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Italy kicks off all e-voting pilot in Salento
Touchscreen ballot boxes have replaced the usual set-up in two Italian towns.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tasmania to get AU$28m whole-of-government IT fund
The Tasmanian government will spend AU$28 million over the next four years on a number of projects aimed at overhauling government IT systems in the Apple Isle.
Salesforce intros mobile apps for federal, state and local gov't response
In light of the tornadoes in Oklahoma this past week, it is more evident than ever that ever second counts, and mobile offers more opportunities to reach more people in times of trouble.
Coalition's NBN accounting 'more honest': Hockey
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has defended the Coalition's decision to keep the NBN off budget if it wins government in September.
Australian government signs up to Open Government Partnership
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced that Australia will sign onto the Open Government Partnership.
Australian government quietly ends laptops in schools program
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations has confirmed that year 9 to year 12 students in 2013 will be the last to receive laptops under the current scheme.
ACMA goes public with ISP malware statistics
Although ISPs and network operators have had access to the rough figures of malware infections for some time, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has now begun publishing the statistics for the public.
The future of Italian startups: Is innovation is taking a backseat to bureaucracy?
Digital Economy Forum finds that the Italian bureaucracy is the biggest hurdle that startups face
Conroy claims first major apartment block is NBN ready
The Australian government is promoting one of the first major new apartment blocks connected to the NBN; however, it will not face the same issues that other apartment blocks have had connecting to the NBN.
The best kept secret in startup scenes is hidden in the Italian mountains
The region of Trentino-Alto Adige is shaping up to be a startup to watch, with its independent government looking to translate the region's natural advantages into IT growth.