Droid phone on sale early tomorrow morning
Verizon is planning to open many of its U.S. Wireless stores as early as 7 A.M. tomorrow morning (Friday in the U.S.) for early adopters of the new Droid smartphone. The marketing effort will also feature interactive billboards in New York's Times Square.

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PM's Science Prize goes to CSIRO WiFi researcher
by James Riley   
The CSIRO researcher behind the development of WiFi networking technology used in computers and other devices globally, Dr John O'Sullivan, has been awarded the 2009 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.

 
What does IT mean to you?: students, professionals respond with winning video
by Peter Dinham   
Seven students from across Australia have won a national, ACS Foundation-sponsored competition hosted on YouTube, after being asked to create a short video on “what information technology means to them”.

 
Australia, NZ amongst worst for online brand attacks
by Peter Dinham   
Australia continues to rank as one of the top ten countries worldwide to suffer online brand attacks, and while Colombia and France have dropped off the chart completely, New Zealand and Brazil have entered the list for the first time, according to a new report on worldwide fraud released today.

 
Australian spam rates higher than global average
by Peter Dinham   
Spam levels in Australia are going through the roof, increasing by two percent to 92.7 percent of all emails received by business, and higher than the global average.

 
Virtualization ‘cornerstone technology’ post-recession: IDC
by Peter Dinham   
The global server market has endured a rocky road during the worldwide recession but there are now signs of the market stabilising, with virtualization forecast to be the cornerstone technology as medium and large enterprises accelerate the need for more dynamic and converged infrastructure designed to support the business needs of the next economic cycle.

 
Google AdWords steers viewers to YouTube videos
by Beverley Head   
Google has launched its Promoted Video service in Australia - essentially the equivalent of Google AdWords for YouTube videos. Mitsubishi has been trialling the service locally to market its new Outlander 4x4, and its advertising agency believes integrating video is the next logical evolution of search engine marketing.
 
NeoOffice 3.0.1 delivers Snow Leopard compatibility
by Stephen Withers   
Changes in Snow Leopard broke all previous versions of NeoOffice, the Mac-friendly version of the OpenOffice.org open source office suite. Version 3.0.1 provides compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6, along with a couple of new features.

 
Fusion 3 arrives, putting Aero on Mac screens
by Stephen Withers   
Graphics improvements - including the ability to display Windows' Aero user interface - are among the changes delivered by Fusion 3, VMware's latest virtualisation product for Mac OS X.

 
Microsoft to Family Guy: never mind
by Jake Widman   
After getting a look at the kind of jokes that would be in the Family Guy/Windows 7 special, Microsoft has decided to back out of its sole sponsorship deal. Fox still plans to air the show and is looking for a replacement sponsor.

 
What the iTablet might cost, and rumors of possible content
by Jake Widman   
A poll by U.S. shopping and reviews site Retrevo has shown that Apple may not be able to get its rumored price for a new tablet computer. Meanwhile, new reports and rumors indicate that Apple may be pursuing e-reader content for the device from American and Australian publishing partners.

 
Datacom achieves highest rating in green IT readiness index
by Peter Dinham   
Australian IT professional services company, Datacom, has achieved the highest Green IT readiness rating yet achieved by any organisation in Australia in the RMIT University-Connection Research Green IT Readiness Index.

 
Offshore personal data: Trust us, say banks
by James Riley   
The Australian Bankers Association has rejected calls for bank customers to be given an explicit choice about whether personal  information is processed offshore or in Australia, and said its members were already required get consent from customers about the handling of data when they signed up for services.

 
Icahn leaves Yahoo! board and takes a bath
by Stephen Withers   
Carl Icahn has quit from Yahoo!'s board of directors, and may have lost more than $US100 million on the company's shares. He became involved as a result of Microsoft's attempt to acquire Yahoo in 2008.

 
Flash spreads to Force.com
by Stephen Withers   
A partnership between Adobe and Salesforce.com has brought Flash to the latter's Force.com applications platform.

 
Netgear ProSafe UTMs score in third-party tests
by Stephen Withers   
Netgear is bragging that its ProSecure UTM (unified threat management) appliances for SMEs outperformed similar devices from other vendors in third-party testing of their ability to block malware and spam.

 
Local ICT innovations draw crowds to Tech23
by Beverley Head   
More than 300 entrepreneurs, investors and tyre kickers turned out for the first Tech23 event in Sydney today, which was established to showcase local innovation and forge links between the money-men and the ideas-gurus.
 
BBC iPlayer to go international?
by Stephen Withers   
An international version of the BBC's iPlayer TV catchup service could be on the cards. Just don't expect access to the UK iPlayer from overseas, and do expect to open your wallet.

 
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