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  • Google treads on PowerPoint turf

    Google is adding a feature to its Docs & Spreadsheets Web-hosted software that will enable people to create presentations and slide shows, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday at the Web 2.0 Expo.

  • Digital industry execs bare their souls

    The RIAA's Hilary Rosen doesn't like to file lawsuits. The MPAA's Jack Valenti would be a file swapper, if it weren't for the film industry group he happens to lead.

  • Record labels mull suits against file-traders

    Record labels hell-bent on strangling unauthorised music copying on the Internet are considering widening their legal efforts to include lawsuits against individuals, according to industry sources.

  • The real roadblocks to Linux in education

    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

  • Trojan horses take aim at Symbian mobile phones

    The recent discovery of a large number of malicious mobile phone programs should raise concerns throughout the wireless industry, according to a virus tracker.

  • Apple: Windows on a Mac is here

    Apple Computer said on Wednesday that it has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that enables Microsoft Windows XP to run natively on Intel-based Macs.

  • Piracy hits Hollywood in the wallet

    People working in the entertainment industry see digital piracy as a major threat to their businesses, according to a new study by In-Stat/MDR.

  • Monster leaves its lair

    Jobs web-site company Monster has ceased trading in Australia and New Zealand -- the company today announced it would close its doors immediately.

  • Net ad industry tackles tough sell

    The chief trade group of the US$8 billion online advertising industry is taking steps to improve its image and buttress the ailing companies it represents - moves critics say are long overdue.

  • New DVDs to use old video technology?

    As Hollywood readies its new and controversial high-definition DVDs, at least one major studio is leaving some of the most advanced parts of the new disc formats on the table in favour of technology that's more than a decade old.

  • New CD copy-lock technology nears market

    A new kind of copy-protected music CD will likely hit U.S. shelves early next year, as record label SonyBMG experiments with a technology created by British developer First 4 Internet, according to sources familiar with the companies.

  • Monster slain down under

    Reports of the immanent closure of the Australian arm of global job website Monster.com have been confirmed by an industry insider.

  • Alston's report slammed before release

    Senator Richard Alston's Framework for the Future report came under fire before it was even released today, boding ill for the governments attempts to demonstrate it is acting decisively to improve Australia's ICT industry.

  • Intel's 3D divorce rate

    Developers of three-dimensional rendering technology for the Web known as X3D are bracing for a standards war with Intel--a former backer of the project--just as their recently sundered collaboration bears fruit.

  • CNET to launch indie music service

    Shortly after buying the MP3.com domain name and announcing that its sprawling music archive would close, CNET Networks said Wednesday it will start its own free service for independent musicians online.

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