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    Apple has revealed Australian pricing details for the new hardware line-up it announced overnight in the US, with the vendor's new low-end MacBook laptop starting at AU$1299.

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    Recently, changing federal government policy was a factor in the Australian Taxation Office's decision to extend its end user and centralised computing contracts with incumbent supplier EDS, the agency's CIO Bill Gibson has revealed.

  • 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.

  • Virgin Blue grounds Oracle outsourcing

    Virgin Blue has grounded plans to outsource the maintenance of its Oracle e-business systems, chief information officer David Harvey said late yesterday.

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    The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) this week said that the first half of 2009 would see the university evaluate whether to commit to a thin client solution for thousands of university workstations.

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    There will always be something more politically sexy than e-health for state governments, meaning the National E-Health Transition Authority's business case for a national electronic medical record might just sit on the shelf gathering dust forever.

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    Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?

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    Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. GNOME is now one of the primary desktops for the Linux operating system; not only is it highly customisable, but it is amazingly stable. We examine why Linux -- running GNOME -- is a viable desktop alternative.

  • 10 midyear resolutions for net admins

    IT pro Rick Vanover put together a list of resolutions aimed at helping net admins line up their priorities, effectively deal with the day-to-day issues, and plan and execute improvements. Here's a look at his goals, to help guide your progress during the final months of 2007.

  • 10 things to protect your data from internal threats

    Hacker attacks that bring down the network get a lot of attention but if your organisation is only focusing on this type of security you're still vulnerable. Find out how to protect your data from internal threats.

  • Photos: CeBIT Australia 2007

    CeBIT Australia is on again for 2007 with hundreds of IT products and services on display in addition to the conference, keynotes and forums. Join us as we take a photo tour of the exhibition halls.

  • Photo gallery: Vista user migration -- poor performance

    When comparing the Windows Vista and Mac OS X user experiences, this step-by-step walk-through of Vista's Windows Easy Transfer application shows that there is still some work to be done in Redmond.

Reviews (232)

  • Dell Vostro 1220

    At first glance, the Vostro 1220 looks like an ultraportable notebook that was born from Dell's consumer range. But instead Dell has created its own little niche, targeting the more fashion-conscious business user on a budget.

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X200

    It lacks some basic features you may require touch pad, optical drive but the 12.1-inch ThinkPad X200 offers strong performance and the longest battery life we've seen.

  • Lenovo ThinkPad T400s

    The T400s is the lightest 14-inch ThinkPad yet from Lenovo just be ready to pay for the convenience.

  • Alienware M17x

    Alienware's new version of the M17x makes some welcome design tweaks and offers the best laptop gaming hardware you can get. Just be warned: it ain't cheap.

  • Lenovo ThinkStation S20

    This is a well-built workstation with quad-core power to spare, although it could do with more storage options...

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