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ASIC chides ASX over market announcement platform outage
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wasn't impressed with the length of time it took ASX to inform investors of a platform outage in October last year, according an ASIC market assessment report.
Vodafone class-action backer refuses to disclose sign-up numbers
The litigation funder backing a potential class-action suit against Vodafone claims censorship of its advertising, but refuses to disclose sign-up numbers.
Breach notification delays no excuse for poor security: NetIQ
Businesses should not be afraid of upcoming amendments to the Australian Privacy Act if they put in place the right security foundations, according to NetIQ's Ian Yip.
iPhone, therefore I am ... a selfish disruptor
'Disruption' is a good thing? No: Next time you hear some Kool-Aid-sculling startup genius boast that they're 'disruptive', punch them really hard. Smashing things at random is not progress.
Telecom NZ and Vodafone go their separate ways on 4G
One telco is focusing on business users, while the other is chasing the consumer. Hopefully, it all leads to something better than trout-fishing advertisements.
Telstra unveils CAT4 4G wi-fi dongle combo
Telstra has launched a new 4G dongle that doubles up as a wi-fi hotspot.
US government has no idea how to wage cyberwar: Ranum
The US government's offensive approach to 'cyberwar' demonstrates that it doesn't understand that strategies and tactics used in the physical world simply don't apply to the online world, according to Tenable Security's security chief.
Sorry, but bringing back the Start menu won't help Windows 8
There are plenty of legitimate concerns about the Windows 8 interface. But if you think the removal of the Start menu is the root cause of those problems, you're mistaken. See for yourself.
AusCERT 2013: Parrot Drone war
Munir Kotadia took a Parrot 2.0 Drone to this year's security conference, but things didn't quite go to plan.
The Apple flat tax podcast
On this week's Technolatte podcast, the Australian team looks at the tax loopholes that Apple is quite good at using, how much information people hand over online, and iiNet's sale of its FttP network to NBN Co.
Google faces further antitrust woes in the US
The US Federal Trade Commission is preparing to investigate Google over anti-competitive practices regarding its online advertising business, according to Bloomberg.
S'pore startup finds niche in crowdsourced video subtitling
Video streaming startup Viki.com is tapping a "passionate" user base to grow its business, and its success can be seen by its partnership with Universal Music Group announced today.
Modern Process Design & the Appian World event
Design Thinking, Modern Process Design and Mobile are hot topics at most user conferences. But at an event like Appian's recent shindig, you got immersed in the cool changes underway in businesses and business technology. Here's a perspective on the evolving tech/process/business world.
ITC clears Microsoft of Google's Xbox patent violation claims
The U.S. International Trade commission said Microsoft is free to continue to import Xboxes, after clearing the company of Google's patent violation claims.
IBM settles with Australian government over e-health contract
IBM and the National E-Health Transition Authority have settled a dispute over the termination of a key AU$24 million contract.
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