Wednesday, October 7, 2009

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 07/10/2009


AustralianIT.com.au
VHA merger costs 320 jobs
VODAFONE Hutchison Australia has completed the first phase of its plan to integrate the two businesses, culling 320 employees in the process.
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Vendors face ban threat on power-hog PCs
THE Rudd government wants to force home computers that do not meet energy efficiency standards off store shelves, as product testing shows nearly three-quarters of a sample failed requirements set a decade ago.
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Perth Eftpos scam claims over $150k
AN Eftpos scam has seen more than $150,000 stolen from 2500 bank accounts using details gleaned at Perth retail outlets, West Australian police say.
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Amazon's Kindle comes to Australia
AMAZON'S e-book reader Kindle will be available to Australian users come October 20.
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$23m blowout in NSW IT project
A MAJOR government IT project will cost an additional $23 million and eight years more to complete due to chronic communication breakdowns.
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Telstra, Microsoft target iPhone market
MICROSOFT, with a little help from telco buddy Telstra, began the long fight back against the iPhone in the burgeoning smartphone apps market.
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IT gurus win Nobel Prize
THREE physicists won the 2009 Nobel Prize for work on fibre optics and light sensing that helped unleash the information technology revolution.
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Grocery Choice site a money-waster
THE federal government's Grocery Choice website was flawed from the outset.
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