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BlackBerry's rise and fall ... KARL Rove impressed colleagues with his BlackBerry on Air Force One on the day of the September 11 attacks. ...
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Twitter to censor country-by-country ... TWITTER has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. ...
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Rivals question Google search ... THE internet’s biggest companies have highlighted Google's apparent attempt to skew search results in its own favour. ...
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Users told to disable pcAnywhere ... SYMANTEC is recommending that users of its pcAnywhere software disable the product following the theft of its source code. ...
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Nintendo battered by 3DS failure ... NINTENDO sank to losses last year, battered by a price cut for its 3DS handheld, a strong yen and competition from mobile devices. ...
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Israel plans to rollout its own NBN ... ISRAEL'S state-owned electric company hopes to roll out its own high-speed national broadband network. ...
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Nokia loss tempered by new phone sales ... NOKIA has posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $US1.38 billion as sales slumped 21 per cent. ...
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Aussies reluctant to pay for web content ... AUSSIES embrace new technologies, but hate to pay for access, according to a global survey by KPMG. ...
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Telstra fights ACCC pricing move ... TELSTRA is fighting a rearguard action against the ACCC's move to set the prices and terms for rivals providing internet access. ...
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Aussies pitch iFans at Macworld ... AUSTRALIANS are vying for the attention of iFans at the international mega-event for Apple enthusiasts which kicks off in San Francisco tomorrow. ...
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Conversation calls time on centre staff ... AN intelligent system that can recreate normal conversation will be tested in collaboration with Telstra. ...
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Telstra now up to speed with 4G ... AUSTRALIA'S only fourth-generation mobile phone network opens for business for calls today. ...
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Calls for legislation to be scrapped ... THE Greens say a decision by US legislators to delay the introduction of anti-piracy laws doesn't go far enough. ...
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Microsoft phones lift Nokia ... NOKIA'S first phones running Microsoft software may have sold enough units to help rebuild investor confidence. ...
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Wealth manager scales up online ... Wealth management business Modoras wanted to expand with a flexible infrastructure with national reach and scalability. ...
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Westpac slashes IT jobs ... WESTPAC has begun to make cuts to its technology teams with 30 IT management staff being told today their jobs were under review. ...
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Beyond a glorified phone book ... THE Trans-Tasman Business Circle had gone through various CRM systems, but most were deemed "glorified phone books". ...
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Former Woolies CIO's trial set ... THE case against former Woolworths chief information officer David Wills will resume in May. ...
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Jobs market perkier, but patchy ... THE post-Christmas IT hiring market remains guarded, with overseas economic uncertainty still worrying many local employers. ...
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Zuckerberg's Washington Post 'love story' ... FACEBOOK'S Mark Zuckerberg and Washington Post CEO Donald Graham, have formed an unlikely alliance despite their 39-year age gap. ...
Herald Sun | Technology
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Kindle Smartphone 'to hit market in 2012' ... AMAZON is set to release its own a smartphone in 2012, in a move designed to push the company's digital media content. ...
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TV puts callers in the picture ... AUSTRALIANS will soon be able to leave video phone answering machine messages for each other on their big-screen TV. ...
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Complaints to telcos hit record high ... COMPLAINTS over mobile phone and internet "bill shock" have reached record levels, statistics by the nation's watchdog reveal. ...
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Parents keep tab on kids on Facebook ... MORE than half the nation's mums join Facebook to keep an eye on their children's social networking. ...
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Net users aren't socially isolated ... FAR from turning us into socially isolated and selfish web surfers, the internet is actually good for us, a major new study has found. ...
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Apple's great white hope hits Australia ... AFTER months of speculation and delays, Apple has finally announced it will release a white iPhone 4 in Australia. ...
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Nintendo to reveal latest game changer ... JAPANESE video game giant Nintendo has confirmed it will introduce a new games machine next year. ...
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Bloody violence on the Wii console ... A NEW shooter game on the family friendly Nintendo Wii puts a realistic sniper rifle in players' hands. ...
