The lunch box - 22/03

Here we go – another week ahead of us. But that’s ok, we’re here with the Lunch Box to help you through those troughs on the way to the next peak.

Channel News

• Putting a positive spin on bad news, online retailer, Mwave, has claimed the ACCC action against the company was a positive development for it.
• We’ve kicked of the 2010 awards. See the photos from the launch lunch here.
• The Commodore 64 rises from the grave! Strange, but true

State of the market

• The markets have plummeted after poor results on Wall St. At 11:58am, the S&P/ASX200 was down 33.9 points.
• The Aussie dollar is slightly lower at $US0.9143. Gold has fallen to $US1106.9 an ounce and oil is down to $US80.1 a barrel.

Technology

• NBN: Telstra, Canberra at loggerheads
• Get a plan: Rudd roasts Conroy over national broadband report
• Telstra: Apple still working on content deals as launch deadline looms
• Media: Risks aplenty in new fad - twitt-a-lism
• Gamers rejoice: R18+ roadblock steps down
• Illegal surveillance: Phone tap reveals bugs in plan to save koalas
• Robotics: This brainless patient is no dummy

General News

• Politics: Rudd faces anti-Labor headwinds
• education: Red-tape costs top school handouts
• Targeted: Watchdog looks at union scouts
• Energy: $100bn needed to keep power on, government warns
• World: Obama's historic health reform victory
• Tiger tales: Woods says he was 'living a lie'
• Health debate: Policy or panache - both sides claim key to victory
• Racism: Victorian police watchdog shelved complaints
• Weather: Queensland battered as Lui roars through
• Baby rhino: Already practising how to charge

Sport

• Cricket: Bid for world's richest sporting league
• Cricket (2): Bollinger lights up contest
• Winter Paralympics 2010: Rahles-Rahbula gets second bronze as Ausstralia claims four medals all-up
• A- League: All Colosimo wants now is a ticket too Africa
• World Cup 2010: SBS rivals face stadium ban
• Premier League: Man Utd go top as Chelsea held
• Rugby league: Des Hasler sees red while Jarryd Hayne runs riot
• Rugby league (2): Anasta wants Roosters to win the comp
• Rugby league (3): Tuquiri not ready for fullback role yet, says coach
• Rugby league (4): Well done but Graham and Ryles may have been left too long in oven
• Rugby union:Giteau shift to lift flat Brumbies
• Rugby union (2): Immoveable Force calls NSW's bluff
• AFL: Ablett, grab the cash, says Barry Hall

Entertainment

• Freida Pinto: From Slumdog to Bond girl
• Reinvention: Hot Cilmi woman
• Susan Boyle: Unauthorised biography unfit to print
• Bullock affair: You don't mess with Sandy
• No implants, please: Only real breasts will do for Captain Jack Sparrow
• Live review: Pixies faithful finally rewarded
• Travel: The shopalcoholic's guide to the US
• Food: Cereal offenders agree to cut salt

Tomorrow's weather:

• Sydney: Fine. Morning cloud. Min: 19, Max: 26
• Melbourne: Shower or two. Min: 13, Max: 23
• Brisbane: A few showers. Min: 20, Max: 28
• Perth: Possible morning thunderstorm. Min: 20, Max: 33
• Adelaide: Fine. Sunny. Min: 13, Max: 26
• Hobart: Early shower or two. Min: 13, Max: 21
• Canberra: Sunny. Min: 10, Max: 26
• Darwin: Afternoon shower/storm. Min: 25, Max: 32

Product Wars: Best Tablet Device

• Results so far...

• 1st - Toshiba Portege M750 - 65%
• =2nd - Apple iPad - 59%
• =2nd - Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 - 59%
• 4th - Xplore Technologies iX104C4 - 57%
• 5th - Dell Latitude XT2 - 56%

• Click here to cast your vote.

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