No strong safeguards in HI Bill: privacy group
THE Healthcare Identifiers Bill will allow health authorities to link every piece of a person's medical information to a single number.
iiNet denies support for ISP-level filter
Australian Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has denied claims it supports the Government's proposed mandatory Internet filter.
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Where’s my cab? Vic passengers stranded by phone system
Melbourne taxi service Silver Top has introduced a phone number recognition system that has left customers powerless to chase drivers that leave them stood-up.
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Optus first with Garmin-Asus smartphone
Optus will be the first telco in Australia to offer the Garmin-Asus A10 smartphone when the phone is released on the 7 June 2010.
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ASG acquires Capiotech for $30m
MANAGED IT services firm ASG has devoured its third company in as many months after acquiring Capiotech in deal valued at $30 million.
CSIRO to reap ‘lazy billion’ from world’s biggest tech companies
Australia's peak science body stands to reap more than $1 billion from its lucrative Wi-Fi patent after already netting about $250 million from the world's biggest technology companies, an intellectual property lawyer says.
Pakistan lifts Facebook ban
Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologised for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.
Microsoft puts ‘electronic beancurd’ on the menu
Microsoft has launched a Windows 7-themed restaurant in Taipei to promote its new operating system, an official with the US firm said Monday, on the eve of Asia's biggest IT trade show.
Joyce says sorry for Whitlam site
BARNABY JOYCE has apologised on behalf of Queensland's Liberal National Party for a Facebook page set up by younger members rejoicing in the old age of a former prime minister.
Phones could replay live sport, swap movies
Crowds will be able to replay live action at sporting events using their mobile phones, and literally lay their taste in entertainment on the table using Microsoftâs Surface tablet.
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