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posted by David Braue, 03 July 2009 05:45 PM 2 comments
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posted by Brad Howarth, 02 July 2009 03:15 PM 1 comment
WiMax could be the standard that drives the next phase of mobile broadband, it provides an opportunity for players wanting to establish a pure IP network to carry voice and data effectively — but is this what operators want? Read on…
posted by Phil Dobbie, 02 July 2009 10:27 AM 1 comment
Microsoft is one of those companies that doles out the goodwill with one hand and takes it back with the other. Read on…
posted by Juha Saarinen, 01 July 2009 09:03 AM 0 comments
There's no doubt that Windows 7 is going to be one of the better releases of Windows in the product's long history, but is the Redmond giant holding back uptake with the pricing? Read on…
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Ask designers which mail program is the bane of their existence, and you'll find that Outlook tops the list. The reason why the most popular email reader is also the most painful is simple: it uses Word to render HTML emails. Read on…
posted by Chris Duckett, 25 June 2009 11:40 AM 14 comments
With its new taskforce, the government has got straight back on the web 2.0 horse after taking a nasty fall last year with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Finance Minister Lindsey Tanner's blogging trial, but how long will it stay on? Read on…
posted by Suzanne Tindal, 23 June 2009 04:06 PM 0 comments
Our in-house cartoonist's rendition of new Telstra chief executive David Thodey shows the true man behind the corporate mask. Read on…
posted by Christine Lee, 03 June 2009 11:41 AM 3 comments
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