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Facebook friendships world map ... A MAP of Facebook friendships shows the world's connections across cities and countries. ...
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Warcraft wows online world ... The latest chapter in "World of Warcraft" sold more than 3.3 million copies in just 24 hours on the market. ...
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ACCC commences public consultation on NBN Co Spec ... Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Release # NR 251/11, Issued: 20th December 2011. ...
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Commerce Commission releases issues paper on high ... New Zealand Commerce Commission, Media Release, 19 December 2011. ...
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Federal Government supports high-speed digital Au ... Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Media Release, 15 December 2011. ...
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Nearly three-quarters of Australian households no ... Australian Bureau of Statistics, 15 December 2011 - 162/2011. ...
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After the Stimulus: Broadband and Economic Develo ... Community Broadband Snapshot Report. National survey report prepared by: Craig Settles, October 2011. ...
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8 Surprising Findings About the Broadband Economy ... By Craig Settles. Government Technology, December 15, 2011. ...
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Government to invest $20m in 'NBN-ready' educatio ... by Stuart Corner. IT Wire, Thursday, 15 December 2011. ...
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Broadband penetration in rural NZ at 72%, says WI ... Rural New Zealanders just as likely to use the internet as city dwellers, broadband connectivity catching up, By Computerworld Staff - Auckland. computerworld, Friday, 9 December, 2011. ...
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Cost-benefit analysis sought for NBN ... The Business Council of Australia says it's not too late for the government to undertake a cost-benefit analysis of the $35.9 billion NBN, by AAP. CIO, 9 December, 2011. ...
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NBN Co submits special access undertaking to ACCC ... Company agrees to keep wholesale layer two service prices fixed until 2017, by Hamish Barwick. Computerworld, 6 December, 2011. ...
APC Magazine
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Almost perfection: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme review ... Arguably the most recognised and respected enthusiast motherboards in ...
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Aggrieved MegaUpload users threaten to sue FBI ov ... Without condoning any illegal conduct of shutdown storage site MegaUpload, pirate parties are conde ...
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Samsung NC110 - reasonably powerful netbook with ... By netbook standards the Samsung NC110-A09AU is high-end due to its st ...
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Apple MacBook Air 11in - amazingly light ultrapor ... The Apple MacBook Air 11in (64GB) is a shining example of ...
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Best Apps for iPhone, January 27 2012 ... Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iPhone with our monthly app roundup. ...
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Evernote web & image clipping comes to Androi ... New Evernote and Skitch Add-ons for the Dolphin browser turn your Android smartphone into an Ever ...
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Apple MacBook Pro 13in - stylish ultraportable fo ... If you need more computing power than an Ultrabook but with ...
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Overclocking analysis: hands on with Sandy Bridge ... Nothing pushes a new CPU to the limits harder than overclocking. We assess Intel’s new h ...
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Google's Android Developer Labs headed to Austral ... Got an Android app you want to polish up but not sure how to go about it? Android's official Develo ...
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Ultrabook Bargains: JB Hi-Fi holding huge sale ac ... Need a new notebook? With discounts across JB Hi-Fi's entire range of Ultrabook stock, there are ...
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The Informed Upstart ... This week consulting firm Gartner started the Australian leg of their Gartner Predicts series of presentations where the firm’s consultants look at what will be the big IT issues of the year. ...
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Closed for business ... Many industries hoped this Christmas was going to be their saviour; across the country businesses in the retail, tourism, real estate and many other service sectors hoped they'd see an upbeat end to a tough year. ...
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Five essential cloud computing tools for business ... This article first appeared on September 29, 2011 What are the essential cloud computing services? ...
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The year of the cloud ... I was asked last week to join a panel on a competing website reviewing the year that was in technology. One of the things that came out of the session was much of what happened in the tech world over the last year w ...
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Why IT aren’t the people to run your Twitter ac ... "Our IT guy has been looking after our social media strategy," grumbled the boss of a medium-sized business, "we don't really know much about that stuff." ...
