Technology revolutionised work, now it's at home and sucking up our downtime, write Matt Wade and Ben Schneiders

http://www.smh.com.au/national/under-pressure-20120921-26c2y.html

Critics say Apple all over the map as iOS 6 users share Dali-esque errors

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/apple-maps-missing-key-landmarks/story-e6frea6u-1226478515504

APPLE has been accused by the NSW state government of "taking unfair advantage" of children after reports that parents were unwittingly being billed hundreds of dollars for their children's use of "free" apps.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/minister-takes-aim-at-apple-over-apps-20120920-269kd.html

The fight over mobile maps is on. Google plans to add new features to its Google Maps app for Android phones on Wednesday. Conveniently, it is the same day that Apple‘s latest mobile operating system is due to be released, the one that kicks Google’s maps off the iPhone and replaces them with Apple’s own mobile maps. But what about iPhone users? For now, they can access Google Maps on their mobile Web browser.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/google-updates-android-maps-app-as-apple-moves-on/

iPhone 5 SunSpider JavaScript Benchmarks Are In: Twice As Fast As iPhone 4S, Faster Than Galaxy S III And Others

http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5-sunspider-javascript-benchmarks-are-in-twice-as-fast-as-iphone-4s-faster-than-galaxy-s-iii-and-others/

Apple iOS6 operating system begins rolling out today ahead of iPhone 5 launch. Includes Passbook, Maps, Siri updates

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/apple-ios6-operating-system-begins-rolling-out-today-ahead-of-iphone-5-launch/story-e6frgakx-1226476994825

TPG offers NBN plan with unlimited downloads, TPG is making an aggressive bid for NBN subscribers with an unlimited download plan but experts say that it's an ADSL2+ service in disguise.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/telecommunications/tpg-offers-nbn-plan-with-unlimited-downloads/story-fn4iyzsr-1226477238723

AUSTRALIAN researchers say the world's first quantum computer is just 5 to10 years away, after announcing a global breakthrough that makes manufacture of its memory building blocks possible

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/australian-engineers-write-quantum-computer-qubit-in-global-breakthrough/story-fn4htb9o-1226477592578

An Australian entrepreneur has developed a reimagined light bulb that can last for 25 years and be controlled by smartphone - and in two days he's raised more than $600,000 on crowd-funding website Kickstarter

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/hometech/australian-reinvents-lightbulb-20120918-263yq.html

Here shows the top 20 file-sharing downloading countries, the total number of torrent downloads over the past six months and the most popular shared artist in each country.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19601653

Hard disk drives (Hybrid) vs. solid-state drives: Are SSDs worth the (3x) money?

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230882/Hard_disk_drives_vs._solid_state_drives_Are_SSDs_finally_worth_the_money_?taxonomyId=234&pageNumber=1

Apple iPad 2 As Fast As The Cray-2 Super Computer (from the 80s)

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE4NjU

Australian ICT curriculum at crossroads

The national curriculum appears to do nothing useful for ICT as a subject with a concentration on ICT literacy. This is essential but it is not the same thing as studying ICT as a subject in its own right. The difference is simplest to explain by analogy. Reading (the original meaning of literacy) is a skill that is essential to enable any level of progress in most subjects in our educational system. Everyone supports teaching people to read. It is not the same, however, as studying English literature as a subject. Similarly it is essential to teach everyone how to use ICT. This is required to study most subjects effectively, but not everyone will want to study ICT as a subject at school. By failing to make this distinction, we do a great disservice to those who might make ICT their chosen career. Britain has chosen a different approach, with Education Minister Michael Gove abolishing the existing ICT curriculum in schools and seeking help to develop content for the subject. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/opinion/ict-curriculum-needs-overhaul/story-e6frgb0o-1226471356733

Huawei responds to claims of security risk for the NBN, The Senate committee pointed out that under Chinese laws, companies with more than 50 employees were required to employ communist party officials

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/it-business/huawei-responds-to-claims-of-security-risk-for-the-nbn/story-e6frganx-1226476035989

Microsoft Reveals Pricing for Office 2013 (Subscription based, fast streaming allowing offline use)

http://mashable.com/2012/09/17/microsoft-office-2013-pricing/

Samsung Galaxy S4 coming in February: report

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s4-coming-in-february-report-20120918-2636i.html

Visionaries paid to quit college, chase dreams (possibly like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs)

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/visionaries-paid-to-quit-college-chase-dreams-20120917-2616v.html

10 ways Android beats the iPhone 5

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/10-ways-android-beats-iphone-5-1B5919523

A TINY gadget linked to a mobile phone that can detect poison gases and send an alert. Designed by South Australian 17yo.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/will-russell-from-st-johns-grammar-school-wins-sir-mark-oliphant-award/story-e6frea83-1226474458621

Why iPhone 5 performance can double when CPU clock speed did not

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57513867-37/iphone-5-benchmarks-surface-performance-doubles/

The total Geekbench 2 score for iPhone 5 comes in at 1601. Poole notes that the average score for the iPhone 4S is 629 and the average score for the iPad 3 is 766. This one score also places the iPhone 5 ahead of the average scores of all Android phones on Geekbench.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/16/iphone-5-benchmarks-appear-in-geekbench-showing-dual-core-1ghz-a6-cpu/

The Australian Law Council says Labor's data retention plans go too far

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/telecommunications/the-australian-law-council-says-labors-data-retention-plans-go-too-far/story-fn4iyzsr-1226474282930

Samsung takes jab at iPhone 5 with feisty ad and comparison

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/it-doesnt-take-a-genius-samsung-takes-jab-at-iphone-5-with-feisty-ad-20120917-26105.html