Thursday, August 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 26/08/2010


AustralianIT.com.au
NBN under scrutiny by country MPs
INDEPENDENT MP Tony Windsor has questioned the $43 billion National Broadband Network price tag, describing it as a "fictitious number".
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Huawei backs NBN
HUAWEI won't abandon plans to partner with Victoria's RMIT on a new high-speed broadband training centre if Labor's $43 billion NBN plan is scrapped.
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Global fund shuns Telstra shares
A GLOBAL financial management group with assets worth over $21 billion says there is too much uncertainty to consider investing in Telstra.
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Microsoft eyes app developers
MICROSOFT wants the developer armies assembled at this year's Tech Ed conference to quickly crank up app ammo for its forthcoming Phone 7 offering.
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Apple, Disney to rent shows for 99c
APPLE is in discussions with major TV companies to offer 99-cent ($1.12) rentals of television episodes, people familiar with the situation said.
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Toshiba to launch first glasses-free 3D TV
TOSHIBA plans to market the world's first 3D television that does not need special glasses later this year, a report said on Tuesday.
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Political deadlock keeps NBN contracts on hold
THE body building the proposed $43 billion National Broadband Network has put a freeze on its tendering and hiring processes.
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NBN research in limbo
A FOG of uncertainty is settling over Australia's internet research efforts as the prospect of a future without Labor's $43 billion NBN becomes more real.
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Amcom picks up speed thanks to iiNet
FIBRE network player Amcom Telecommunications has boosted its full-year profit 42 per cent to $17.3 million.
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Carbon emissions researcher captures prize
DEANNA D'Alessandro's groundbreaking work on capturing carbon emissions has garnered her a science prize.
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