Flipboard launches iPad app to adulation, rush of users

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 4:44 pm in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Flipboard, a new iPad application that presents the news links in a user's Twitter and Facebook media streams in the style of a magazine, launched to immediate adulation on Wednesday but the rush of users meant a few glitches for early adopters.

More delays to filter plan

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 4:24 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
THE ISP filter legislation faces a further lengthy delay following the cancellation of a meeting of state attorneys-general scheduled for this week.

Don’t ditch NBN: minister

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 3:59 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
THE national broadband network is the single most important infrastructure development in regional NSW for a generation, a state minister said.

Ex-Verizon chief to run Storm

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 3:49 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
FORMER managing director and vice-president for Verizon Business Australia, Ron Gauci, has been appointed chief executive of Melbourne Storm.

‘Legal highs’: a law enforcer’s nightmare

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 12:15 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
Internet sellers of illicit substances and so-called "legal highs" are undercutting street drug dealers by mailing their wares direct to homes, circumventing drug controls.

Prolonged mobile use increases risk of ear ringing: study

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 11:45 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
If you use a mobile phone and treasure your hearing, you may want to switch off the device for a few minutes every day.

Adobe ’sandbox’ to protect Reader from hackers

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 10:59 am in iTNews by iTnews
Cybercriminals will have to find another way into your PC's crown jewels.

Dirty tricks police: website tracks campaign cons

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 10:31 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
Politicians may want to be more careful when it comes to getting the support of their local electorate in the upcoming federal election.

Facebook ‘unsure’ about ownership contract

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 9:40 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
A lawyer for Facebook said she was “unsure” whether company founder Mark Zuckerberg signed a contract that purportedly entitles a New York man to 84 per cent of the world's biggest social-networking service.

Tax office goes Ubuntu for AUSkey Linux standard

Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 9:35 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
The Australian Taxation Office is preparing to release a Linux port of its AUSkey authentication software with Ubuntu being the reference distribution for testing and development.
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