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    It was inevitable that micro-blogging service Twitter would become infested with malware, according to a number of high-profile Australian users of the service.

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    Shoving everything into a hosted environment effectively creates a quick and dirty disaster recovery strategy.

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  • Wireless chips take their first steps

    Some of the first integrated circuits that create a wireless network using the very powerful, and controversial, ultrawideband wireless technique are on their way for testing by device makers.

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