Microsoft has improved on an earlier offer to those who buy Office 2004 for Mac in the US before the new version of Office is released in January but have decided not to extended the offer to Australian customers.
Three has launched a 3G SIM and data starter kit for those who want to get their iPhone from other carriers but use it on the 3 Network.
Hutchison is unable to say whether customers would be able to use unlocked iPhone handsets on its "3" network.
Apple has acknowledged it has problems with the video software used in the latest shipment of MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
Third-party applications for the iPhone won't be released until early next year, but crackers this week have launched a new jailbreaking application that makes getting past Apple's security as easy as visiting their Web page.
A while back, frustration with my inability to get online outside of the office drove me to invest in a 3G data service from Hutchinson's 3. For $30 per month, I get 2GB of data that's accessible pretty much anywhere I go (I do all my work in metropolitan areas).
What a week it's been for mobiles.
There are some common elements in how IT professionals and home users deal with backup: the need for backups to happen automatically and quietly, and to be easily and quickly restored when the proverbial hits the fan.
It has been a busy year in telecoms, whether because of the increasingly bitter relationship between Telstra and the government; the awarding of the contentious but (finally) progressive broadband contract to OPEL; the pivotal election that led to a change of government; or the move of 3G mobile technology into the mainstream at last.
In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.
Everyone needs backups, but how do you recover a server quickly? We look at some of the options available for snapshot backup and other disaster recovery techniques.
When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years.
In these two audio recordings, Nigel Dews, the CEO of mobile carrier 3, firstly goes through the current state of the company in detail and then deals with tough questions from reporters and analysts.
Mike Evans from Red Hat discusses his company's involvement in the One Laptop per Child project, which aims to develop and distribute a $100 PC to millions around the world.
Apple's famed media player continues to reign supreme on many platforms, primarily because of the popularity of the iPod. But iTunes has a wide-range of features to satisfy any audiophile.
This week on Buzz, Molly snoozes through an Apple press conference and questions Microsoft's attitude towards a recent Windows Vista patch.
First Look at iWork '08. iWork '08, which was announced this week at Apple an press event in the US.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at a press event at his company's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters to discuss new Apple products, including thinner iMacs and new iLife and iWork software. CNET's Molly Wood breaks down all the new releases.
Apple's takes it already compelling iMac and beefs up the design and updated the under-the-hood components. The result is the best-looking PC on the market, that also compares very favorably against its Windows-based competition.
You want music on the go? We've rounded up 12 MP3 players and put them head-to-head in our Australian review of the latest and greatest portable music devices.
ILife '04, the second generation of Apple's digital-media suite, contains updated versions of iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, and a fifth application called GarageBand, which transforms your Mac into a veritable recording studio.
This PowerBook is the lightest fully loaded desktop-replacement notebook ever--certainly worth its high cost.
This LCD is great for Power Mac G4 owners and publishing professionals, but consumers can save a tasty chunk of change by going with the older 17-inch Apple Studio Display.
If you're only after speed, try the Safari beta but keep your other browser, too. Security buffs should skip Safari for now.
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