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• Westpac launches iMessage money transfers

  Westpac has launched a service that allows its customers to transfer money to third parties from within iMessage on Apple iPhones.

• Westpac forced to remove payment feature from iPhone app

  Westpac has claimed that Apple has forced the bank to remove a major feature from its iPhone mobile banking app.

• Entry-level IT jobs will be plentiful in 2012, experts predict

  Here is good news for college seniors with technology skills: The entry-level job market for IT workers looks solid in 2012.

• 2012 looking ripe for disgruntled IT pros to switch jobs

  Are you underpaid, underappreciated and overworked in your IT department? Cheer up, because 2012 looks like an opportune time for IT professionals to look for new, higher-paying jobs.

• Three apps of the week wrap-up

  Aradium’s Australian shopping app, BBC’s global iPlayer app and Lonely Planet’s Wenzarni app

• In pictures: iOS vs Android Hackathon event

  Melbourne’s iOS vs Android Hackathon event was held last weekend in Melbourne, with developers battling it out for $10,000 and more in prizes.

• ACCC launches product recalls iPhone app

  People who want to find out if they have purchased an unsafe product can now use an iPhone application called Recalls Australia developed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
  

• In pictures: Commonwealth Bank rolls out Kaching

  Computerworld Australia was at the launch of the new Commonwealth Bank iPhone app. Kaching allows Commonwealth Bank members to pay anyone via their mobile device, linking payments to mobile numbers, email addresses, and Facebook accounts.

• RTA to release iPhone app aimed at reducing road deaths

  A new iPhone app being tested by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) could potentially reduce state road fatalities by 8 per cent a year.

• I-MED bones up on iPad X-ray app

  Doctors in Queensland and Western Australia who have an iPad or iPhone are the first adopters of a new x-ray application designed by the I-MED Network.

• Aussie iPhone app developer implicated in A Current Affair expose

  A Current Affair has incorrectly used footage of a Brisbane developed smartphone app in its expose on the hidden price of iPad applications, a local developer has claimed.

• Pizza Hut aims for bigger slice of e-commerce

  Fast food franchise Pizza Hut has released an upgraded version of its iPhone mobile app in a move to enhance its online and digital presence.
  

• After iPhone success, Realestate.com.au goes Android

  With more than 180,000 downloads of its iPhone app since late last year, real estate portal Realestate.com.au has spread its mobile development further with an app for Android announced today.

• Law firm wades through Brisbane flood disaster thanks to iPhone app

  Despite her office being destroyed in the recent Brisbane floods, Amanda Given of Given Law was able to continue accessing her law firm's files through an iPhone application.

• Easter Show goes mobile with first iPhone app

  Move over printed guide, this year's Sydney Royal Easter Show now has its own iPhone app which includes a live schedule and map information.