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Google drops Bluetooth, GTalkService APIs from Android 1.0 26/08/2008 13:39:00
Google dropped Bluetooth and GTalkService instant messaging APIs

Google dropped Bluetooth and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs (application program interfaces) from the set of tools for the first version of the mobile phone OS, Android 1.0, according to the Android Developers Blog.
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Telstra shakes up mobile broadband pricing 25/08/2008 11:28:00
Competition takes effect in emerging market

Telstra’s BigPond business unit has cut the price of its mobile broadband services and now charges the same rate for wireless mobile card plans as it does for wireless modem plans.
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Top 3 Firefox 3.0 add-ons chosen by Mozilla 25/08/2008 16:15:00
Winners of 'Extend Firefox' contest announced

A tweaked graphics interface, a tagging tool and an extension that provides relevant keywords for associating with bookmarked sites have been named the best new add-ons for Firefox 3.0, following a contest set up by open-source browser developer Mozilla.
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Vodafone launches mobile broadband on a USB stick 18/08/2008 16:15:00
USB modem can also be used for file storage

If you need wireless broadband, but don’t have a PC card to slot in a modem, Vodafone’s new USB Internet Stick mobile broadband service might be what you’re looking for.
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The naked laptop 18/08/2008 17:15:00
Information outside the company walls still needs protection

Naked home workers may be the stuff of fantasy, but flexible working is now a corporate reality. Ready availability of broadband combined with the reliability and speed of wireless communications has transformed home and remote working.
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Google Apps admins jittery about Gmail, hopeful about future 18/08/2008 08:29:00
Google Apps administrators are hopeful that Google will get Gmail performance problems under control.

When Gmail crashed last Monday, affecting many organizations that depend on it for work e-mail via the Google Apps suite, widespread gnashing of teeth ensued.
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Lame and lamer: 10 dumbest viral marketing campaigns 15/08/2008 08:45:00
You can't force anything to 'go viral' on the Internet, but that didn't stop these 10 companies from giving it a big, dumb try. Guess who topped the list.

Sure, it looks easy enough. Post a video of yourself wiggling your butt on Wii Fit, dancing your way across the globe, or practising your Jedi Knight moves, and -- presto! You're the next Web sensation, swept along by the viral nature of the Internet.
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Reports: Windows Live Messenger getting WPF-based makeover 14/08/2008 07:05:00
Revamped user interface based on Windows Presentation Foundation

The upcoming Windows Live Messenger 9.0 will sport a revamped user interface based on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) graphical technology, according to published reports that include purported screenshots of the instant messaging software.
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BigPond revamps music store with MP3 downloads 13/08/2008 13:40:00
Telstra BigPond Music unveiled its new online music store today after cutting a deal with major record labels

Telstra BigPond Music unveiled its new online music store today after cutting a deal with major record labels to provide their tracks on the site as MP3s. The deal also covers leading Australian independent music labels.
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Ticketek apologises for not-so-Dandy mailout 12/08/2008 17:30:36
CEO Geoff Jones says sorry for mistake that exposed 13,000 email addresses.

Ticketek Tuesday afternoon issued a formal apology to the individuals whose emails it exposed in a botched newsletter mailout.

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