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• A datacentre story for the ages: the fuel bucket brigade

  The improbable story of the datacentre saved by a fuel bucket brigade is not told with fondness, even if there is a sense of pride and humor in its retelling.

• Aus government backs down from data retention - for now

  The federal government has backed down from data retention proposals following a parliamentary report examining telecommunications interception in Australia.

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets go on sale in US July 7 for US$199 to $399

  Three new Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets will go on sale in the U.S. on July 7, with the 7-in. model starting at $199.

• AT&T to offer NEC Terrain push-to-talk Android smartphone starting Friday

  AT&T and NEC have teamed up to launch the NEC Terrain, a ruggedized Android push-to-talk smartphone that goes on sale Friday online for $99.99 and a two-year contract.

• iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 18

  As last week's Apple WWDC faded in the rear view mirror, the iOSphere hungered for more. And the hunger gave birth to hope, and hope to more rumors, including the one that predicts iPad 5 will be announced this week to foil and foul Samsung's scheduled London news.

• iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 12

  With Apple's WWDC providing actual news and, you know, facts, the iOSphere seemed like a hot air balloon that was rapidly cooling and losing not only altitude but attitude. Blogs and tech sites seemed to flounder in finding something to say that could compete with reality.

• iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending June 14

  Think of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week as a giant tea cup, drained to the dregs of loose leaf tea and the entire iOSphere leaning-in to read the soggy remains and figure out what the heck is happening with iPhone 6.

• Vodafone 4G is live in Australia

  Faster mobile data has arrived for Vodafone customers, with the telco announcing today it has switched on its 4G network in several cities across Australia.

• OMG KLP - Rumor outs purported details of Android 5.0

  The Android world is in a weird place, as far as version 5.0 or (supposedly) Key Lime Pie is concerned. After whiffing mightily on our confident predictions that it would be rolled out during Google I/O, we've been antsy for new information but understandably gun-shy about prognosticating.

• Aust Greens take aim at warrantless surveillance

  The Greens plan to introduce a bill to ensure law enforcement agencies only access citizens' private data under a warrant.

• iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending June 7

  As Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference loomed, the iOSphere seemed resigned to No New Hardware, taking the wind out of much of the hot air about iPhone 6. But diehards do not go gentle in that good night.

• BlackBerry Messenger will hit iOS and Android stores this summer, but not on June 27

  BlackBerry Messenger, a free messaging and social networking application for BlackBerry devices, will be coming to iOS and Android app stores at some point, but not June 27 as tweeted by T-Mobile UK early Thursday.

• Analyst says iPhone 4's U.S. sales injunction could cost Apple billions

  Noted Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said in a research note today that the U.S. International Trade Commission's injunction against the sale of the iPhone 4 could deprive Apple of as much as $2 billion in revenue.

• Zynga fires 18% of workforce, vows refocus on mobility

  Social gaming publisher Zynga announced Monday that it will lay off 18% of its total workforce -- more than 500 employees -- in an effort to reduce staff costs and focus on the mobile sector.

• IPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending May 29

  Hilarity is rare in the iOSphere, rumors being serious business. But this week a post at a Korean tech website, describing a 12.9-inch iPad maxi in the works, triggered hilarity at 9to5Mac for reasons that are unclear.