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    The recent BA038 crash-landing at Heathrow airport may have been caused by interference from wireless networks, which affected the aircraft's electronically controlled power and automated flight systems.

  • Intel to launch Linux-powered mobile Internet device

    Intel is developing its own take on the mini-tablet, with a new ultra-mobile PC platform to be announced at this week's Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. The big surprise? It's based on Linux.

  • Intel drops 3G from Centrino

    Intel has confirmed that it has pulled the plug on all plans to add 3G to its Centrino notebook platform. From now on, says the chipmaker, it's WiMAX all the way.

  • IP telephony beyond bleeding edge: Aust user

    Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) is deploying an IP telephony system, a move which demonstrates the technology is moving beyond "bleeding edge" and into mainstream corporate acceptance, its CIO claims.

  • London's Oyster card easy to hack?

    A Dutch researcher rode free on the London transit system, having hacked the public transit's card system; he used a clone of a paying passenger's transit cards. His point? The transit smartcards, which are used by millions worldwide, are vulnerable to attack.

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  • How Seven blew the internet Olympics

    If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.

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  • Around the world in.... WiMax

    WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.

  • IP telephony beyond bleeding edge: Aust user

    Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) is deploying an IP telephony system, a move which demonstrates the technology is moving beyond "bleeding edge" and into mainstream corporate acceptance, its CIO claims.

  • Olympics cybersecurity

    At the Beijing Olympics, cybercriminals will be on the prowl for credit card information to steal, and security forces could well direct snooping efforts at unsuspecting travellers, warns the US government.

  • RFID round-up: Still in the trough

    Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.

  • Photos: When Bill Gates met Steve Jobs

    As the Microsoft and Apple execs get ready to share the stage at a conference this week, we look at other times the tech titans have shared the spotlight.

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  • Intel drops 3G from Centrino

    Intel has confirmed that it has pulled the plug on all plans to add 3G to its Centrino notebook platform. From now on, says the chipmaker, it's WiMAX all the way.

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    From its large onboard memory and SD card slot to the implementation of a 3.5mm audio jack and scroll wheel, the iPaq rx4540 combines a well-thought-out feature set with a compact design to appeal to users who plan to use their handhelds for mobile entertainment.

  • Have Camera, Will Travel

    So you want to be a big-time filmmaker—Web style? Reno Marioni's Adventure Zone Network (www.azn.com) has everything you need. You just show up with your digital footage.

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