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Business News Groupon CEO Mason sent packing as shares continue to plummet 'I was fired today and you all know why' Not so fast with the bubbly, Capita: IT Services has bad economic wind Turnover up at group level, operating profits down 25% of Groupon share value WIPED OUT after rates slashed Voucher bazaar forced to cut fees to lure wary merchants Take that, freetards: First music sales uptick in over a decade Industry parties like it's almost 1999, pirates face extinction Apple assimilates France, Sweden and pals into iCloud Europeans - lower your shields and surrender ... Channel News HP: We will never sell 100 per cent through the channel But execs plan to push more business towards partners Cloud News CloudFlare's Railgun protocol gets buy-in from web giants Byte-level caching cuts dynamic content loading times by 90 percent EMC intros self-service VMAX CE for cloud-slingers New model prods service providers to move that AAS Data Centre News Micron whips out new SSD, runs to data centre, yells: I'm GOING IN SAS version of SATA SSD Let software take the strain off your data centre Provisioning made easy Spectra: Tape is dead? We installed 550PB of the stuff in 6 months Amazon beauty could be behind unexpected growth Upstart Aerospoke flings NoSQL ninja star into data-centre rings Ouch! Right in the topology Emulex eats 87% of Endace for Ethernet examinations Elliott says no thanks First, servers were DEEP-FRIED... now, boffins bring you WET ones Super-cooling liquid shaves 97% off data centre cooling costs NetApp's FlashRay to zap Symmetrix with fibre channel Flash-for-VDI is wimpy startup play, says CTO's man Bercovici Hardware News Google builds web games using Chrome on mobes as controller Mutant offspring of Wii U and Daley Thompson’s Decathlon Networks News BlackBerry juices Z10 handset with OTA software update Here comes the first batch of fixes improvements Big Blue touts superfast analogue-digital converter SKA-inspired project could reach into your smartphone Mobe networks test-drive punter-tracking kit to sling 'better' ads MWC 2013 They know what and where you browsed last summer Mobile tech bods beg devs: C'mon, where's that KILLER app? MWC 2013 Can you code? Phone gear makers need YOU Nominet tosses plan for shorter .uk domains in the bin (for now) Clear-as-mud proposal to skip the .co in .co.uk Air-to-ground rocket men flog top-secret mobe-crypto to Brad in accounts MWC 2013 US Army supplier touts spy-phone tech to suits 4G, quad-core, pah. Now connect the next billion bods to mobile web MWC 2013 What Nokia, Mozilla and telcos are up to beyond the West So much noise on WinMob, but Microsoft's silent on lovely WinPhone MWC 2013 When it had a terrible OS, it wouldn't shut up GSMA: Help us, OneAPI proxy, you're our only hope Mobile operators fight off OTT players with an 'Exchange' Policy News Australian Bureau of Meteorology apps to map future rain Third-party ads to commence this month SHIELD Act proposed to make patent trolls pay Bipartisan bill goes Nick Fury on the lawyers Big Blighty telcos ordered to block three BitTorrent search sites Judge demands action from BT, Sky, Virgin Media, O2, EE and TalkTalk Security News Browser makers open local storage hole in HTML5 Bad implementation of disk space limits Wikileaker Bradley Manning pleads not guilty to 'aiding the enemy' Accepts charges of misuse of information Chinese Army: US hacks us so much, I'm amazed you can read this PLA, USA finger each other harshly in cyber mud-slinging Moscow's speed cameras 'knackered' by MYSTERY malware Infection spread from cops to traffic gear - report Software News CloudBees in PaaS THREESOME with Cloud Foundry tie-up Java cloud caught in VMware love-in seeks 'other relationships' as well ParAccel plugs SQL queries into its analytics engine Strata 2013 Thar be money in them old SQL hills, boys! Intel beckons SMBs aboard Big Data bandwagon Small fry firms can be Big Data fish with Hadoop Science News Stargazers spot first-ever planet forming in dusty disc Gas giant growing by accretion Squillionaire space tourist offers oldsters a holiday to Mars Who fancies an all-expenses-paid 501-day trip? Bootnotes News Strategic SIEGE ROBOTS defeated by 'heavily intoxicated' man, 62 Epic battle in Ohio: Fall of the Machines™

