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    Vodafone Australia's acquisition of Crazy John's has paid off, according to CEO Russell Hewitt, as the company recorded a net increase of around 110,000 new customers in the last quarter to 31 December 2008, but its average revenue per user has continued to fall.

  • Linux KDE 4.2 RC1: Photos

    The latest version of the KDE desktop environment, mostly used on Linux, arrived last week (4.2 RC1), with the final product due on 22 January. We had a peek inside to see what this overhaul offers.

  • Telstra shrugs off $2bn NBN hole

    Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo has shrugged off the potential financial effects of being excluded from the National Broadband Network process, saying that in a "perfect" scenario, Telstra only stood to lose $1 to $2 billion from its annual revenues.

  • Bleeding Engin bandages wounds

    Engin's drastic cost-cutting initiatives over the past year had started to take effect on its bottom line, the troubled internet telephony seller claimed today.

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    The European Commission has announced it is to double the amount of funding given over to robotics research and development.

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    A reader suggested a key test to structural separation to compare shareholder return for BT with that of Telstra, providing a presumptive analysis of whether separation was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing. This was a great idea that I had to try.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

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    My rant earlier this year about the uselessness of Microsoft's ActiveSync synchronisation manager appeared to strike a chord with readers, and unfortunately that's a gong that Microsoft appears determined to keep banging.

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    The chief information officer of Healthscope tells us why, despite a stakeholder bent for an SAP or Oracle supply chain and financial system, the Australian healthcare giant opted for Queensland-based vendor Technology One instead.

  • VoIP handsets reviewed

    Voice over Internet Protocol, in some way, shape, or form, is a standard inclusion now with most business telephony systems. We review the latest offerings.

  • Performance problems?

    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

  • Sun upgrades servers with UltraSparc IV+ debut

    Next week will see the launch of the new top-of-the-line chip in a revamp of Sun's core Unix server line, News.com has learned.

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  • Brother MFC-990CW

    The Brother MFC-990CW is a speedy, fully capable all-in-one device that earns our recommendation for an individual or a family that will make use of its touchscreen and telephone/answering machine.

  • HP Officejet 6000

    We like the simplicity of the HP Officejet 6000 single-function inkjet printer, but its lack of an LCD screen takes some getting used to. Nevertheless, it performed well and earns our recommendation as a great single-function printer.

  • Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

    Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.

  • BlackBerry Curve 8900

    We wanted a "Baby Bold" but instead we got the "Bold lite". Not having 3G seriously cripples an otherwise excellent BlackBerry.

  • Benchmarks: Intel Core i7 (Nehalem)

    Intel's new Nehalem architecture features an integrated memory controller and runs two threads per CPU core. Our extensive benchmark tests reveal how well the new quad-core processors perform in practice.

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