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  • Sony claims innocence in latest rootkit debacle

    Sony claims the rootkit-like behaviour of a device driver used to run its biometric MicroVault USB drive, was unintentional.

  • Enterprises, Microsoft unmoved by end of DVD war

    Observers have said the death of HD DVD will have little impact on the Australian business market after Toshiba's announcement to end production of the format, concluding a two year battle between Toshiba and rival Sony, the chief backer of the Blu-ray format.

  • Sony continues supplying rootkit-like software

    Sony continues to distribute software containing a rootkit-like cloaking technology, which security firms say could be used by criminals to hide malware, from its Web site.

  • Google Android's new battleground: Developers

    Google executives have a lot of work ahead of them as they court application developers skeptical of the search king's new open software platform for mobile devices.

  • Aussie PS3 launch events draw modest crowds

    Hundreds show up for midnight launches across Australia; retailers boasting record pre-sales amounts.

  • Apple, Dell wind down battery recall efforts

    Apple and Dell have managed to track down and replace the vast majority of their potentially "exploding" batteries, which has allowed airlines to lift the restrictions placed on the use of notebooks in-flight.

  • Fires stop with Apple and Dell, insists Sony

    Sony and PC makers scrambled on Thursday to reassure customers that the latest battery recall involving Apple Computer would be the last.

  • Australia speculates on PS2 price cuts

    Sony Australia cannot yet confirm plans to slash the price of its PlayStation 2 game console, despite rumours throughout Europe that the electronics giant is set to cut prices in order to remain competitive.

  • Vodafone Australia to launch 3G in October

    Vodafone today announced its third-generation (3G) network would be commercially launched in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra this October with other capital cities to follow in 2006.

  • Sony cops legal mod-chip hit

    In a decision that could have far reaching consequences for Sony, the High Court of Australia has found it is legal to mod chip a PlayStation 2.

  • Music industry, Sharman face off in Australia

    The largest copyright infringement case in Australian history has started, with Sydney-based Sharman Networks and other "respondents" involved with peer-to-peer software Kazaa facing 30 record company "applicants" from Australia, North America and Europe.

  • iTunes Music Store comes to Australia

    Apple today launched the long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, with songs priced at AU$1.69, videos at AU$3.39 and most albums at AU$16.99, despite failing to come to a licensing agreement with music heavyweight Sony BMG.

  • Music industry scores win in DJ copyright case

    Six disc jockeys were ordered to pay over AU$48,000 in damages last week after being found guilty of copyright infringement charges brought forth by Universal Music and several other music industry applicants.

  • Sony slashes memory stick prices

    Sony Australia has slashed prices on its memory stick in an effort to stimulate growth.

  • Judge: MP3 site, ISP breached copyright

    Major record labels in Australia have finally won a legal battle against a Queensland man and his Internet Service Provider for alleged music piracy.

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