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    Are you getting what you voted for?

    One of the real dangers of election season -- for politicians, at least -- is being held to their word.

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    APEC and OOXML - both pointless and annoying

    The eyes of the world were on Australia this week as the APEC summit got underway in Sydney, and what they've seen is a city being held under virtual martial law major roads blocked off, police cars outnumbering taxis and snipers openly hanging out on roof tops.

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    Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.

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    As Dell Australia welcomes on board a new managing director, David Miller, we ask for his views on the current PC market in Australia.

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    After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.

  • Is WAP doomed in Australia?

    Too-high prices, a lack of applications and carrier-imposed content restrictions may doom Australian WAP -- touted as the global mobile market's next big thing -- to be nothing more than a pricey "toy". Say it ain't so.

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    Apple's move to adopt Intel chips will inevitably result in new victors and casualities in the desktop battlefield. Here's a sample.

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