IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 25-8-2008

1. Hackers breach Best Western in data heist
2. Electric plane smashes world record for endurance
3. SMS looks to NBN, core banking for growth
4. Crown Castle buys Vodafone Group's towers
5. Watchdog- U.S. government 'not ready' for consumer nanotech
6. Online wiki hosts interactive, 3D molecular structures
7. People Telecom chases consumer market
8. Retro storage formats have it taped
9. LinkedIn launches native iPhone app
10. Brazilian indicted for botnet conspiracy
11. 'Mosquito' morphs into kid-only ringtones
12. Microsoft opens the shutter on Photosynth
13. Fair use comes first in web video
14. Illegal dumping highlights WEEE weakness
15. Centrelink relies on artificial intelligence
16. Apple offers to replace bad Ipod batteries
17. Virtual economy is on the up
18. Google upgrades ad quality judgment
19. Server shipments buck economic downturn
20. IDF- Woz on Woz