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Article | 16/05/2013 NetChoice: California privacy bills are bad for Internet

E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems wo...

Article | 16/05/2013 Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition to launch with stock Android

At its Google I/O 2013 developer conference, Google announced it will sell a version of the Galaxy S4 running stock Android.

Article | 16/05/2013 Swedish domain admin comes out against Piratebay.se seizure

Swedish top-level domain administrator .SE has to its surprise become directly involved in the local Prosecution Authority's court case to seize thepi...

Article | 16/05/2013 Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts

Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more re...

Article | 16/05/2013 German case on embedding YouTube videos referred to EU court

Embedded YouTube videos don't infringe copyright under current German law, but they could violate European rules, the German Federal Court of Justice ...

Article | 16/05/2013 Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM

Spiceworks has teamed up with Fiberlink to add mobile device management functionality to the next version of its free network and IT management softwa...

Article | 16/05/2013 Dell aims to cut desktop reliance with workstation for datacentres

Dell intends to move workstations into the datacentre and then serve up intense multimedia and engineering applications to remote users over the cloud...

Article | 16/05/2013 Microsoft Surface Pro to hit Aussie stores on May 30

In a blog post yesterday, Microsoft confirmed the availability of the Surface Pro in Australia. The long-awaited Windows 8 tablet will be ready for pu...

Article | 16/05/2013 Amazon gives DynamoDB a performance boost

Amazon Web Services is improving the performance of its DynamoDB database service with Parallel Scan, which gives users faster access to their tables.

Article | 16/05/2013 Japan warns solar flares could harm GPS, satellites, power lines

A Japanese government institute has warned that satellite transmissions, GPS readings, and power lines could be affected over the next two weeks if a ...

Article | 16/05/2013 German online copyright law to take effect in August

A German online copyright law that will give publishers the exclusive right to the commercial use of their publications on the Internet will come into...

Article | 16/05/2013 Google's new Play Music All Access service isn't available in Australia

Google has launched a new subscription music service that allows users unlimited access to millions of songs, but it isn't available in Australia.

Article | 16/05/2013 TechTip: Google search tips and tricks

Search smarter on Google using more than just basic keywords. In this TechTip IDG News Service's Nick Barber shows you how to find more meaningful sea...

Article | 16/05/2013 Video: TechTip, google search tips and tricks

Search smarter on Google using more than just basic keywords. In this TechTip IDG News Service's Nick Barber shows you how to find more meaningful sea...

Article | 16/05/2013 In Pictures: 10 amazing Linux desktop environments you've probably never seen

One of the most amazing things about Linux is how versatile it is.

Article | 16/05/2013 Android takes 75 per cent of the smartphone market

Google Android smartphones are dominating the market, according to the latest figures from Gartner. The numbers show that during the first quarter of ...

Article | 16/05/2013 Google supercharges Android gaming with Cloud saves, matchmaking

Attention Android gamers: Now, what happens in Vice City on your phone doesn't have to stay in Vice City on your phone - or even on Android.

Article | 16/05/2013 Copyright owners denied class status in YouTube suit

A federal court in New York has denied class certification to copyright owners in an infringement lawsuit against YouTube over unauthorized hosting of...

Article | 16/05/2013 Google Wallet makes payments possible through Gmail

Google is integrating Gmail with Google Wallet so that users can send payments as a mail attachment, even if the recipient doesn't have a Gmail addres...

Article | 16/05/2013 Megaupload can appeal evidence ruling in NZ Supreme Court

New Zealand's Supreme Court on Thursday granted Megaupload leave to appeal a ruling that denied it access to evidence the U.S. government holds.