Chrome’s insane password security strategy

http://blog.elliottkember.com/chromes-insane-password-security-strategy

THE Queensland government has blacklisted IBM from any future state contracts after a scathing report into the IT giant's part in the health payroll bungle. What began as a $6.19 million project is ultimately expected to cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/queensland-bans-ibm/story-fn4htb9o-1226692740865

Apple has finally run out of big cats by which to name its Mac operating system, OS X. Currently we are riding Snow Leopard, version 10.8.4. In September or thereabouts, we expect to be surfing on Apple's new wave, OS X 10.9, named Mavericks after California's famous surf beach.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-os-x-109-mavericks-moves-on-from-big-cats-20130807-2rdzs.html

MANUFACTURING heavyweight Siemens has confirmed it will move to the new Tonsley Park industry hub, creating 15 jobs and giving itself room for future expansion. The former Mitsubishi site has been taken over by the State Government and is planned to become an advanced manufacturing cluster for businesses, educational facilities and houses.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/siemens-to-spend-5m-on-new-development-at-tonsley-park-hub-joining-flinders-university-and-tafe/story-fni6uma6-1226692258868

Apple USA will start buy back program for USB adapters for $10 USD after women in China died from faulty 3rd party charger

http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter-takeback/

The use of CAPTCHA to combat spam bots is also blocking people with disabilities and the feature should be removed from websites, argues a group of disability organisations.

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/352274,campaign-to-kill-captcha-kicks-off.aspx

A UNIVERSITY spinout company with promising optical-fibre sensing technology knocked back a $10 million offer from Chinese investors so the invention would stay onshore.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/it-business/zedelef-sees-sense-in-rejecting-china/story-e6frganx-1226691675872

the Obama administration overruled an import ban on older iPhone and iPad models issued by the International Trade Commission at Samsung’s request earlier this year. The action allows Apple to continue imports of AT&T models of the iPhone 4, iPad 3G, and iPad 2 3G.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/obama-administration-sides-with-apple-on-import-ban-ruling/