eBay: we’re sorry for treating sellers like dirt

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 6:43 pm in APC Magazine by RSS Feed for APC

eBay has officially withdrawn plans to force customers to use PayPal, just as the ACCC was expected to announce eBay was breaking the law by doing so.

Telstra: It’s a B-grade slasher movie

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 5:04 pm in ZDNet Australia by Suzanne Tindal

In what the telco likens to a B-grade movie, Telstra says its rivals have forgotten about the goals of the National Broadband Network (NBN) and are instead using it and the government to gain market advantage and tear the incumbent apart.

eBay backs down on PayPal mandate

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 4:57 pm in ZDNet Australia by Alex Serpo

eBay yesterday withdrew its mandate that customers exclusively use PayPal. The auction site’s decision came just weeks before consumer watchdog the ACCC was due to pass judgement on its decision.

Australia sends troops to combat Microsoft prices

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 4:18 pm in ZDNet Australia by Liam Tung

The Department of Defence’s CIO Group, headed up by Greg Farr, will represent the Commonwealth of Australia when negotiating a procurement template for all government agencies.

Defence reviews Microsoft contract

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 4:00 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories

THE Department of Defence is looking for a partner to help extract greater value from its Microsoft software licensing agreement.

Rural highways get $8m mobile phone signal boost

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 2:50 pm in ZDNet Australia by Suzanne Tindal

The government yesterday laid down AU$8 million for the next year to fill mobile phone black spots on sections of highway as well as selected towns in WA and NT.

“The knives are out” : Telstra’s take on the NBN

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pm in iTNews by Lilia Guan

Telstra has hit out at its critics with claims that the release of the National Broadband Network (NBN) regulatory submissions has lifted the veil to reveal a unified attack on the telco.

Tomizone makes hotspots available for iPhone/iPod

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 2:43 pm in iTNews by Lilia Guan

New Zealand-owned Wi-Fi hotspot service provider, Tomizone, has claimed it is one of the first independent Australasian Wi-Fi services to fully support the Apple iPhone.

Case dropped against parents who put baby on eBay

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 2:20 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff

A baby boy removed from his parents’ custody after they offered to sell him on eBay as a joke is back at home, a prosecutor said.

Cyber-crooks celebrate independence

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pm in iTNews by Shaun Nichols

Malware writers are looking to cash in the upcoming 4th of July weekend, say security experts..

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