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Will Santa deliver online prezzies in time?

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:08:02 +0000

New Zealand retailers look set for a bumper Christmas, with spending almost 5 per cent up on last year. Online retailers are doing even better, with one operator claiming a 300 per cent sales increase on last Christmas. But the big question is: will Santa deliver his online presents in time

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Will Santa deliver online prezzies in time?

Will Santa deliver online prezzies in time?

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:08:02 +0000

New Zealand retailers look set for a bumper Christmas, with spending almost 5 per cent up on last year.

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Will Santa deliver online prezzies in time?

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:08:02 +0000

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ANZ disables eStatements in security flap

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:57:01 +0000

ANZ Banking Group says it could take several weeks to fix a security problem with its online banking service. The bank yesterday disabled the eStatements function of its internet banking after SC Magazine alerted it to a technical glitch that allowed anyone who accesses a web browser's history to retrieve activity statements. ANZ said it was working to fix the problem "as a priority".

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Microsoft opens up Messenger

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:24:01 +0000

An XMPP interface has been exposed for Windows Live Messenger, allowing standards-compliant communication clients to make use of the MSN protocol. Microsoft has today announced the opening on an XMPP interface to its Messenger protocol that powers its Windows Live Messenger. The program was previously known as MSN Messenger.

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IT Priorities: awesome year for IP telephony

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:08:01 +0000

Here's an early Christmas present for anyone selling IP telephony solutions: the ZDNet IT Priorities survey shows that next year should be awesome! A staggering 18 per cent of respondents said that they plan on implementing an IP telephony solution within the next year.

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AFACT members caught on BitTorrent?

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:03:01 +0000

Despite seeking to limit the infringement of copyright over BitTorrent, Sony, Fox and Universal, all members of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), have been caught out using BitTorrent themselves, according to blog TorrentFreak. YouHaveDownloaded.com is a site that cross-checks an IP address with a database of records of addresses that have downloaded torrents. According to the site, it captures roughly 4 to 6 per cent of all global torrent downloads, or 20 per cent of public torrents.

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Samsung wins, Galaxy Tab to go on sale

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:16:01 +0000

The launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been given the go-ahead today after the High Court of Australia ruled that it would not hear Apple's application for special leave to reinstate the ban on the controversial tablet.

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Adobe should stop helping backward users

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:21:01 +0000

It's time for Adobe to give up on supporting its old users and move ahead with working on the weapon it could use to stall zero-day attacks on its Reader software.

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