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'Girls Around Me' Shows a Dark Side of Social Networks

PCWorld - 
By Cameron Scott, IDG News The makers of the mobile app Girls Around Me came under fire Monday for helping men to "stalk" unsuspecting women, but the incident also reveals how much we still have to learn about what social networks reveal about us.

Motorola Mobility's patent lawsuits investigated by EU

BBC News - 
Motorola Mobility's patent lawsuits have become the subject of two investigations by the European Commission. It follows complaints by Apple and Microsoft after Motorola tried to block sales of their products.

CSIRO case highlights patent dangers

Sydney Morning Herald - 
The CSIRO's multi-million dollar settlement in the United States over the use of their patented wireless internet technology has sparked calls for other Australian researchers to better manage their intellectual property.

Top 10 lists lead to less choice on the web

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Not only are we in a popularity contest, we are in a popularity contest in a hall of mirrors. The digital age has us living in a perpetual and pervasive popularity contest.

Apps Rush: Running Trax, Glamour UK, Harrods Magazine, LILY by Stella ...

The Guardian (blog) - 
A selection of nine new apps for you today: Dance brand Ministry of Sound has a new iPhone app for sporty types, providing the soundtrack to their runs, as well as route-planning features.

Huawei responds to NBN dumping

ABC Online - 
ALAN KOHLER, PRESENTER: In the past two decades, the Chinese company Huawei has gone from nowhere to be the second largest supplier of network gear in the world and it's soon expected to be number one with revenues of more than $30 billion.

Watchdog to Examine Apple's 'Misleading' IPad Ads

PCWorld - 
By Karen Haslam, macworld.co.uk Apple may be sued for misleading consumers about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad in the UK. The company has already been found guilty of misleading advertising in Australia, and has been instructed to offer a refund ...

Dicked off: Customer fury at Dick Smith's $7m sale 'scam'

NEWS.com.au - 
DICK Smith's $7 million games sale has been labelled a PR disaster after shoppers left confused and empty handed. Dick Smith acting general manager David White issued the apology this afternoon to disappointed gaming sale customers.

Aussie companies look offshore for cloud services: report

iTWire - 
Large multi-national cloud computing providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft are making significant headway in the Australian business market with two-thirds of local enterprises that use Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) already using their ...

Internode starts selling NBN fixed wireless in Armidale

iTWire - 
ISP Internode has begun selling Internet and VoIP services delivered via NBN Co's first fixed wireless tower. The first NBN fixed wireless tower serves some of the area around Armidale (NSW), and Internode has started offering its services via that ...

Ice IX Malware Tricks Facebook Users Into Exposing Credit Card Details, Says ...

PCWorld - 
By Lucian Constantin, IDG News A new configuration of the Ice IX malware attempts to trick its victims into exposing their credit card details when they try to access their Facebook accounts, according to security firm Trusteer.

iiNet retrieves new app for fetchtv service

iTech Report - 
iiNet has today announced a new application for its fetchtv subscription service, as well as confirming reduced contractual periods for new subscribers.

AAPT launches 100G Sydney to Melbourne network

CIO Magazine - 
Telecommunications provider, AAPT, has unveiled a 100 Gigabits (100G) per second network operating between Melbourne and Sydney. AAPT internet, Ethernet and IP virtual private network (VPN) customers will be able to connect at speeds of up to 100G.

Google Maps Launches 8-Bit 'Upgrade' for April Fools'

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PC Magazine - 
By David Murphy Leave it to Google to get the April Fools' party started one day early. One of the company's fun little experiments for tomorrow's day of tech tomfoolery is the addition of a new "8-bit Quest Maps" feature to Google Maps.

Virgin ups quota on postpaid broadband

Delimiter - 
news Optus subsidiary, Virgin Mobile, has announced it is refreshing its suite of Postpaid Mobile Broadband plans. According to a media release issued by the company yesterday, Virgin Mobile has increased the data allocation on all its 12-month ...

Quakers Hill: Council rejects mobile base tower

Blacktown Advocate - 
Front (LR) Blacktown Councillor Allan Green and Geoff Bates and members of the Quakers Hill community who don't want a Telstra telecommunications tower installed on the ALDI site.

The AFP enhances its ICT capabilities

CIO Magazine - 
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has announced the launch in a new 'Innovation Centre' aimed at trialling the latest in ICT to help the organisation better tackle crime.

Dell's Wyse Buy a Hedge Against Slowing PC Sales

PCWorld - 
By Agam Shah, IDG News Dell's plan to buy Wyse Technology is an effort to boost its client hardware portfolio and protect the company from the effects of the recent slowdown in PC sales, analysts said on Monday.