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    All ZDNet.com.au readers are invited to our first annual reader Christmas party, to be held on 9 December, kicking off from 6pm at Maloney's Hotel in Sydney's central business district.

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    Twitter coverage of the AFACT vs. iiNet trial is breathing new life into court reporting. Why don't we as a society take the next step and stream it all live to the internet, video and audio?

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    The remaking of the post-Trujillo era of Telstra continues apace, with Catherine Livingstone starting to put her own stamp on what was a fractious and fractured boardroom.

  • Carving up Sol's bounty

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    When Google introduced a Web browser earlier this fall, the debut was accompanied by much expectation as well as by much skepticism. But Chrome is starting to win over more converts -- including CNET News' Stephen Shankland, who explains why on today's CNET News Daily Debrief with Charles Cooper.

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  • IBM gives away tool for DNA searches

    IBM is giving away free Web services technology to help scientists track down DNA, as the company continues its push into the promising life sciences arena.

  • Mobile messaging conquers Everest

    The last phone-free sanctuary has just been conquered: In a stunt to promote mobile messaging, three companies have joined hands to bring cell phone service up the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest.

  • Windows 2003: Could the crusade backfire?

    COMMENTARY--Microsoft's religion is one where products are good and services are a sin. But a big server product launch could alienate the very souls it wants to convert.

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