News (63)

  • Google plugs Chrome browser into IE

    Google released an Internet Explorer plug-in on Tuesday designed to let Microsoft's browser use the features and performance of Google's own Chrome browser.

  • Union denies Telstra strike has stalled

    The national president of Telstra's main union has rejected the idea that its industrial action isn't getting anywhere, despite a lack of visible progress since it started three months ago.

  • As CDMA closes, another data door opens for the bush

    While the relative merits of Next G vs CDMA as a mobile phone network will forever remain in question, no one seems to be arguing that Next G is winning out when it comes to data.

  • Adobe to launch AIR 1.0

    Adobe Systems on Monday is set to finally release Adobe Integrated Environment software, which is on the leading edge of a movement to make Web applications act more like traditional desktop applications.

  • Adobe open sources BlazeDS

    The software company is to open source its tool for connecting data sources to flash-based rich internet application.

Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    NBN: Like giving candy to babies

    I have seen the NBN, and it looks a lot like Christina Aguilera. Or, at least, it looked like her when I dropped into Ericsson's Melbourne headquarters recently to see a live demo of their NBN solutions. Yet behind the streaming TV, one question lingers -- and not even the government seems able to answer it.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Windows Home Server kicks another own goal

    Synchronising data between multiple computers is difficult and dangerous, which is why we get software to do it these days rather than attempting to manage all the file movements ourselves. But making the assumption that the software knows what it's doing can in itself be dangerous.

Features and Case Studies (19)

  • Changing of the guard: Commonwealth Bank

    Get an insider's look at Commonwealth Bank of Australia's technology operation with chief information officer Michael Harte in the first of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.

  • More great Phil Burgess quotes

    After we published a list of the funniest and most biting public comments by Telstra's bombastic public policy chief Phil Burgess last week, a number of ZDNet.com.au readers wrote in suggesting more.

  • The war against VoIP: How long can the telcos fight?

    Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

  • Shocking times for Aussie broadband over powerline

    It seemed like a good idea at the time, but Australian utilities' recent abandonment of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology has all but sealed the fate of a technology that was once hoped to bring high-speed data to every corner of Australia.

  • To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

    Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

Reviews (50)

  • Samsung CLP-310

    You don't get blazingly fast laser speeds with the CLP-310, but it does live up to the hype of offering affordable colour laser printing in a small form factor.

  • LaCie Mobile Hard Drive, design by F.A. Porsche (160GB)

    LaCie's latest external hard drive is a winner on price and performance.

  • BenQ Joybook S41

    As possibly the only 14.1-inch machine to hold the powerful Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS graphics card, the JoyBook S41 offers fantastic performance for a portable unit. If only it had dedicated multimedia buttons and better internal speakers.

  • Fujitsu LifeBook S6311

    The ideal notebook for road warriors who crave battery run time without skimping on specs, the S6311's weight and size also makes it a good student or home notebook, albeit an expensive one given the lack of grunt for anything other than work and the odd DVD.

  • Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)

    Apple's Core 2 Duo 17-inch MacBook Pro is especially thin and light for a desktop replacement, making it an attractive choice for multimedia users on the go.

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