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The online power of words ... Last week Sensis launched the Australian version of Yelp (http://technologyspectator.com.au/emerging-tech/social-media/dying-yelp-sensis), a popular US web service that uses customer reviews to find and rank local b ...
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The business playground ... Earlier this week, I was lucky to head over to Griffith to talk about digital citizenship (http://www.slideshare.net/paulwallbank/digital-citizenship-10403694) with local school kids and their parents. ...
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Santa's web strategies ... Regardless of what sector your business is in, the web has become the way customers find us. Giving the key information shoppers are looking for is a good start to getting their business. ...
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Social media overload ... Last week Google launched their business Pages function for their social media network Google+ and the rush to claim another little bit of online real estate began. ...
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Building the new economy ... Yesterday former Federal treasurer Peter Costello boasted in the Fairfax press about how happy he was that he ignored those urging him at the beginning of the century to encourage investment in new industries and al ...
Technology Digital Home - Yahoo!7 News
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SOPA lessons for Australia (CNET Australia) ... PIPA and SOPA may be dead in the water for now, but it's worth remembering that the most controversial part of the legislation is something the Australian Government has been thinking about for years. ...
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How to customise your Facebook timeline photo (CN ... Converting your Facebook profile to the new Timeline layout gives you a nice big piece of photo real estate to play with at the top of the screen. ...
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Hackers fight back after piracy arrests (CNET Aus ... Website attacks ranged far and wide today, with online activists allegedly taking aim at more than a dozen websites of organisations with ties to controversial piracy legislation. ...
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SOPA blackouts weaken Bill support (CNET Australi ... An unprecedented online protest against a Hollywood-backed copyright Bill may be working: some of its previous supporters in the US Congress are backing down. ...
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Hackers attacking through websites for kids (CNET ... Beware gaming websites for kids — they may look cute and innocent, but they're increasingly becoming targets for hackers to infect your computer with malware. ...
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The coolest and craziest of CES 2012 (CNET Austra ... While we get to see some brilliant new tech at CES every year, by far the most fun part is when it veers left-of-centre. Here are some of the coolest and craziest gadgets we saw at CES 2012. ...
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CES 2012: The best of the best (CNET Australia) ... CNET once again presents the official awards program of CES. The awards recognise the best products at the show, including a Best of Show award and a People's Voice award, as voted by the CNET audience. ...
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Kinect for Windows: the Australia tax strikes aga ... Microsoft is set to charge Australians a premium price for the Kinect for Windows unit when it hits shelves in February, with the Redmond giant confirming that it will charge Australians $50 extra for the unit than ...
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Control your computer ... with your eyes (CNET Au ... At CES this year, Tobii, which has been making technology that watches what you're looking at on a screen, is showing off its gaze-controlled demo laptop, and introducing its eye-control interface for Windows 8. ...
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CES 2012: What we know so far (CNET Australia) ... The CES floor is yet to open, but news is leaking like the the hull of the Titanic. And it's looking pretty exciting. ...
Mobile Technology - Yahoo!7 News
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Best apps for Australia Day (CNET Australia) ... No matter how you decide to spend our national day of celebrating all things Aussie, with these apps on your phone, she'll be right, mate. ...
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Telstra launches Australia's first 4G phone (CNET ... Telstra has launched the first long-term evolution (LTE), or "4G" handset in Australia, the HTC Velocity. ...
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Top starter apps for the iPad (CNET Australia) ... Have you just gotten your paws on your very first iPad? Hooray! But you don't want to leave it like that, do you? No. So let's get your feet on the road to appiness, navigating the twisty and confusing paths of the ...
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Top apps for your new Android tablet (CNET Austra ... Did you score a new Android tablet for Christmas? You probably ripped it out of its packaging, powered it up and wondered what to do next. Here we've collected 25 great apps to help bring your new tablet to life. ...
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Nissan develops self-healing, scratchproof iPhone ... Nissan has applied its self-healing paint technology to an iPhone case that can heal itself of scratches and scrapes. ...