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New comparison rules a boon for tech users Choosing and comparing mobile, telephone or broadband contracts will become easier for consumers with the introduction of disclosure rules. Top stories Aldi to launch budget phone plans GLENDA KWEK 12:53pm | Mobile phone users hunting around for a better deal will get another option with Aldi preparing to take on the major telcos with a budget service. Music industry fears rise of NBN Adam Turner 7:25am | A decade of war on its customers got the music industry nowhere, but now the internet is actually boosting sales. Not much story, but plenty of fun Reviewed by Calum Wilson Austin 11:11am | Crysis 3 gives a glimpse at the level of graphic fidelity we can expect from next generation game consoles. Scientists link two rats' brains - a continent apart 9:23am | Scientists have enabled a rat to help a fellow rodent while the animals were a continent apart but connected through brain electrodes. Teen's early cancer detection tool 9:35am | Jack Andraka went from being a typical US teenager unaware of the pancreas to one with a cheap way to detect cancer in the organ before it turns deadly. Black hole tearing up space 8:17am | Black holes are the Universe's ultimate garbage disposals: stuff falls in, and never gets back out. WikiHouse - DYI home building 9:12am | WikiHouse is putting a new spin on old-time barn-raising with a free online resource that lets people put homes together the same way they might a giant jigsaw puzzle. Brin's rose-tinted view of Glass Sergey Brin envisions Google Glass hitting the market this year with an eye towards freeing people from unsocial habits engendered by ''emasculating'' smartphones. Scientists find large meteorite 9:54am | A meteorite found in Antarctica has scientists excited. Mobiles to match global population in 2014 9:46am | The number of mobile phones worldwide will catch up to the globe's population next year, the United Nations says. Much ado about nothing 10:40am | Marissa Mayer's ban on telecommuting sparked outrage, but left many in Silicon Valley wondering what the fuss was about. Hacking war of words heats up 9:37am | US hackers attacked two Chinese military websites, China says. EU may fine Microsoft over browsers 10:31am | EU competition regulators plan to fine Microsoft before the end of March, sources say. Hospital upgrades computer security to prevent data-doctoring The Canberra Hospital will push ahead with new computer security measures designed to help prevent a repeat of the emergency department data-doctoring scandal. Vodafone to double Tasmanian workforce JONATHAN SWAN 12:42am | Vodafone will be hiring 750 new workers in its Hobart call centre after receiving $4 million from the federal government.   Advertisement Advertisement Compare & Save Popular mobile phones Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB Apple iPhone 8GB Nokia E71 HTC Magic Find the best mobile phone plan Calls per week a few (3) average (10) quite a lot (25) heaps! (50) Price per month don't care up to $20 up to $50 up to $75 up to $100 up to $150 Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. Your email address is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161. 1 Darling Island Road, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW 2009. 1800 500 864. News | MyCareer | Domain | Drive | Finance | Mobile | RSVP | Travel | Weather Network Map | Member Centre

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Friday March 1, 2013 This Week's Top Stories Yahoo's telecommuting ban backfired Yahoo CEO stired controversy with her move to take away the flexible working arrangements that many employees depended on. 50,000 exposed in ABC website hack The personal details of almost 50,000 internet users were exposed online after the ABC's main website was hacked. The future ain't what it used to be ASHER MOSES | With Yahoo and Google sledging teleworking as slow and detrimental to work quality and creativity, has working from home lost its lustre? Nerd Girls take on 'sexist' industry Matthew Hall | Just an hour into the opening session of tech conference and Kathy Brown let out a sigh. Security Cracks widen in ABC website security BEN GRUBB | More than half of the "hashed" passwords exposed in a breach of about 50,000 accounts on the ABC's website have been cracked. Thousands of enslaved PCs freed Jim Finkle | A computer security firm says it has freed tens of thousands of infected PCs from a botnet. Report: Stuxnet older than Twitter Raphael Satter | The sophisticated cyber weapon that targeted an Iranian nuclear plant is older than previously believed, Symantec said. Syria group claims credit for hacking AFP Twitter Syrian activists have claimed credit for hacking a Twitter account of French news agency Agence France-Presse. Public Sector Hospital upgrade to prevent data-doctoring Peter Jean and Lisa Cox | The Canberra Hospital will push ahead with new computer security measures designed to help prevent a repeat of the emergency department data-doctoring scandal. Council outsourcing a 'bad omen' TONY MOORE | Brisbane City Council's decision to outsource jobs to an overseas company sets a dangerous precedent, the opposition said. State's new IT minister to ring changes Sylvia Pennington | Is a shake-up finally looming for Queensland's ICT? Public servants to soon know if they can BYO devices to work Trevor Clarke | Federal Government expected to approve mobility strategy for 100 agencies and 168,000 public servants. Outsourced staff to show their 'true feelings' TONY MOORE | Angry and demoralised BCC IT workers who will lose their jobs to an Indian company protested to let councillors know their true feelings.   Advertisement Business IT Start-up What angels want from you Sylvia Pennington | A quick guide on how to get a stranger to give you $300,000 in 10 minutes or less. Telecommuting Telecommute ban ok in Silicon Valley Marissa Mayer's ban on telecommuting sparked outrage, but left many in Silicon Valley wondering what the fuss was about. Mobility Making wi-fi less frustrating Drew Turney | Cognitive radio makes better use of the available radio-frequency spectrum to shift wi-fi services to frequencies where there isn't as much traffic. M-payments Samsung, Visa join forces on NFC Your next Galaxy S smartphone might also be your Visa card, as giants collaborate to speed up NFC. Master key added to checkout LIA TIMSON | MasterCard took another step towards digital cash with a short-cut for online payments using any credit card. Advertisement More Regulation EU may fine Microsoft over browsers Foo Yun Chee | EU competition regulators plan to fine Microsoft before the end of March, sources say. Deals Facebook buying Atlas ad business from Microsoft Online advertising tools may help monetisation of social network, while it relieves Microsoft of a burden. AGM Apple promises more 'great stuff' Michael Liedtke | Tim Cook sought to reassure shareholders worried about Apple's sagging stock price that the company is on the verge of inventing more breakthrough products. Investment Oracle CEO Ellison buys an airline Gerry Shih | Billionaire Larry Ellison can now afford to fly commercial - on his own commercial airline, that is. Retail Google doesn't need stores: chief Salvador Rodriguez | The head of Google's Android mobile operating system says the company has no plans to open retail stores.

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