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Telstra iPhone 4 plans start at $49/month, 'free' at $79/monthview story

http://apcmag.com Telstra is first out of the gate with its plans for the iPhone 4, on sale from 25 Telstra stores around Australia from midnight Friday. (IT news)

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Will Apple ‘soon’ be offering free iPad engraving?view story

http://www.itwire.com A report has come out quoting a supposedly reliable source within Apple that free iPad engraving, as it has done with iPods, before the end of the year – just in time to help spice up iPad sales during the all-important holiday season. (IT news)

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Free iPhone case? There's an app for thatview story

http://www.itwire.com Apple has started accepting claims for a free iPhone 4 Bumper or case, but owners will need to start by downloading an app. (IT news)

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Buckyballs finally discovered far out in spaceview story

http://www.itwire.com Astronomers using the NASA Spitzer Space Telescopes have discovered buckyballs for the first time in space. These all-carbon molecules are now considered the largest molecule ever discovered in space. A single buckyball is about 1 nanometer across--about three times larger than a water molecule.   (IT news)

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Blue Coat throttles Apple updatesview story

http://www.itwire.com Blue Coat's PacketShaper now has the ability to monitor and control network traffic associated with Apple software updates. (IT news)

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VExpress joins Jabra distribution rosterview story

http://www.itwire.com Headset and speakerphone specialist Jabra has appointed VExpress as an official Australian distribution partner for its contact centre and office products. (IT news)

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NASA thinks Moon could be full of cavesview story

http://www.itwire.com The NASA Science article "Down the Lunar Rabbit-Hole" tells of the distinct possibility of giant caverns, caves, and tunnels under the Moon’s surface. Giant holes on the lunar surface could lead to "entrances to a geologic wonderland." Go tell Alice we’ll be there eventually.   (IT news)

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NASA thinks Moon could be full of cavesview story

http://www.itwire.com The NASA Science article "Down the Lunar Rabbit-Hole" tells of the distinct possibility of giant caverns, caves, and tunnels under the Moon’s surface. Giant holes on the lunar surface could lead to "entrances to a geologic wonderland." Go tell Alice we’ll be there eventually.   (IT news)

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Samsung opens Bada Developer Days in Sydney and Brisbaneview story

http://apcmag.com Free ‘developer days’ held in Sydney and Brisbane next week provide an introduction to Samsung’s new Linux-based smartphone OS. (IT news)

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HP Pavilion 3006TX - good Core i5 notebookview story

http://apcmag.com The Intel Core i5 CPU is among the best CPUs on the market, and the HP Pavilion DV6 3006TX for $1069 that includes it is a fine notebook. (IT news)

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Telstra finally drops BigPond prices – but is it enough?!view story

http://www.itwire.com Telstra, Australia’s dominant telecommunications company and admitted serial overcharger has finally brought to life CEO David Thodey’s promise of months ago to lower prices with pricing that’s closer to competitors, with more generous download limits in some cases – but as you’d expect from Telstra, bundling “conditions” are still in place to access its very lowest prices. (IT news)

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Telstra finally drops BigPond prices – but is it enough?!view story

http://www.itwire.com Telstra, Australia’s dominant telecommunications company and admitted serial overcharger has finally brought to life CEO David Thodey’s promise of months ago to lower prices with pricing that’s closer to competitors, with more generous download limits in some cases – but as you’d expect from Telstra, bundling “conditions” are still in place to access its very lowest prices. (IT news)

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Internet filter: we're guilty until proven guiltyview story

http://www.itwire.com It would seem that Senator Conroy is on a mission to shut down the courts.  First step is the Internet filter - with that in place, it won't be possible to break the law related to banned material.  Easy, no more cases before the courts.  What's next? (IT news)

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US Cyber Command's code has been crackedview story

http://www.itwire.com The newly formed United States Cyber Command might actually have an understanding of security, and a sense of humour as well. (IT news)

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Spendvision picks RightNow to handle routine enquiriesview story

http://www.itwire.com Spendvision believes 25% of the customer enquiries it receives can be diverted to self-service by adopting RightNow's software. (IT news)