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Microsoft

Submission + - MS Issues Word Patch To Comply With Court Order (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: iTnews reports that Microsoft has begun offering what appears to be a patch for its popular Word software, allowing it to comply with a recent court ruling which has banned the software giant from selling copyright infringing versions of the word processing product. The workaround should put an end to a long-running dispute between Canadian i4i and Redmond, although it has hinted that the legal battle might yet take another turn.
Censorship

Submission + - AU Government Will Introduce Mandatory Filtering (itnews.com.au) 2

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: iTnews reports that the Australian Government has announced its intention to introduce legislation that will make ISP-level filtering mandatory for all refused classification material hosted overseas. The Government intends to amend the Broadcasting Services Act in August 2010 to enforce the filter, and expects the filter to be operational within a further twelve months. 'The report into the pilot trial of ISP-level filtering demonstrates that blocking RC-rated material can be done with 100 percent accuracy and negligible impact on internet speed' Senator Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy said.
The Courts

Submission + - Film studios issue ultimatum to ISPs (itnews.com.au) 1

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: The court case between the film industry and ISP iiNet drew to a close yesterday after the film studios issued an ultimatum: Take copyright responsibilities seriously or leave the industry. 'Businesses such as ISPs want to enjoy the benefit of being able to make money out of the provision of internet service facilities and they enjoy that benefit. But it carries with it a responsibility,' said Tony Bannon SC, the film industry's lawyer. 'They provide a facility that is able to be used for copyright infringement purposes. If they don't like having to deal with copyright notices then they should get out of the business'. iTnews has done a short one minute interview with iiNet's CEO Michael Malone as he left the court on the final day. The judge also, on the final day, dismissed the Internet Industry Association's involvement in the case.
Supercomputing

Submission + - CSIRO To Launch CPU-GPU Supercomputer

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: The CSIRO will this week launch a new supercomputer which uses a cluster of GPUs [pictures] to gain a processing capacity that competes with supercomputers over twice its size. The supercomputer is one of the world's first to combine traditional CPUs with the more powerful GPUs. It features 100 Intel Xeon CPU chips and 50 Tesla GPU chips, connected to an 80 Terabyte Hitachi Data Systems network attached storage unit. CSIRO science applications have already seen 10-100x speedups on NVIDIA GPUs.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Cautioned Over Misleading Windows 7 Ad (crn.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: CRN reports that the Australian competition watchdog has slapped Microsoft on the wrist with a letter saying it should be more careful when advertising the security capabilities of Windows 7. In a TV advertising campaign, Microsoft said consumers didn't 'have to worry about bad stuff getting through'. iTnews has an audio clip from Jeff Putt, who heads up the Windows consumer team, who said consumers should get 'more sincere guidance' from a third party if they wanted to know how secure Windows 7 was.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Denies Windows 7 Modelled On Mac OS (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: iTnews reports that Microsoft has moved quickly to dismiss comments made by one of its managers earlier this week that the Windows 7 user interface was based on that of the Mac operating system. In an interview, Microsoft partner group manager Simon Aldous admitted that many people think the Mac OS is 'fantasticvery graphical and easy to use'. 'What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 – whether it’s traditional format or in a touch format – is to create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics,' he was reported as saying. Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc, who runs the firm's official Windows 7 blog, repudiated Aldous, labelling his comments 'inaccurate and uninformed'.
The Internet

Submission + - Piracy Demo Fails In Federal Court (itnews.com.au) 3

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: The court battle between the film industry and Australian internet service provider iiNet today saw the film industry attempt to demonstrate how piracy could occur by accessing the Pirate Bay website. iTnews reports that website blocking software installed within Sydney's Federal Court brought proceedings to a halt. Upon the film industry proposing the demonstration before the Court, Justice Cowdroy said he expected such a demonstration would work. The judge said he would have the Pirate Bay website unblocked. Wait untill they find out that certain ports will be blocked too!
Microsoft

Submission + - Apple Floods Google With Anti-Microsoft Ads (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: iTnews reports that Apple has launched a cheeky advertising campaign in which it mocks its rival, Microsoft, using search engine advertising on Google, Yahoo and Bing. The campaign, which pokes fun at Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7, promotes the fact that its products would enable users to 'avoid Windows 7 headaches' by making 'the switch to Mac'.
The Internet

Submission + - AU internet fails pigeon test (crn.com.au) 3

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: A pigeon has transferred a 700 megabyte file faster than a car or a broadband internet connection in rural Australia. The bizarre experiment, conducted in rural New South Wales, was prompted by a comment made by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that 'Australians would be left using carrier pigeons for the future rather than accessing an internationally competitive broadband network' if the opposition party had their way. A similar test had been done in South Africa where an IT company tested their own internet speeds by replacing it with a carrier pigeon. That pigeon also won.
Google

Submission + - Google Announces Navigation for Android (blogspot.com)

Submitted by riffzifnab
riffzifnab writes: Google announced the new version of Google Maps for Mobile with built in turn-by-turn voice direction and automatic rerouting. Unlike most other navigation system Maps relies upon the built in data connection rather then pre-cashed map data. This means that the information will be more up to date but could also fail if connectivity is lost.

Submission + - VMware Shows-Off PC-Over-IP (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: VMware recently showed-off its new protocol PC-over-IP (PCoIP) at a conference in Sydney. iTnews reports the protocol, which is better than Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, intelligently compresses and prioritises data over slower connections to reduce any lag experienced by the user. A video is included in the article and shows-off the awesome capability of the service. The PCoIP protocol is software-based and CTO of VMware Steve Herrod claimed that without any dedicated hardware acceleration, it could 'scale from taskworkers — who are working in a call centre — all the way to the high-end designers working with interesting CAD designs'.

Submission + - "Three strikes" to go ahead in Britain (guardian.co.uk)

Submitted by
David Gerard
David Gerard writes: "Lord Peter Mandelson has carefully ignored the Gowers Report and the Carter Report, instead taking the advice of his good friend David Geffen and three strikes and you're out will become law in Britain. The Open Rights Group has, of course, hit the roof. Oh, and never mind MI5 and the police pointing out that widespread encryption will become normal, hampering their efforts to keep up with little things like impending terrorist atrocities. Still, worth it to stop a few Lily Allen tracks being shared, what?"

Submission + - Music Rights Holders Sue Youtube Again (newteevee.com)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: NewTeeVee reports on a criminal investigation that has been launched against senior executives of YouTube and parent company Google in Hamburg, Germany, over allegations of copyright infringement. The case started after a complaint by German music rights holders. Hamburg's prosecutor has formally requested assistance from U.S. colleagues to compel YouTube to produce log files identifying who uploaded as well as who viewed 500 specific videos.

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