An oil field worker in western Canada was shocked this month to be charged US$85,000 for surfing the Internet on his new mobile phone.
For the tens of millions of Skype users worldwide, making calls over the Internet is a free or cheap experience that has the AT&Ts and Verizons of the world wondering how they're going to keep up.
Google launched its revamped mobile search service on Wednesday in the UK, streamlining the interface and introducing an experience it believes will be more relevant to mobile phone users.
A factory worker from County Durham has run up a 27,000 phone bill by using his mobile as a modem for his PC.
Paper boarding cards could soon be a thing of the past: checking in over mobile phones has received the official thumbs-up from the airline industry.
In the broadband war, it seems, everyone has an opinion and those with a vested interest are playing fast and loose with the truth.
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.
Well, here we are. After years of bluster, measured progress and loads of annoyance, Australia's broadband users head to the polls on Saturday with a score to settle.
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.
Microsoft admits Research in Motion's BlackBerry device dominates the market in handheld e-mail provision, but contends its own solution can cut costs for enterprises -- a claim RIM denies.
The rapid outbreak of a deadly flu-like virus has underlined how ill-equipped Asia-Pacific companies are in supporting a remote workplace.
The Mozilla Foundation's browser may be free, but that doesn't keep insiders from cashing in.
Countries begin test programs -- get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
There's an abundance of wireless-capable devices and a growing number of networks to service them. How do you make your corporate e-mail available to staff when they're out of the office?
If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.
CRM packages are everywhere these days. Which one is right for your organisation?
New notebooks, mapping software and data warehousing software can't compete with wine software in our book. Check out all of this week's Australian product announcements.
A new wireless modem will take Palm V handhelds on a trip into BlackBerry territory by offering always-on, instant access to e-mail.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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