Apple offers to replace bad Ipod batteries

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm in iTNews by Egan Orion

Apple Japan said Thursday that it will replace faulty batteries found to be overheating in iPod Nano devices after a government ministry warned consumers earlier this week that the hot-selling music players might present a fire hazard.

Virtual economy is on the up

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm in iTNews by Emma Hughes

Sweatshops are far more fun than they used to be – multiplayer online games have given rise to an ever-growing virtual economy.

Google upgrades ad quality judgment

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm in iTNews by Emma Hughes

Google is again visiting the health spa, this time for a make-over for its mechanism for judging ad quality.

Server shipments buck economic downturn

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:39 pm in iTNews by Daniel Robinson

Worldwide server shipments have continued to grow despite worsening economic conditions, according to the latest figures from research firm Gartner..

IDF: Woz on Woz

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:39 pm in iTNews by Iain Thomson

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, has told delegates at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco of the joys of engineering and his theory of what makes for a happy life..

Business leaders ‘ignoring’ green IT

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:39 pm in iTNews by Phil Muncaster

Nearly three-quarters of business leaders believe that technology will play a crucial role in addressing environmental issues and cutting fuel costs..

Hacker runs up US$12,000 Federal phone bill

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:39 pm in iTNews by Shaun Nichols

A hacker who compromised phone systems for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) left the government with a US$12,000 phone bill..

HP 2133 competition winners announced!

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 am in APC Magazine by RSS Feed for APC

After a marathon readathon of 270 amazing APC reader reviews — we have 10 deserving winners!!

Unis give Government $2.4b wish list

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 8:00 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories

UNIVERSITIES have presented the Government with a list of projects to be funded from the $6 billion Higher Education Endowment Fund.

Ads’ 30 seconds of fame under threat

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff

The traditional 30-second television advertisement is under threat as viewers use new technology to skip ads and companies increasingly turn to product placement to spruik their brands.

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