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    The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the Internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010.

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    Phishing attacks are reaching a point of sophistication where even the most Internet-savvy user could be fooled, said the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) on Wednesday.

  • Wireless ISP launches Australian service

    Australia's first pure wireless Internet service provider launched its commercial broadband Internet service in Sydney today, claiming full independence from Telstra-owned telephony infrastructure.

  • Why isn't the Internet free yet?

    Whether they've gone out of business or changed tack, ISPs have decided it's no longer worth it to keep the Internet free. That's all well and good for their business models, but for consumer-level customers it's still not worth it to pay. Something's gotta give.

  • Exclusive: Froggy finds its feet

    As Karl Suleman's fleet of luxury cars go under the auctioneer's hammer, John Paterson and Tim Berry have collectively climbed into the drivers seat of the long-suffering ISP, Froggy.

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    Conroy's filtering plan: security worries

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed "improvements" in ISP filtering technologies, but will a broad-scale roll-out make ISPs a thief's favourite target?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Seven: The new Telstra?

    A good merger always gets the pulse racing -- and Seven's takeover of Unwired could be shaping up to be one of the most interesting for a while.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    In mundanity, Wi-Fi finds a new purpose

    What's the first thing you look at when you check into a hotel room? The bed? The view? The minibar?

  • 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.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    NBN a lose-lose deal for Telstra

    Labor's policy of socialised broadband has certainly proved much harder than the party believed it would be back when it was in Opposition, but it is Telstra that stands to lose the most from the NBN - and that applies whether it loses the NBN contract or wins it.

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  • Wireless ISP launches Australian service

    Australia's first pure wireless Internet service provider launched its commercial broadband Internet service in Sydney today, claiming full independence from Telstra-owned telephony infrastructure.

  • Exclusive: Froggy finds its feet

    As Karl Suleman's fleet of luxury cars go under the auctioneer's hammer, John Paterson and Tim Berry have collectively climbed into the drivers seat of the long-suffering ISP, Froggy.

  • Can e-mail survive?

    E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

  • An alternative to Exchange

    It would have been simple for one firm to replace its box of ISP accounts with Exchange, but costs and maintenance issues prompted the tech team to choose a new network appliance.

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    You might be surprised to learn that although you've registered the names, you may not 'own' them, and you may be scammed into paying a fee to reacquire them. Learn how to secure your Internet assets.

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    Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.

  • Australian ISP Shootout

    The Internet is in the process of taking over our lives, so if you aren't connected, maybe it is time you were.

  • Clock Your Connection Speed

    Is your ISP delivering on its promises of fast Internet connectivity? Use NetPerSec to call its bluff.

  • Tech Guide: Setting up a Wi-Fi home network

    A broadband connection brings the Internet into your home at blazing speeds. And with a wireless, or Wi-Fi, network, you can get that access on multiple computers throughout your home -- and even outside -- without cords.

  • New IE may burst pop-up bubble

    Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

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