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Sunday November 4, 2007

MySpace joins OpenSocial

9:36am | MySpace joins Google's platform for sharing applications across the web to undermine their common rival, Facebook.

Trojan targets Mac users

12:05pm | Online criminals are sending Macintosh computers an attack typically aimed at machines running Microsoft's dominant Windows operating system.

Secreted violence unearthed in game

11:35am | Hackers unlocked violent content that was censored by the publisher of the game Manhunt 2 to give it a marketable rating.

Google gives a bird's eye view of poverty

10:35am | The United Nations teamed with technology giants Google and Cisco Systems to launch a new website that will track global efforts to fight poverty.

Very small screen to always be by our side

The amount of time we spend watching television programs, videos and even films is set to double within a decade. 

Fast Forward blog

Are TV green credentials

Asher Moses @ SMH on Oct 24 | Consumers, instead of waiting for government action, will force television makers to

Lights, camera, lack...

Jason Hill @ SMH on Nov 2 | It's now a year since Microsoft announced it would bring downloadable television and...

How good is

Asher Moses @ SMH on Oct 29 | Were you one of the keen early adopters who picked up a copy of Apple's latest

TROUBLESHOOTER

No need to cop an earful

Don't despair if telemarketers findways to target you through your mobile, writes David Flynn.

CASE STUDIES & PROFILES

Bendigo repaid with interest

Bendigo Bank solved its problems with a new wide-area network at minimal cost, says Brad Howarth.

IBM says it may acquire security companies

IBM, which plans to spend a record $US1.5 billion next year to develop and market security products, is seriously looking at using acquisitions to help beef up its offerings in that area, a company executive told Reuters on Thursday.

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

Something's phishy

Staying one click ahead of the SMiShers and other internet scammers is a full-time job, writes Lia Timson.

UPGRADE

Go-go-go-go-go

Dual-mode handsets - that let you make and receive calls over mobile and wi-fi networks - are the next big thing.