E-voting ruled out by parliamentary committee

21 November 2014 Happy Friday! We close the week with lots of interest on the outrage stirred up by a sexist geek Barbie book now pulled from Amazon, and conversely, on a story about how professional coders are stepping in to teach school kids to program the future. And is the end of email really near? I think we all know the answer to that question... Check out these stories here, on the IT Pro page or bookmark our tech landing page Enjoy the weekend reading. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au E-voting ruled out by parliamentary committee Australians won't be using computers to vote in federal elections any time soon. Parkinson's sufferers and the Lambda cloud A software platform so smart, it could take care of all the computing and data analysis needed to allow Parkinson's disease researchers to focus on finding a cure. Is this the end of email? Finally? The death of email has been predicted many times, but the oft hated means of communication continues to dominate and frustrate the corporate way of life. NBN Co: 'no guarantee' around three-year corporate plan Project ramping up in 2015 but there are so many ifs and buts, its may change dramatically again. Advertisement Expertise Outrage at sexist geek Barbie book Pros to teach school kids to code the future Shoes of Prey not the only e-tailer clicking onto bricks and mortar Aussie internet merchants are realising that an old-school shop front is still vital for building brand and sales. NICTA visit puts Merkel in a warm mood Australia technology was on show along the G20 Summit with world leaders paying special visits to innovation hubs.   Local councils want to become NBN internet providers Watch out Telstra, Optus and iiNet: local councils are hoping to keep residents online, as they consider becoming ISPs. UTS launches Hatchery to breed better tech start-ups With a growing innovation ecosystem, the University of Technology, Sydney aims to power up students to create their own IT businesses. Indian company claims its good name being ruined by scammers A 'legitimate company' which falsely claimed to be a Microsoft partner is alleging unfairness at the hands of Indian scammers. Samsung in internet of things push as phone profits fade Samsung sizes up market projected to be worth $US7.1 trillion by 2020 as it works to build a future beyond mobile phones. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe