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Google and MYOB tempt Australian businesses online

Google and MYOB tempt Australian businesses onlineAn initiative designed to get Australian businesses on the Internet has paid off quickly, with thousands having signed up to the deal within the first few weeks.

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Google’s Eric Schmidt praises NBN, Australia’s leadership

Google's Eric Schmidt praises NBN, Australia's leadershipEric Schmidt loves the NBN. And Australia as a whole by the sounds of it.

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Amazon Android app store anti-Aussie

Amazon Android app store anti-AussieHuge internet retailer Amazon is opening an app store for Android devices, along the lines of the Apple App Store for iPhones and iPads, but it looks like it won’t be treating Australia very well.

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Google makes Groggle say Drinkle

Google makes Groggle say DrinkleIt seems to have taken forever to get through the talking stage, but Brisbane-based startup Groggle has finally reached a settlement with Google, as a part of which the company will be known as Drinkle.

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Pilgrim rejects data retention plan

Pilgrim rejects data retention planThe Australian privacy commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, has chimed in on the data retention plan proposed by the federal government, saying that collected personal data would be hard to protect.

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Labor senator compares Google to Asian sweatshop

Doug CameronCan Google legitimately be compared to an Asian sweatshop over its commitment to abiding by the laws in individual countries? Labor senator Doug Cameron thinks so.

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Telstra apologizes for mass mail-out snafu

Telstra apologizes for mass mail-out snafuPrivacy is getting harder to come by or maintain in this Web-obsessed digital age. But surely good old-fashioned snail mail is still OK. Or maybe not.

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Google adds the ability to search by license within images

googleIf you own a website or blog, then chances are at some point you’ve needed to hit the interwebs to search for an image to use on it. If you’re using an image for commercial purposes, then you need to have the rights to use it from the original creator. Previously Google Image Search would pull all the images on the web up in a search, now its added a filter to help you see only pictures you can actually use.

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Will Windows 7 embrace the future, or bolster the past?

Will Windows 7 embrace the future, or bolster the past Windows 7 is here, but with years of bad Vista memories, does it have what it takes?  Depending on how Windows 7 embraces new-age technologies such as cloud-computing and netbooks, it will determine whether Windows 7 is the future, or more of the same from an antiquated software giant.

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