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Where did all the data go? British govt loses it again
October 03, 2008
New Nintendo DS portable will come with camera
October 03, 2008
Apple threatens to shut down iTunes store
LOS ANGELES - Royalties that digital music companies from Apple to record labels pay songwriters for selling their music as ringtones, CDs and permanent digital downloads are to be set by a federal agency.
This is the first time in nearly three decades that the industry has been unable to decide the fee for sales of recorded music on its own.
October 02, 2008
Core biotech companies triple in three years
October 02, 2008
'I'm going to f****** kill Google'
Rant-prone Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an engineer that he was going to "f****** kill Google" according to a document obtained by a tech blog.
John Battelle's Searchblog is reporting that Ballmer was quoted a 'legal document' from the Microsoft vs Google lawsuit over the hiring of computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee.
October 02, 2008
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
October 02, 2008
Teen arrested after YouTube killing spree threat
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police say they have arrested a 15-year-old boy after Florida police tipped them off about threats he allegedly posted on YouTube.
Police spokesman Anders Ahlqvist says the teen had posted comments saying he would emulate last week's deadly attack at a school in Finland.
October 02, 2008
Porn-surfing laptop thief caught by own stupidity
October 02, 2008
Marketing agency calls in iPhone gun
Software developer Peter Watling has landed a unique new job: using his iPhone programming skills to help companies market themselves using the ground-breaking mobile device.
Watling - who has 22 years experience programming Apple devices, and is a passionate iPhone user - has joined specialist digital marketing agency AIM Proximity as the firm's "mobile technologist".
October 02, 2008
Getting more speed from humble copper
Politicians, industry leaders and cheerleaders for productivity have all been busy pushing the economic benefits of bringing broadband into the nation's homes over new high-speed fibre optic cables.
But the humble copper cabling linking most households to the internet looks set to remain a feature of our national IT infrastructure for some time yet.
October 02, 2008
Dialling home with good news
Vodafone New Zealand has sent a $631 million dividend back to its parent company in London.
The dividend for three years marks its dominance of the mobile market as Telecom has fallen behind through delays in adopting 3G technology. And it comes as Vodafone is gearing up for an assault on fixed-line phone revenue, a market dominated by Telecom.
October 02, 2008
Elliott's men slim chance in Telecom board battle
Telecom's annual meeting this morning will see directors Rod McGeoch and Kevin Roberts face off against rebel nominees Mark Tume and Mark Cross - selected by agitator shareholder Elliott International.
Shareholders in Wellington will meet with the share price wallowing below its 1991 float value of $3.
October 02, 2008
Curly bulb problem solved for MySky HDi
Energy saving light bulbs might be good news for the environment, but they've had quite the opposite effect for some Sky subscribers.
Some MySky HDi users who use the new-style lightbulbs noticed a lack of remote sensitivity, but tech staff at the network say they've already solved the problem.
October 01, 2008
Pimp your Pod
October 01, 2008
Telecom bumps up data plans
October 01, 2008
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