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by Beverley Head
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Around 400 developers and entrepreneurs focussed on the next wave of geospatial enabled applications are converging on Sydney this week for FOSS4G – the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference.
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by Stephen Withers
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Low-price IT and CE retailer Kogan Technologies is entering the motor sport world by sponsoring the 2009 and 2010 Super X series. Super X is the Australasian supercross championship.
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by Stephen Withers
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Microsoft has announced that public betas of SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 will be released in November. The final versions are expected in the first half of next year.
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by Peter Dinham
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Australian smartphone sales have seemingly proved recession-resistant, with the industry witnessing the ‘stellar rise of new vendors”, the fall of established ones, and carriers’ role in content delivery being undermined by the mushrooming of mobile app stores.
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by Stephen Withers
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Microsoft has released Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 to MSDN subscribers. The company also announced a simplification of the Visual Studio 2010 line.
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by Peter Dinham
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Rolling out smart-grid technology is a “business imperative” for Australia’s energy distributors and network owners, with a new study finding that the key challenges facing the industry as it considers the deployment of smart grids, are the regulatory framework, funding, ICT, people, strategy and the consumer.
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by Peter Dinham
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Cybercriminals are employing increasingly persuasive online scare tactics to convince users to purchase rogue security software, or “scareware” software that pretends to be legitimate security software.
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by Jake Widman
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In television ads and on the Web, Verizon is positioning its new Droid smartphone to take on the iPhone directly. The ads start with an "iDon't" list of what the iPhone can't do, followed by a list of what the Droid can.
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by Jake Widman
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Hot on the heels of last week's rumors about a new dual-screen e-reader from Barnes & Noble, Spring Design has announced Alex, a device that pairs a black-and-white e-ink screen with a full-color LCD screen. The device offers Internet access as well as support for e-books.
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by James Riley
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The Rudd Government is investigating how its proposed internet filtering system might apply to the online games market, particularly in relation to complications that result from the lack of an R18+ ratings classification in Australia.
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by Hamish Fraser
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The trial that is being hailed by many as the ultimate test of just who is responsible for what occurs on the internet has adjourned until November. Set down for four weeks of hearing before Justice Cowdroy in the Federal Court, this break was always part of the Court’s schedule.
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by James Riley
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Government will release the Enex Testlab report on internet filtering "in full" at the same time it issues a discussion paper on policy options, and has committed to a public consultation on the controversial issue before it proceeds further.
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by Stephen Withers
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Using the navigation and music functions of a mobile phone will not - after all - be made illegal in the Australian state of Victoria. Is this a victory for common sense?
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by Beverley Head
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The economic downturn has driven many organisations to make the switch to cloud computing says NetSuite ceo, Zach Nelson, who is clearly hoping that new products – including an application which allows NetSuite access from an iPhone or iPod touch - will prompt further sales.
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by James Riley
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ABC managing director Mark Scott has made a robust defence of the public broadcaster's role in delivering news online, and says weakening the ABC will not help the current difficulties of large news organisations.
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by Peter Dinham
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America takes national security very seriously and that applies, too, to Internet security, with no-less than President Obama going online with a video address calling on all Americans to heed a cybersecurity call-to-action and for government, the private sector and everyday citizens to focus on their own responsibilities for security on the net.
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