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The 10 Most Influential Australians in IT

Recently, SmartCompany released its list of the 10 most influential people in Australian IT. The annual list judged the people in Australia's tech industry based on their involvement in the industry and their capacity to influence the sector beyond their own companies or organizations.Here are the 10 most influential IT people, according to SmartCompany.

Fired Yahoo CEO Wants to Keep Board Seat

The fight is not yet over for recently fired Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz. Ms Bartz said she wants to keep her board seat on the tech firm, but a Yahoo statement said she could not keep the seat.

Demand for Android-based Apps On the Rise

Developers try to keep up with the demand for smartphones and apps based on Google Android operating system, by hiring new programmers and releasing updated versions of the software.
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Thinner and Lighter Battery for iPad 3?

New reports about the next generation iPad are claiming the iPad 3 will have thinner and lighter batteries that will have more a longer service life but will be 30 percent more expensive than those found in the current iPad 2.

Yahoo Fires CEO Carol Bartz

Yahoo Inc. has confirmed that it has fired CEO Carol Bartz and has named Tim Morse, Yahoo's chief financial officer as interim CEO. Several senior Yahoo executives were also named to the newly formed executive leadership council while the company searches for a permanent CEO.

Hacking of DigiNotar Brings World Wide Web Turmoil

The Dutch government reported on Monday that a hacking attack on a Dutch Web security firm in July led to the issuance of fraudulent certificates for major Web sites, including that of the Central Intelligence Agency and Twitter.

Sony Tablet S and P: Nine Crazy Reasons Why I Should Buy These Hip & Hot Tablets

Sony announced Monday that its first two Sony Tablet devices is already available for pre-sale and will be available in shelves.With so many tablets being launched in the market today, I thought about listing reasons why I should be buying tablets from the Japanese Electronics giant instead of the Apple's iPad and the tablet imitations (if you believe Apple's claims in its lawsuits), and later do some little research to verify if my first impressions were correct.

NBN Co. Reveals Partial Construction Schedules for NBN Roll Out

Construction of the telecommunication infrastructures required in the full roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is now in full swing, with NBN Co. announcing on Tuesday that initial works are set to commence on Geraldton, Western Australia on October

Google, Facebook Now Dissuade Aliases on Profiles

Google and Facebook have urged people to sign up using only their real names while those who use aliases are banned. Although internet analysts see only commercial goals, such as users-advertisers matching, as a reason behind this move, dissuading the use of aliases might prove some good points to consider.

Is Samsung Winning the War Against Apple?

Samsung was forced to pull out the Galaxy Tab 7.7 from the world's largest consumer electronics show after a court in Germany promptly granted Apple's request for an injunction. This was the same court that gave a ban of the sale and promotion of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in 26 of the 27 European Union member countries, although the ruling was scaled back only to Germany on jurisdictional issues.

Angry Birds Loyalty Promotions Coming to Nearest Retail Shops

Alastair Macdonald, TCC regional director, Australasia, said the company has secured the global license for loyalty promotions in the grocery, convenience and petrol retail category for the Angry Birds game franchise. This means Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio may be used in the said establishments' loyalty promos to attract shoppers of any age, gender and profession.

Amazon.Com Selling Its Own iPad at Half the Price

According to various sources, online retailer Amazon.com is selling its own tablet brand -- a 7-inch tablet at first -- that would have an entry-level price of $250. Sure it's more expensive than the $99 HP TouchPad, but the TouchPad sale is only temporary as it HP is only getting rid of remaining inventory.

Hitachi, Sony, Toshiba Merge LCD Business

Hitachi, Sony, Toshiba merge their LCD businesses and with200 billion yem funding from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) aims to develop next generation technologies

Telstra CEO Believes ACCC Will Eventually Favour its SSU

Telstra Corporation is far from being alarmed over the assessment issued this week by the country’s consumer watchdog, stating that the present form of its structural separation undertaking (SSU) leaves more room for improvements.

iPhone Jailbreaker to Work for Apple

Apple has hired Nicholas Allegra aka “comex”, the 19 year old hacker famous for his one-click iPhone jailbreak site JailBreakMe, which makes removing the restrictions on Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices as simple as clicking a link.

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