Tuesday, May 3, 2011

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 03/05/2011

AustralianIT.com.au



Android smartphones winning over 'app' makers
GOOGLE is the new darling of software wizards out to cash-in on the world's love for customising smartphones with fun, hip or functional applications.

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Small business must embrace technology: Sherry
SMALL businesses need to get online and embrace digital technologies if Australia's economy is going to prosper, Small Business Minister Nick Sherry said.

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Facebook IPO in 2012?
FACEBOOK'S business is growing faster than it forecast several months ago, raising the stakes for an initial public offering as early as next March.

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Amazon sorry for outage, offers credit
AMAZON.COM issued a detailed account of a recent web services outage in which it apologised for the shutdown.

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1.6m Australian accounts affected: Sony
ALMOST 1.6 million Australian accounts are among those affected by the hacking of Sony's PlayStation network and multimedia services.

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Sony apologises for PlayStation hacking
SONY executives have bowed in apology for the security breach that let hackers access the personal data of 77 million PlayStation network accounts.

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Federal ICT contractor rates on the rise
CONTRACTOR rates are on the way up in the ACT with some in-demand skills reporting increases of about 30 per cent , Peoplebank says.

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Encryption not a safe bet for Sony: Caelli
AN Australian security expert has warned that encryption may not have stopped the credit card details of 77 million PlayStation gamers from being deciphered.

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Toyota takes marketing beyond fiction
TOYOTA Australia has become one of the first companies to use a  3D interactive presentation powered by an Xbox to show off a new car.

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PlayStation hackers spark security chaos
SONY says it will "shortly" begin restoring its PlayStation Network and Qriocity online media services after a major security breach.

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