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Applaud appoints new manager

Applaud, the managed IT and service desk provider, has appointed Mark Richards as its new Sydney-based managed services practice manager.

10 Things Microsoft did right during fiscal 2010

By Joe Wilcox, BetanewsA month following the end of Microsoft's fiscal year and two weeks after announcement of record earnings, it's time to take a long look back at the company's FY2010 accomplishments. Some of these items will partially repeat from my calendar year 2009 list and early calendar 20...
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Dish to offer live streaming of programming to customers

By Ed Oswald, BetanewsDish will allow free access to its programming on subscribers' mobile devices under plans first disclosed by the Associated Press on Thursday. The content will include live streaming as well as programming saved to the consumer's DVR. The offering requires either a Slingbox or ...

Amazon Kindle gets first downloadable apps that aren't e-books

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsThe first two "active content" apps for the Amazon Kindle e-reader have been released for download, consisting of the word games "Every Word," and "Shuffled Row."In the first weeks of 2010, Web retailer Amazon released the Kindle Development Kit to partners to begin work on...

Google disputes it has deal to pay Verizon for Internet priority

By Ed Oswald, BetanewsSeveral news services including Bloomberg and Reuters are reporting that Google and Verizon have reached a deal which would regulate how Internet traffic would be handled. While generally upholding net neutrality principles, it does seem to offer Verizon considerable leeway.Goo...

Google, Verizon reach Internet traffic deal amid wider talks

By Ed Oswald, BetanewsSeveral news services including Bloomberg and Reuters are reporting that Google and Verizon have reached a deal which would regulate how Internet traffic would be handled. While generally upholding net neutrality principles, it does seem to offer Verizon considerable leeway.The...

Clear's way forward may be with LTE, not WiMAX

By Ed Oswald, BetanewsWireless ISP Clear is the nation's biggest proponent of WiMAX. Along with majority shareholder Sprint, the two companies have repeatedly talked up the wireless technology as a solid option in the path to 4G.That may now be in question. Clear said late Wednesday that it will be ...

Telstra releases new iPhone 4 plans

Telstra, the telecommunication company, has recently begun targeting the iPhone with its data plan offerings, which offer more data - up to 6 gigabytes - more cheaply than previously advertised plans for iPhone 4.

New iPhone app raises privacy concerns

A new iPhone app that gives users immediate and detailed data on property values of houses in Australia has the potential to make the home-buying process easier but may raise the ire of residents eager to protect privacy in their neighborhoods.

Check Point Software announces record earnings

Check Point Software, a software security company which developed the Software Blade architecture and the well-known ZoneAlarm security platform, announced a record profit for the second quarter ending June 30, 2010.

Survey finds Web 2.0 a liability for enterprise security

A new survey from the Ponemon Institute suggests that more than 80% of security administrators think that Web 2.0 applications such as social networking tools, widgets, instant messaging program weakens enterprise security.

ISP resists AFACT push for user terminations

The legal team of iiNet told a Federal Court that suggestions from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) regarding termination of service from ISPs after a single copyright infringement warning would be unsustainable.

NetApp collaborates with Symantec

NetApp, the data management solutions company, announced that it has integrated its unified storage systems with Symantec's Thin Reclamation API

Claims of iPhone 4 glass breakage

In spite of Apple claims that the iPhone 4's glass is 30 times harder than plastic and less prone to breakage, a Sydney iPhone repair shop says that it received its first broken unit the day the smartphone was released.

Microsoft and Salesforce settle their patent infringement scuffle

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsThe patent infringement cases between Microsoft and Salesforce in both the U.S. District Courts of the Western District of Washington and in Delaware have been settled, Microsoft announced today.Last May, Microsoft sued CRM software company Salesforce for nine counts of pat...

Google calls it quits with Wave

BySteven Walling, BetanewsGoogle has officially announced that it will no longer be developing Wave as a standalone product, citing a lack of user adoption. Google's real-time collaboration platform nearly drowned in hype even before it was opened up to beta testing. Once users got their hands on th...

Apple quietly adds cloud-based streaming to iDisk iPhone app

By Ed Oswald, BetanewsRumors in recent months have pointed to Apple's next big music innovation being some cloud-based service. While nothing has appeared as of yet, its move to support streaming of music stored on a customers iDisk could be the beginning.Users of Apple's iDisk app for iPhone can st...

Forbes announces 'major upgrade'

Forbes, the business publication, is set to introduce a "major upgrade." A report says that the magazine is requiring every reporter to have a blog.

Optus to offer new mobile broadband plans

Optus, the telecommunications company, announces its new range of mobile broadband plans. The payment schemes, which start at $A20, differentiate between peak and off-peak usage.

Asus appoints new executive

ASUS, the computer manufacturer, has appointed Mia Tsai, the company's former country manager for Australia and New Zealand, as its new managing director and head of the open platform business group for its Australia and New Zealand operation.

Intel, FTC settle on charges of anticompetitive behavior

By Ed Oswald, BetanewsIntel and the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement on Wednesday on charges that the chipmaker used its dominant market position to stifle competition. The case had originally been brought against Intel in December of last year.As a result of the settlement, Intel wil...

Jive Software takes the first step towards a social enterprise app market

BySteven Walling, BetanewsJive Software, a leader in enterprise social software which recently closed a new $30 million in investment, has unveiled a new capability for its customers. With the Jive Widget Studio, users of the company's latest software release will be able to create customer OpenSoci...

Clearwire baits bandwidth-hungry iOS users with cheap 4G hotspot

By Tim Conneally, Betanews4G network operator Clearwire Wednesday launched a WiMAX hotspot especially designed for Apple's iOS-powered mobile devices called the Clear iSpot.The iSpot connects to WiMAX signals and provides a WEP/WPA/WPA2-protected hotspot with up to a 150 foot range. It weighs 4.5 ou...

Microsoft's Bing Maps ties into the open source OpenStreetMap community

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsMicrosoft's Bing Maps unveiled a host of new features and functions this week, including the public beta of a revamped user experience with new visuals and dynamic map labels, and a handful of new Bing Map Apps submitted for the King of the Maps competition. One of the newe...

RIM: No back door into encrypted BlackBerry messages for any government

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsTuesday, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion confirmed that it will not provide a backdoor into its encrypted messages for the purposes of local government surveillance, despite the demands of certain countries.Since 2007, Research in Motion has had difficulties building a ...

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