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How to spot a fake tablet (CNET Australia) ... Buyers looking for the latest hot tablet should be careful where and how they do their shopping. ...
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Best e-readers in Australia (CNET Australia) ... E-readers are now par for the course in Australia, with quite a few clamouring for dominance on our southern shores. But each device claims benefits over its rivals; how do you know which one is the e-reader for you ...
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The coolest and craziest of CES 2012 (CNET Austra ... While we get to see some brilliant new tech at CES every year, by far the most fun part is when it veers left-of-centre. Here are some of the coolest and craziest gadgets we saw at CES 2012. ...
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CES 2012: The best of the best (CNET Australia) ... CNET once again presents the official awards program of CES. The awards recognise the best products at the show, including a Best of Show award and a People's Voice award, as voted by the CNET audience. ...
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Will tablets eventually replace laptops? (CNET Au ... For years, analysts have debated whether tablets will eventually replace laptops. Turns out that consumers largely believe they will — and the elderly are far more convinced of that fact than whippersnappers. ...
ZDNet Australia
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Fletcher to lead Opposition's cybersafety group ... The Federal Opposition is set to develop an alternative to the government's cybersafety policy, today announcing the formation of a taskforce of backbenchers to spearhead the issue, led by Paul Fletcher M ...
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'Small fish' evade us: Trend Micro ... In a world where law enforcement is governed across different jurisdictions, criminals are exploiting the borderless properties of the internet to conduct online crimes and get away without even being cha ...
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Tomic's personal information spilled ... Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic could easily fall victim to identity theft after a number of photographs of his licence were publish ...
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Twitter to censor tweets by country ... Twitter has refined its technology so that it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that the micro-blogging company's commi ...
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What happens on your server at night? ... commentary Prevention is better than a cure, and all that, but what about when an attack isn't preventable? What do organisations do to ensure that they know who hit them? Judging by how long ...
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Introducing Evi: Siri's new worst enemy ... Another smart-looking competitor to Siri's voice throne has exploded onto iOS and Android this week. It's called Evi, and today we're looking at whether it has the goods to take down the reigning Apple ch ...
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Terminal Velocity ... Sure it's fast, but what's the fatal flaw of Telstra's new 4G/LTE phone, the HTC Velocity? Can you really download a car? Who are the "gentleman hackers" and why have they made it so hot in here? ...
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Nokia reports billion-dollar losses ... Change is never easy. Just ask Nokia, which posted its third consecutive quarter of hefty losses overnight, despite strong sales of its new Windows Phone portfolio. ...
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Android closes in on iPad market share ... It wasn't long ago that Apple owned nearly 70 per cent of the global tablet market. But now, the company is just barely holding on to half the space. During the fourth quarter of 2011, ...
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PCAnywhere affected by hack: Symantec ... Symantec is urging customers to disable PCAnywhere until it issues a software update to protect them against attacks that could result from the theft of the product's source code. Someone ...
PC & Tech Authority
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Discuss: So what's wrong with drop-down menus, an ... The traditional user interface is being attacked on all sides by a suite of new, evolutionary UIs, such as Ubuntu's HUD display. But is this a good thing? ...
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CCleaner 3.15; new Recycle Bin emptying and Chrom ... Popular system cleanup and optimization tool CCleaner has been updated with a range of improvements and a smattering of new features. ...
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Evernote’s Windows and Android apps get upd ... Online note capturing and storage service Evernote has updated its Windows client to version 4.5.3 and its Android version to 3.5. Get the downloads here. ...
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WinSnap 4.0.1 adds support for Aero shadows in sc ... The latest version of WinSnap lets you capture everything on your desktop including native Aero shadows in Windows. Get the download here. ...
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Acer Iconia Tab A700 price tag revealed ... Acer's Tegra 3, Ice Cream Sandwich-totting tablet to come in at under $700? ...
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Why using a tablet could harm your health ... Researchers claim tablet uptake could cause neck and back problems. ...
