Saturday, February 19, 2011

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 18/02/2011



AustralianIT.com.au
Apple's 30pc bite of apps could rebound
APPLE's new subscription service could draw anti-trust scrutiny, say US law professors who claim it may have an anti-competitive effect on price.
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Even the kitchen sink on web sales site
THERE was a time the phrase 'everything but the kitchen sink' meant just that, but on the online classifieds site Gumtree, anything goes.
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Demand for data anytime, anywhere
CUSTOMERS are not prepared to be tied to a line when it comes to broadband.
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Our Wiki, Wiki ways
WIKIPEDIA is the first stop for the curious, but will it become the last?
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Bird-sized spy plane unveiled in US
A US company, backed by the Pentagon's research arm and $4million, has unveiled a micro plane that flies like a hummingbird and records video footage.
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New Google pay system takes on Apple
GOOGLE fired another shot in its rivalry with Apple with a payment system for digital content that lets publishers keep a bigger share of revenues.
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Troubled Borders US turns to e-books
BORDERS in the US has filed for Chapter 11 protection amid plans to close 30 per cent of stores and increase its focus on e-books.
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Sony sells cloud-based content services
SONY will leverage the million internet-connected Sony home entertainment devices Australians will have bought by December to sell content services.
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Peak web body seeks new CEO
AUSTRALIA'S peak internet industry body has been given five months to find a new chief executive.
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Police empowered to raid net for crime
THE Gillard government plans to give police powers to order the collection of network traffic data in order to join the global crime-fighting treaty.
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