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• Panel crowns 5 worst iPhone games

  If you've played "Fruit Ninja," "Cut the Rope" or any number of games on your iPhone, you probably aren't very impressed with their graphical capabilities, especially when compared with modern games such as "Gears of War" and "Skyrim." But as one panel on mobile gaming at PAX East 2012 this year demonstrated, you should probably be thankful for what you've got.

• MCA's new website, smartphone apps to boost art experience

  Following a nine-month development project which began in July 2011 to overhaul its 10-year-old website, the New South Wales Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is set to unveil a new Web presence on 29 March this year where visitors can view selected art works and information about past or present collections online.

• iPhone app makes commuting social

  Social awkwardness between bus passengers may be a thing of the past, thanks to a new iPhone application designed to facilitate commuter interaction.

• Optus unveils smartphone app for usage monitoring, bill payment

  Optus customers wanting to check their account usage or pay bills on their smartphone have been offered a new application called My Optus.

• Apple's 25 billionth app download is a Disney game

  Apple's App Store reached its highly publicised 25 billion unit mark when Qingdao, China, resident Chunli Fu downloaded the free version of Disney's Where's My Water? game.

• Lost on Campus app helps new students navigate university

  The first week at university can be an intimidating time for new students, but a smartphone app developed by University of NSW engineering student Nicholas Cellini aims to make life easier.

• Woolworths opens virtual supermarket

  Supermarket operator, Woolworths, has unveiled a virtual supermarket on the walls of Town Hall station in Sydney.

• Startup spotlight: LiveScene

  Brisbane-based startup LiveScene has launched an iPhone app of the same name that will enable users to discover and promote local live music.

• 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.

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  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.