IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 29-8-2008

29-8-2008

1. Virtual worlds becoming money laundries
2. Steve Jobs’ obituary mistakenly posted
3. No turning back on IE 8, warns Microsoft
4. IBM turbocharges solid state storage
5. Australia lags behind Dell's APAC growth figures
6. Sydney Water project nets $5m for Patni
7. Young Australians prefer blogging to voting, study finds
8. VIC government shuts down Second Life presence
9. DTK launches Eee PC competitor
10. The A to Z of spamming exposed
11. Quebec sued for buying Microsoft software
12. IT leaders shun disaster recovery
13. Cisco guns for Exchange

28-8-2008

1. Optus 3G network coverage claims irk Telstra
2. ProCurve introduces gigabit switches for Aussie SMBs
3. IT administrators admit they’d steal data
4. Psystar hits back in Apple clone case
5. Users can bypass iPhone security
6. Stolen SSH keys used for attacks
7. Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2
8. IBM Australia creates 300 jobs
9. New algorithm boosts network routing efficiency
10. Linux netbook thieves ignore laptops
11. Adobe rolls out online photo editing tool
12. SMEs unprepared for business risk
13. Computer virus hits space station
14. Best Western downplays hack attack
15. Apple exaggerates iPhone capabilities
16. Contactless mobile payments trialled in Melbourne

27-8-2008

1. Ubuntu gets major security fix
2. iPrimus trumps Telstra wireless data limit
3. Mozilla steps up Firefox 3 push
4. iPrimus trumps Telstra wireless broadband data limit
5. Symantec execs encourage using Facebook at work
6. Mobile plan trades cash for ads
7. Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw
8. ESX production deployments under pressure
9. Major record labels target blogosphere
10. NBN- Telstra tells Terria to get real or get out
11. PC holding bank data sold on ebay
12. IT should adopt social trend trackers
13. Facebook shuts down Scrabulous internationally
14. Employers slack on Web 2.0 security
15. Democrats can't run Linux
16. HP completes EDS purchase
17. Google Suggest hits the homepage
18. HTC unveils GPS slider phone
19. Citrix boosts virtual application delivery
20. American beats Delta to in-flight Wi-Fi