Telstra's battle with the unions is heating up as a second union has called on its 1000 members to strike over the telco's alleged anti-union wage strategy.
A national telephone warning system designed to send emergency bushfire alerts could be expanded to warn of mass shootings and major police incidents.
Vodafone has lost a New Zealand Court of Appeal case about the way regulator the Commerce Commission works out the costs of providing local residential telephone services to non-commercial customers.
One.Tel founder Jodee Rich this week said the "dark" years leading up to Wednesday's victory in one of NSW's largest ever civil cases had made him a stronger man.
Apple has protested the use of Woolworths' new apple-shaped trademark, which looks similar to the well-known brand image loved by Mac fans worldwide.
Five consecutive days without broadband has led me to what seemed at the time to be an act of desperation: contemplating signing up for Telstra's 100Mbps cable modem service.
Seven has made no secret of its expansion ambitions, but buying into pay-TV monolith Foxtel lends even greater clarity to the network's long-term vision. With wireless distribution and solid content channels under its belt, can Seven bring IPTV into the mainstream?
Around one third of Australia's telcos have shut their doors over time, but that isn't stopping new ventures hoping to chip away at carriers' mobile call bonanza. By fighting carriers at the smartphone rather than the home phone, could the latest two contenders be onto something big?
South Australian distributed backup start-up Memory Box splits up users' data and spreads it in encrypted form across many customers' PCs. But can the company build trust amongst customers who could be worried about their data being stored on other people's hard drives?
Microsoft's current Internet Explorer 8 marketing push continues to leave a bad lingering aftertaste.
As a veteran IT security consultant with first-hand experience working at two of Australia's largest ISP/telcos, encompassing the installing and configuration of many of the filtering technologies currently on the market, I am writing to express my deep concerns about your proposed internet filter.
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Google announced the open-sourcing of its Chrome OS early this morning, and the search giant was very clear in explaining its target market for Chrome OS devices: this is a companion device, not a primary desktop machine. But is a Chrome OS netbook intrinsically better than a lowly iPod?
The Pirate Party of Australia should forget about trying to win a Senate seat in the Federal Government and instead focus its sights on even lower hanging fruit. I speak, of course, of the state governments.
The emergence of online social communities, micro-blogging sites and user-generated content has generated a new wave of legal issues.
The HTC Touch Diamond offers much in the way of sex appeal and flash, and it's certainly got a formidable feature set. However, we hope HTC resolves some of the performance issues we've noticed before its local release.
Gary McKinnon talks about his appeal to the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face hacking charges. He could face up to 60 years in jail if extradited.
20 years ago Indian students sweated for degrees in engineering and science, but today these courses are not being filled. The problem is sex appeal, says Gartner research fellow, Andy Kyte. It will take programmers driving sports cars to inspire kids to get degrees in the field.
We're big fans of PC Tools Internet Security's ThreatFire component, and the overall toolset that PC Tools provides is robust, but the suite could be both faster and easier to use.
Dell's tablet isn't cheap, but it'll appeal to the business crowd who desire a solidly built system.
Fujitsu has perfectly positioned the LifeBook P3110, from the AU$1099 price, to its size and specs. If you have modest needs but have been hesitant about picking up a netbook, you'll be pleasantly surprised by what this laptop can offer.
Behind its expansive display, Apple has packed one of the fastest all-in-ones available, and added a few useful extras to sweeten the deal.
If you're looking for an inexpensive phone with a nice, simple interface and a decent number of features, you won't be disappointed with the Samsung S6700T.
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