Tuesday 7 February, 2012

News

TCP Code revised to include new provisions
The revised Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code by the Communications Alliance has included new provisions such as regular customer usage notifications for voice, SMS and data services, stronger controls on telecommunications product advertising, monitoring of compliance and a unit-pricing regime in advertisements.
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Oracle asks for retrial against SAP in TomorrowNow case
Oracle has chosen a new trial in its lawsuit against SAP for copyright infringement, rejecting the reduction of a jury verdict by about US$1 billion by a federal court in September last year.
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Rumour: 7mm thick Galaxy S III to be unveiled next month?
Samsung's next flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, may be officially unveiled in March and will be just 7mm thick, according to the latest rumours.
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More Australians switch on IPTV: Study
More than 300,000 Australian households have changed channels to subscription IPTV which could pose challenges for operators such as Foxtel, according to a new study by analyst firm, Telsyte.
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EMC to flesh out VFCache with VMware integration, other additions
EMC has big plans this year for the VFCache flash storage it introduced on Monday, with the coming enhancements including SSDs, 1TB cards, integration with VMware and less expensive MLC flash media.
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Next round of e-health funding finalised, three months over schedule
At least three months after it was scheduled to allocate the next round of funding for the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project, the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has confirmed a figure has been finalised.
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Microsoft opens C++ extension for other compilers
Microsoft has opened its C++ AMP specification so it can also be used by non-Microsoft compilers to harness the power of GPUs (graphics processing units).
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Top 7 Truths About Consumerisation of IT
The phenomenon is only growing stronger. Here's what IT and business leaders need to know
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Conroy spruiks Safer Internet Day
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), together with Senator Stephen Conroy, have launched Safer Internet Day, an initiative designed to encourage cyber safety.
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AMD execs tout firm's tablet plans
With new CEO Rory Read at the helm for about six months, Advanced Micro Devices has turned its attention to the lucrative and burgeoning tablet market.
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Adobe launches sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, hopes for fewer exploits
Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox, which has better protection against vulnerability exploits because of a new sandboxed architecture.
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Web giants remove content on India's order
Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy.
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Optus launches business NBN plans
Australia’s number two telco, Optus, has launched a range of internet plans over the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) first five mainland release sites targeting small businesses.
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Small business lags on computer security
Small businesses have embraced the internet but 16 per cent don't use anti-virus software and 30 per cent don't use a protective firewall, a new study shows.
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After Megaupload shuts, BTJunkie follows
BTJunkie, a popular file-sharing indexing site, says it is voluntarily shutting down, less than three weeks after the US closure of Megaupload in a crackdown on piracy of music, films and other materials.
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