Canonical, the lead commercial sponsor behind Ubuntu, Linux is launching a new effort that will bring mobile phones and desktops together in a very different type of experience. The new "Ubuntu for Android" effort isn't about running Ubuntu Linux on an Android phone, it's about enabling a new type of converged device...

After 17 years of existence, the Apache HTTP web server is one of the most successful and dominant open source projects of all time. Today Apache is looking to extend that streak of success with the new Apache 2.4 web server release, marking the first major Apache web server update since the [url=http://www...

AFL boss targeted.
Optus has sought a Federal Court ruling preventing AFL chief Andrew Demetriou from claiming the telco's TV Now recording service is a form of "stealing".

The carrier sought an interlocutory injunction this week against the sporting boss over claims made in a Herald Sun article published on Sunday, in which Demetriou told consumers to stop subscribing to the telco...

Under house arrest, banned from using internet.
US crime-fighters failed in a bid to keep alleged Internet pirate Kim Dotcom behind bars on Wednesday when a New Zealand court freed him from jail and instead put him under effective house arrest and banned him from using the Internet...

Facebook agrees.
Google has fired back at Microsoft’s claim it bypassed Internet Explorer browser privacy settings, claiming the browser’s requirements are impractical, outdated and also unsupported by Facebook.

Yesterday Microsoft accused Google of violating a W3C-recommended protocol for browser privacy, Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P), which requires websites to declare cookies and privacy policies in machine-readable form...

States ink contracts for .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria.
The NSW Government has yet to decide on whether it will register a .nsw domain, with less than two months until applications close.

The State Government's central procurement agency this week contracted ARI Registry Services to apply  for at least three generic top-level domains (gTLD) on behalf of NSW and Victoria...

First Aussie facility makes growing list.
Macquarie Telecom has revealed a preliminary Tier III certification for its forthcoming Intellicentre 2 data centre in the Sydney's North Ryde.

The $60 million, 20,000-square metre facility, was officially certified by oversight body the Uptime Institute on Australia Day this year, based on design documents provided by the data centre provider...

Government agencies face more litigation.
Software developer Micro Focus has added the NSW Department of the Attorney-General and Justice to a growing list of state government agencies it is accusing of copyright infringement.

The department and its subsidiary Corrective Services NSW are set to appear in the Federal Court later this month over allegations they used "at least" 60 copies of Micro Focus' ViewNow software without the proper licenses between 1995 and 2010...

Two-year project for 20 schools.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has pledged a $5.7 million trial of iPad devices in 20 secondary schools should the party win the state election next month.

Under the trial, over 5000 Year 7 students would receive an iPad 2 device with 32 GB of storage and wi-fi connectivity...

Australia's first 4G-ready smartphone on Australia's first 4G network.
Much has been said about 4G/LTE in Australia, with Telstra being the first to offer the much lauded data speeds, firstly via USB dongle and now with the first 4G-enabled smartphone available locally, the HTC Velocity...