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Nokia posts $1.3 billion loss, told to speed up m ... Crumbling demand for Symbian devices prompts analysts to call for acceleration of move to Microsoft-based smartphones. ...
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HP sends WebOS out into the wild ... HP fleshes out details of open source roll-out, including new development tools. ...
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Apple patent outlines plans for a universal touch ... Not content with changing the way we interact with our devices, Apple wants to change the way we control them as well. ...
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Turn Siri into a universal translator with Lingua ... That little virtual assistant we've been rocking in our pockets is even smarter than we thought. ...
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The balkanisation of Twitter? ... You might have become used to the idea that what you see on Twitter is at least potentially the same as every other Twitter user following the same people and entering the same search terms. But that's about to c ...
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Internode aligns new-estate FTTH prices with NBN ... Internode is offering Internet service to residents of more than 20 greenfields sites around the country. The plans match the company's NBN-based offerings. ...
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World Wide Web community fights back against iOS ... As mobile applications running under proprietary platforms - iOS, Android, Windows, etc - proliferate the World Wide Web community has a vision to build equivalent functionality into the browser specifications so ...
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Windows 7 migration process has a few holes ... A company named Zinstall is attempting to plug a product by the same name which is used for PC migrations in businesses. But in the accompanying document, which provides details of the process, there are surprisi ...
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21% of information workers use Apple products: re ... Surveys by a major analyst firm reveals that Apple products are becoming common in the workplace, and that enterprises plan to buy more Macs. ...
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Telstra's competitors call for wholesale ADSL to ... Telstra's major competitors, from Optus downwards have been unanimous in calling on the ACCC to regulate Telstra's wholesale ADSL service. ...
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No refuge from US Patriot Act ... "Patriotism," said Oscar Wilde, "is the last refuge of the scoundrel," but it seems there may be no refuge for personal or corporate data from the reach of the US Patriot Act: even when the data are held in Austr ...
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webOS going open source in September ... HP has revealed the timetable for the release of webOS under an open source licence. Open webOS 1.0 is scheduled to appear in September. ...
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Russian cargo ship launched to space station 1/25 ... The Russians launched its Progress spacecraft to the International Space Station on Wednesday January 25, 2012 (local time at the Kazakhstan launch site), with about 2.9 tons of supplies and equipment onboa ...
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Symantec says stop using pcAnywhere ... Following the 'liberation' of source code for the 2006 versions of many of its products, Symantec initially indicated that the latest versions were so different that there wasn't a problem. Perhaps that ...
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Export statistics from Apache log files to Piwik ... Apache2Piwik, a script written in Python under GPL license, enables exporting statistics from Apache logs to Piwik! Log files are known to contain a wealth of information about activity on a website, and are usually ...
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Apple iPhone 4S reviewed: is it a worthy upgrade? ... Everything you need to know about Apple's iPhone 4S, including design, Siri, the camera and IOS 5.0. Read our review. ...
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Product Brief: Microsoft SkyDrive for iOS ... The SkyDrive app lets you access the files you have chosen to store in the cloud in your SkyDrive from your iPhone, iPod or iPad. ...
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus review: it's the world's fas ... The first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone is here, courtesy of Samsung and Google. We find out if it makes tasty eating. ...
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Synology DS411: a solid NAS ... Wonderful software and great performance make this a solid NAS. Read our review of the Synology DS411. ...
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Acer S3 review: The Ultrabook is here, and it imp ... The Ultrabook has landed and it delivers on the promise of ultra-thin and light computing for a reasonable price. ...
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AMD FX-8150 review: an average performer with goo ... After a long, long wait, AMD has finally delivered Bulldozer. We put the higher-end FX-8150 offering through its paces. ...
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Hands-on with the Amazon Kindle Fire ... Amazon's laser focus on media means the Fire is a superb value cloud gadget, but it's no iPad killer. ...
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Comeback king? We review the previously-banned Sa ... Samsung's latest Android tablet looks a lot like an iPad 2 - so much so that Apple has called foul. Now that the court injunction has been lifted, we examine how the former outlaw measures up. ...