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Will Rau rip up reservations over R18+ rating?view story

http://www.itwire.com – John Rau, the new Attorney General of South Australia, has reportedly said to Gamers4Croydon’s Chris Prior that he is a supporter of the R18+ classification for games, the Gamers4Australia wait for that rating to be ratified. (IT news)

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ZigBee - the latest wireless connectivity for your cellphoneview story

http://www.itwire.com – Apart from its main cellular connectivity you cellphone likely has WiFi, bluetooth and even infrared communications built in. The next big thing in connectivity, we're told, is near field communications. Now, the Zigbee Alliance thinks we need one more… (IT news)

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Can you resist the temptation of HTC’s Desire?view story

http://www.itwire.com – HTC’s new Android handset, the Desire, is a Nexus One beating handset that likewise beats the iPhone 3GS in many ways, but will it be enough to beat the upcoming iPhone “A+” update? (IT news)

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Green gong goes to power utility’s data centreview story

http://www.itwire.com – Hong Kong based utility CLP Power this afternoon won Gartner’s Green Data Centre Excellence gong, having sliced its IT power demand by 16 per cent,  and improved its power usage effectiveness (PUE) rating from 2.31 to 1.8 over the last two years. (IT news)

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NBN Co sets out 'big picture' of FTTH network designview story

http://www.itwire.com – The NBN Co has released a report setting out its decisions on a number of key options for the FTTH component of the national broadband network. (IT news)

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LG trips the triple light fantastic with $79 3D glassesview story

http://www.itwire.com – A news report says LG will sell 3D glasses for only AUD $79, making them much cheaper than the reported US $150 Samsung will charge US consumers for 3D glasses, but with no “standard” for active-shutter 3D glasses, will LG’s glasses work properly with other brands? (IT news)

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It's a Thumbs Up for R18+ from new SA Attorney Generalview story

http://www.itwire.com – Back-bencher John Rau is replacing Michael Atkinson as the South Australian Attorney-General after the latter stepped down post election this past weekend.  According to Chris Pryor of the Games4Croydon political group that ran a candidate against Atkinson, this is a good thing. (IT news)

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SMB IT spending to fall short of growth forecastsview story

http://www.itwire.com – The global recession hit SMBs harder than expected and IDC has revised earlier growth forecasts for the sector, predicting that spending on IT by small-to-medium businesses will increase by just 5.5 percent between now and 2014, which is considerably lower than previous forecasts. (IT news)

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VISTECH funding round opensview story

http://www.itwire.com – The Victorian and Israeli governments today launched the seventh round of funding by the Victoria-Israel Science & Technology R&D Fund (VISTECH), which offers Victorian companies and organisations potential funding for projects working with ICT partner companies in Israel. (IT news)

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Enterprise mobility demand on the rise in Chinaview story

http://www.itwire.com – Chinese enterprises are starting look at enterprise mobility solutions for their businesses and the enterprise mobility market is expected to grow quickly in China to exceed $4.1 billion by 2014. (IT news)

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No sporting chance says Symantecview story

http://www.itwire.com – If you are in the habit of checking on the Internet to see how your sporting team is performing, or having an occasional online flutter on the horses, or some other gamble while at work, then you may be in for a rude shock. (IT news)

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The Big Mac sets up IT deal with eCornerview story

http://www.itwire.com – Macquarie Telecom division, Macquarie Hosting, has signed a three-year deal with secure ecommerce and ebusiness solutions vendor, eCorner, to manage the company’s entire IT infrastructure and ensure PCI compliant online transactions for its customers. (IT news)