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RIM: UAE Carrier's Blackberry update was spyware

A Blackberry firmware update pushed out to subscribers of United Arab Emirates carrier Etisalat contained spyware, Research in Motion confirmed Tuesday.

By Robert McMillan | 22 July, 2009 11:38

Tags: smartphones, spyware, RIM BlackBerry

IT hiring spree in sight as contractors lead the way

While the last three months has seen flat IT employment levels, a rise in contractor hiring across Australia has contributed to very early signs of green shoots of recovery in the sector, according to IT recruitment firm Peoplebank.

By Kathryn Edwards | 22 July, 2009 15:04

Tags: peoplebank, IT careers, IT jobs, it contracting

Oconics scores Hansard overhaul contract

The Department of Parliamentary Services has awarded business software developer Oconics a $3.8 million contract to redevelop and support the federal Hansard system.

By Kathryn Edwards | 22 July, 2009 12:14

Tags: Department of Parliamentary Services, hansard, Oconics

EMC's Hauck: $2.1B bet on Data Domain will pay off

Earlier this month, EMC signed a US$2.1 billion agreement to acquire data deduplication specialist Data Domain, declaring victory over rival Network Appliance in a bidding war to acquire the company. The deal was remarkable because Joe Tucci, EMC's chairman, president and CEO, along with other senior EMC executives, had no opportunity to conduct the usual due diligence on Data Domain or even get to know its management team before bidding to buy the company.

By Sumner Lemon | 21 July, 2009 16:27

Tags: emc, data domain

Oracle tries to ease concerns of Virtual Iron customers

Oracle is trying to reassure customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization company it bought in May, as rivals like VMware push discount offers in hopes of capitalizing on any uncertainty.

By Chris Kanaracus | 22 July, 2009 05:31

Tags: virtual iron, Oracle

Yahoo revenue drops, but profits rise 8 percent in Q2

Yahoo on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue of US$1.57 billion, down 13 percent from a year earlier as companies continued to spend less on advertising.

By James Niccolai | 22 July, 2009 09:23

Tags: Yahoo

Microsoft makes second GPLv2 release in as many days

Microsoft has made its second release under the General Public License in two days with software for the open-source online learning system Moodle.

By Elizabeth Montalbano | 22 July, 2009 04:08

Tags: open source, Microsoft, gpl

US named as top spam-producing country

The US has been named the world's biggest spam-producing country.

By Carrie-Ann Skinner | 21 July, 2009 23:25

Tags: spam

iPod cameras: coming soon?

Rumors have swirled that Apple plans to add a camera to the iPod Touch. And, once the iPhone appeared with a camera capable of taking decent pictures and recording video, it became more than likely that the newest version of the iPod Touch would receive similar treatment. Now those rumors seem to be coming true.

By Brennon Slattery | 22 July, 2009 00:06

Tags: ipods, flip mino, digital video, photography, digital cameras

Start-up set to take on Skype over video

A US company has upgraded its cross-platform videoconferencing service and at the same time launched a new plan designed to broaden its appeal to the small to medium business (SMB) segment.

By Tom Jowitt | 22 July, 2009 00:07

Tags: ooVoo, skype, Video Conferencing

US residents call for net-neutrality rules

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should include net-neutrality rules in a national broadband plan the agency is developing over the next seven months, thousands of U.S. residents have told the FCC.

By Grant Gross | 22 July, 2009 02:30

Tags: net neutrality

Who's really reading your Facebook top five lists?

You should be aware that you're sharing your lists with more than just your Facebook friends.

By Ian Paul | 21 July, 2009 23:31

Tags: internet privacy, social networking, LivingSocial, Facebook

Apple iPod sales slow but iPhone makes up for it

Apple beat analyst expectations and appears nearly untouched by the economic downturn, reporting its best non-holiday quarterly revenue and earnings in the company's history on Tuesday.

By Nancy Gohring | 22 July, 2009 09:17

Tags: steve jobs, ipod, Apple, iPhone, iPhone 3GS

Chinese news sites go down after reports on gov't scandal

Two of China's most popular technology news Web sites went offline Tuesday after carrying news reports that linked the son of China's president to a corrupt African deal.

By Owen Fletcher | 21 July, 2009 20:16

Tags: China

Taiwan pledges money to bail out DRAM makers

Taiwan announced a new plan Tuesday to allow its embattled DRAM makers to apply for government bailout funds over the next three months, but the money will come at a price.

By Dan Nystedt | 21 July, 2009 22:10

Tags: pc components, dram, taiwan

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