEO Michael Malone has disagreed with the copyright infringement policies of multiple Australian ISPs, including iPrimus and People Telecom, which do what Malone has alleged is out of iiNet's legal capacity to do.
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by Stephen Withers
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Google's Street View is getting a makeover, with new, higher-quality images being collected in major Australian cities.
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by Stephen Withers
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Another survey has found that people who download music from unsanctioned sources - those the industry likes to call pirates - are actually some of the music industry's best customers.
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by Matthew Lentini
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AFACT has continued its verbal battery on iiNet CEO Michael Malone who sat in the witness box this morning, alleging iiNet has merely feigned protection of copyright holders. According to AFACT barrister Tony Bannon, iiNet has been hiding behind its stance of forwarding AFACT infrigement notices to law enforcement agencies instead of disconnecting offending users.
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