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Nanoparticles: small in size but big in potential and risk

CSIRO scientist Amanda Barnard has this week been awarded a Young Scientist Award in recognition of her ground-breaking research in nanotechnology. She speaks here about her research on the potential benefits and hazards of nanoparticles and also the massive computational power that underpins it all.
OzHosting relaunches to virtualise the SMB

Web hosting company OzHosting has been revived and, powered by a heap of new infrastructure, it is ready to offer enterprise class services to the SMB.
Cosmetics distie gets CRM makeover

In a tough retail market, it is more important than ever to streamline business and increase productivity. For this reason, one of Australia’s largest cosmetics distributors has turned to O4’s mobile sales force automation solution.
Windows 7: how it will run on the netbook

Microsoft says its Windows 7 operating system to be launched in full later this year will run on any netbook.
Aussie hardware thrusts in to space

New thruster technology developed by the ANU will be used in prototype satellites to be launched in the next four years.
'Dummy' data at the DVA: Veterans at risk of not receiving correct pensions

Corner cutting at the Department of Veterans Affairs results in 'dummy' birth dates in the electronic records of tens of thousands of veterans. An audit report also finds a wide range of other problems.
Case study: school IT Manager turns to Penguin Power

With a small team and a massive workload, Ian Ralph leans heavily on open source technologies within his IT department to help him meet his obligations.
Report: corporate cybercrime bigger and more targeted than ever

A Verizon report released today shows that more electronic records were breached last year than in the previous four years combined. The attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, increasingly targeted and businesses are still often failing to protect themselves.
Government sticks to proprietary line: leaves Linux in the dust

Many people think Linux is a perfect fit for schools as it is cheaper and it encourages learning concepts rather than proprietary tools. It has been left out of the Government's netbooks for schools contract though, which is a blow to the Linux community.
Guardian.com reports newspaper to close, move to Twitter: April fool not so funny

Today's April fool joke by the Guardian that the newspaper will close and be replaced by a Twitter service is certainly amusing. However, despite the well-aimed kick at the much-hyped message service, the joke may linger as more a commentary on a newspaper industry under pressure.

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Palm loss narrower than expected, shares leap

26/06/2009 9:56:52 AM

The results indicate that the company's turnaround effort, led by the just-unveiled Pre handset, is picking up steam.
Tags: Palm, pre, smartphone market,

Microsoft to cut prices on Windows 7

26/06/2009 9:45:37 AM

The move attempts to lure more customers amid a global downturn that is hitting spending on technology.
Tags: Windows 7, price cuts, microsoft.

Heads of top US companies snub blogs, Facebook: study

26/06/2009 9:20:32 AM

The study found only two CEOs had Twitter accounts and 81 percent of CEOs did not have a personal Facebook page.
Tags: CEOs, social media, social networking, twitter, facebook, blogs...

Google slammed as China, US quarrel over Internet

26/06/2009 9:06:36 AM

The growing friction over control of online content threatens is becoming a concern at a time when the world is looking for the United States and China to cooperate in helping to pull the global economy out of its slump.
Tags: US, China, Google, green dam, internet filter.

US urges China to revoke Internet filter requirement

25/06/2009 1:45:24 PM

The US officials are warning the step could violate world trade rules.
Tags: Green Dam, china, US, Internet filtering.

Mobile money seen as chance for world's poorest

25/06/2009 1:39:17 PM

Currently, about 3.5 billion people, more than half the world's population, have no access to banking services. However, 1 billion of those people do have mobile phones.
Tags: mobile money, mobile phone.

Microsoft debuts power conservation website

25/06/2009 1:35:59 PM

The site uses complicated algorithms to analyse information provided by consumers and participating utilities to help them better understand their power usage, get recommendations and save money.
Tags: Microsoft, Hohm.

Microsoft CEO still open to partnership with Yahoo

25/06/2009 1:30:28 PM

Though when asked if a deal could be sealed in the next year, he said: "Who knows?"
Tags: Ballmer, bing, yahoo, google, microsoft, internet search...

IBM names new M&A chief after losing chief to Dell

25/06/2009 10:25:13 AM

A former Morgan Stanley banker will be the new head of mergers and acquisitions on Tuesday, as the company still awaits a US federal court to rule on a request that the man he replaces be banned from working for Dell.
Tags: IBM, dell, head of mergers and acquisitions, Elias Mendoza.

Disaster-prone Bangladesh trials mobile phone alerts

25/06/2009 10:15:43 AM

In a bid to minimise loss of life and damage to property, Bangladeshi authorities have signed an agreement with two local mobile operators to provide early warning disaster alerts to subscribers.
Tags: Bangladesh, disaster alerts, mobile phones.

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