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Gossip lines open on usurped HP boss

(AU) itnews - 19. August 2010 - 4:20
Sources suggest more to the Hurd story.
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Telstra looks to remote workers for 24/7 call centres

(AU) itnews - 18. August 2010 - 16:50
Mix of offshore and onshore staff.
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Scientists launch "game" to crowdsource place descriptions

(AU) itnews - 18. August 2010 - 16:45
To facilitate human-computer communications.
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iiNet launches "Terabyte" plan

(AU) itnews - 18. August 2010 - 16:35
"Simplified" plans separate peak and off-peak times for businesses.
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Quigley's big stand: the full speech

(AU) itnews - 18. August 2010 - 16:21
Quigley wins over the true believers.
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ACS awards Quigley after internal stoush

(AU) itnews - 18. August 2010 - 13:05
Board members concerned about political implications.
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BlackBerry Torch launch stutters

(AU) itnews - 18. August 2010 - 12:54
RIM's latest smartphone is a slow burner.
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Vets accused of over-vaccinating pets

(AU) ABC Australia Technology News - 18. August 2010 - 9:37
Consumer group Choice is warning that many Australian vets are ignoring guidelines and vaccinating pets unnecessarily.
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The Chaser take on Lib's broadband

(AU) ZDNet Australia - 18. August 2010 - 9:11
ABC1's Wednesday night line-up is probably the best thing to come out of this rather dull election campaign. This clip from tonight's episode of Yes We Canberra! shows us exactly what the Chaser boys think of the Coalition's 12Mbps speed broadband promise. I'm feeling a bit nostalgic seeing AltaVista again.
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Pirates strike hosting deal with Wikileaks

(AU) itnews - 18. August 2010 - 9:11
Political party to host several servers.
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SMS in due diligence on two purchases

(AU) ZDNet Australia - 18. August 2010 - 9:04
Australian IT services company SMS Management & Technology today said it was in due diligence with two potential acquisition targets as it looked to continue to bolt on other companies to its already growing base.
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More evidence in Facebook ownership case

(AU) ZDNet Australia - 18. August 2010 - 8:35
The latest piece of evidence has emerged in the Facebook ownership case. New York plaintiff, Paul Ceglia, presented a copy of a cashier's cheque made out to Mark Zuckerberg in the amount of US$3000. The cheque is complete with what is claimed to be Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's signature. Could this be the nail in a multibillion-dollar coffin or an elaborate fraud?
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Laser targeting: now on your desktop

(AU) ZDNet Australia - 18. August 2010 - 8:28
A group of Western Australian University professors have developed an algorithm that enables complex laser-targeting systems to be handled by off-the-shelf computing hardware.
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Fears smartphone game apps could get the chop

The games industry slams federal government moves to censor mobile game apps, with developers saying they will stop selling their apps to Australians due to the prohibitive costs.
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Fears smartphone game apps could get the chop

(AU) The Age - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 7:40
The games industry slams federal government moves to censor mobile game apps, with developers saying they will stop selling their apps to Australians due to the prohibitive costs.
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NBN Co's Quigley attacks Coalition policy

(AU) ZDNet Australia - 18. August 2010 - 7:20
NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley has delivered a stinging attack on the Coalition's broadband policy, publicly backing Labor's rival National Broadband Network project just days before the Federal Election.
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Election rant reply 4: NBN mess

(AU) ZDNet Australia - 18. August 2010 - 6:53
The question that Tony Abbott wants the nation to ask itself this election is: does the Australian Labor Party deserve a second chance at governing when its first term was marred by a series of debacles (think insulation, the mining tax and Kevin Rudd's abrupt exit from the PM's chair) that have left its credibility in shreds?
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Cheque 'proves' Facebook treachery

A western New York man suing over claims he owns 84 per cent of Facebook has a copy of a $US3000 cashier's cheque that may support his contract claim against the company and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg.
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Cheque 'proves' Facebook treachery

(AU) The Age - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 6:38
A western New York man suing over claims he owns 84 per cent of Facebook has a copy of a $US3000 cashier's cheque that may support his contract claim against the company and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg.
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Climate change wiped out woolly mammoths

(AU) ABC Australia Technology News - 18. August 2010 - 6:36
British scientists say they have found new evidence that woolly mammoths died out 9,000 years ago because of climate change.
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