Nasdaq snaps up Smarts Group

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 6:31 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
Stock trading technology outfit and exchange operator Nasdaq OMX has snapped up local market surveillance software specialist Smarts Group.

How I became a Foursquare cyberstalker

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 3:42 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
Move over Twitter, there's a new social networking tool everyone's talking about. But is Foursquare, which reveals your exact location to other people, a stalker's dream? Leo Hickman reveals how he used it to follow a stranger.

Oracle CEO’s $2bn tops decade earners

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 3:31 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
LARRY Ellison has topped the list of best-paid executives of US public companies during the past decade, earning $US1.84 billion ($2.04bn).

Climate activists ply hack and trade

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 3:26 pm in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
While politicians continue to bicker about the establishment of an carbon emissions trading scheme, activist hackers have taken matters into their own hands smearing the European Climate Exchange web site with anti-cap and trade messages.

iPhone 4 sale for midnight scramblers

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 3:12 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
The iPhone 4's launch in Australia is just days away and Apple and its carrier partners have today announced their pricing plans and launch event details.

US target practice: the $57m Aussie fall guys

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 3:06 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
Three Sydney university PhD students who developed Terminator-style robots will soon see their technology trialled by US Marines sharpshooters in a $57 million coup.

ABC to better its 24-hour news service

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 1:10 pm in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
THE ABC has vowed to improve its new 24-hour news station after it was severely criticised for failing to cover Tony Abbott's press conference live.

Telstra, Optus announce iPhone 4 deals

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 11:40 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
TELSTRA and Optus announced pricing plans for the iPhone 4 today and said a series of midnight events would mark the Australian launch on Friday.

‘Jailbreaking’ iPhone now legal in US

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 10:55 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
Owners of Apple's iPhone can unlock the device to use applications not authorised by the company, the US Library of Congress said.

US legalises ‘jailbreaking’ iPhones

Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 8:52 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
APPLE'S control over its iPhone and other devices via its iTunes store has been undercut by a US ruling legalising jailbreaking.
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