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  • iiNet stands firm on legislative defence

    iiNet did not comply with requests to cancel the accounts of alleged copyright infringers, but it did not need to, iiNet's legal counsel argued today as the ISP started to close off its legal battle in the Federal Court.

  • NSW, Vic move on datacentres

    The NSW Government yesterday went to market with its plan to move its dozens of datacentres from over 30 agencies into two new efficient facilities by 2011, while Victoria said it would soon release a tender for whole-of-government needs.

  • Vista SP2 released: What you need to know

    Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is out here's what you need to know before applying it.

  • Intel takes stock of currency issue

    At the end of last year, Intel offered to take back surplus inventory from its channel partners because of the effects of fluctuating currency and surplus stock on its partners' cashflow.

  • Alleged Wolverine pirate arrested

    NSW police have arrested a 38-year-old woman for allegedly burning and selling pirated DVDs, including new film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, according to a music industry group.

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  • Read the blog post - Brad Howarth

    The key Topik is always money

    One of the big problems of the internet is that is practically impossible to keep up-to-date on preferred topics. You can limit your sources, but this can mean missing a lot of valuable data.

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    Land of the long white cloud computing

    Cloud Computing not for New Zealand?

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    G2009: Microsoft needs to regain trust

    We've got our own open source versus Microsoft stoush going on in New Zealand, with the government as a key player.

  • Read the blog post - Suzanne Tindal

    Governments: Just like lemmings

    As soon as one government decides to do a new project it's a good bet that others will follow suit, in the ultimate fashion obsession.

  • Read the blog post - Alex Serpo

    How many Windows 7s will there be?

    The internet has been awash with rumours about Windows 7, with a pre-beta release being handed out to attendees at the Professional Developers Conference in the US this week. But how many Windows 7 versions will there be?

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  • AFP's high-tech unit let Rome burn

    The "Anonymous" hacker group gave Australia's police forces a month's warning that it was going to attack the Federal Government. Why didn't the Australian Federal Police's electronic crimes unit do anything about it?

  • Australia's dotcom pioneers: Where are they now?

    Ten years ago they were the young turks of Australia's business community; radical free-thinkers on the path to fame and riches. Shortly after, all those dreams came crashing down. But where are Australia's first dotcom moguls today, and what are they up to?

  • NBN will require a govt blank cheque

    A new Goldman Sachs report reinforces the market's conclusion that, whatever the National Broadband Network looks like, it is going to have to be taxpayer-funded and the cheques will be massive.

  • Telstra's artful fawning

    Reading Telstra's submission to the government on NBN regulation is a bit like reading a combination of Dicken's David Copperfield, specifically the simpering character known as Uriah Heep, and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

  • Crown copyright still a challenge

    In the tragic circumstances that unfolded in Victoria on Black Saturday, no one could deny that as the fires raced across public land towards their homes, those residents had a clear right to information.

Videos (3)

  • Ratbags burn, smash and 'nuke' hard drives

    In this video, we don our white lab coats and set about deleting data from hard drives. Instead of using more traditional methods, we decided to barbecue one hard drive, smash another one to pieces with a hammer and microwave the third.

  • Buzz Report: Burning, burning iPods

    This week, Molly has some advice for the Japanese government, and imagines a world in which the Mormons run Facebook.

  • Vista Tips 'Command Bar'

    Vista's "soft" Command bar makes performing actions on specific files or folders -- such as printing, sharing or burning onto CD -- much easier than before.

Reviews (375)

  • Asus Lamborghini VX5

    Asus' Lamborghini VX5 is a luxury laptop, with a luxury price to match thankfully justified by the quality of the laptop and package. If you've got a wad of cash burning in your pocket, and don't mind a little luxury, the VX5 might be for you.

  • Apple iTunes 9

    iTunes 9 is a natural, yet relatively minor, evolution of Apple's popular media management software and is a required download for new iPod owners.

  • MSI Wind12 U200

    The MSI Wind12 U200 sits in that comfortable space between netbook and laptop if you have modest needs, but still want a decent screen size and a bit more power than Intel's Atom offers, the U200 might be the laptop you're looking for.

  • Lenovo ThinkPad T400

    Lenovo's ThinkPad T400 is another fine entry into its portfolio, but be prepared to spend extra to get the features you need.

  • 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.

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