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Microsoft Communicator reaches out to Nokia smartphonesview story

http://www.itwire.com – The alliance between Microsoft and Nokia has borne fruit in the form of Microsoft Communicator Mobile. (IT news)

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iPad catches fireview story

http://www.itwire.com – But, is it art? (IT news)

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Opera 10.53 plugs security holeview story

http://www.itwire.com – Opera Software has released yet another version of the Opera browser to fix an "extremely severe" security vulnerability. (IT news)

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Splunk 4.1 - "the best of both worlds for IT data management"view story

http://www.itwire.com – Splunk says its eponymous product provides IT staff with the best of both worlds by providing real time and historical access to operational data. (IT news)

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Access your home computer from your Android phoneview story

http://www.itwire.com – HomePipe Networks launched in March a service that enables people to access files on their home computer from any browser or via an iPhone app. Now it has added support for Android. (IT news)

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Optus wants answers on future spectrum for LTEview story

http://www.itwire.com – Optus has given the ACMA a mixed scorecard on its spectrum management performance, saying that while there has been progress in some areas, the ACMA has been too slow and lacking in transparency on key issues: in particular allocation of spectrum in the 2.5GHz band for future, LTE, mobile services. (IT news)

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SAP launches local version of cloud BIview story

http://www.itwire.com – German software giant SAP has finally unveiled local pricing for its business intelligence on demand system, three months after the tool was announced internationally. (IT news)

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Aggressive GPU strategy may help drain MacBook Pro batteriesview story

http://www.itwire.com – A graphics-related feature of the i5 and i7 based MacBook Pro models may be responsible for some users experiencing shorter than expected battery life. (IT news)

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Time to grill the Coalition on its 'no-NBN' planview story

http://www.itwire.com – 2GB's chief shock-jock Alan Jones this morning had a golden opportunity to grill opposition leader Tony Abbott on the Coalition's alternatives to the National Broadband Network, but he made not the slightest attempt to pursue it. (IT news)

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Think you've got talent? Put your voice on Ovi Mapsview story

http://www.itwire.com – The free Ovi Voice application from Nokia lets you customise the directions given by Ovi Maps. (IT news)

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Dropbox adds Android, IPad and Blackberry versions, and APIview story

http://www.itwire.com – Internet file sharing and synchronisation service Dropbox has launched versions of its client application for Android, iPad and BlackBerry as part of Dropbox Anywhere - a new set of mobile apps and APIs. (IT news)

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NICTA to open bioelectronics lab in Melbourneview story

http://www.itwire.com – NICTA, Australia's ICT Research Centre of Excellence, is establishing a bioelectronics laboratory in Melbourne. Its first project will be to develop the electronics needed for the 'bionic eye' retinal implant. (IT news)