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    Monday was the last day on which Windows XP will be sold as a boxed product or licensed to PC manufacturers.

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    LimitNone, a small software development company, is seeking nearly US$1 billion in damages in a lawsuit that accuses Google of reneging on a partnership with the small company and misappropriating its trade secrets for its Google Apps online service.

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    Optus is decommissioning its Nortel-powered hosted VoIP Centrex offering in favour of a new voice module delivered over its next-generation Evolve network.

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    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all — and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    When will operators let me IP freely?

    Writing a blog about mobile technology on 28 April almost necessitates holding forth on CDMA shutoff. But if you ask me, there's something far more disruptive happening in the wireless world right now.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    When dumping your old PCs sounds a bit fishy

    It seems that the IT industry is missing out on an opportunity to 'help' sea creatures by dumping old computers into the ocean and creating an 'artificial reef'.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    From search to aggregation addiction

    Will aggregation replace search when it comes to finding useful content on the Web? I reckon so.

  • Read the blog post - Paul Montgomery, ZDNet Australia

    The volunteer army of Web 2.0

    On the odd occasion where I have seen the results of surveys of knowledge workers where they are asked to rank the barriers to the adoption of knowledge management inside their organisation, one word keeps popping up at the top of the list again and again: culture.

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    As England's historic Bletchley Park raises funds to restore buildings used by code-breaking legends such as Alan Turing during World War II, ZDNet.com.au 's sister site CNET News.com is taking a look back at the cryptographic machines that kept vital specialists of the German, American, British, Polish, and Japanese military forces awake at night.

  • The war against VoIP: How long can the telcos fight?

    Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 — in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market — but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

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    Ever wanted to see what makes an Apple MacBook Air tick? We crack one open in the interest of science.

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    Marvel at the machine that pioneered the person computer revolution; the Commodore 64. In this photo gallery we reveal the guts that gave the Commodore 64 its glory, why not nose in for some nostalgia?

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    This is an intelligent day/night network mini-dome camera that offers a good range of features for its price.

  • Netgear SSL312

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  • Flaming LAX laptop was a ThinkPad

    A burning laptop that frightened passengers at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend was a ThinkPad, Lenovo confirmed Wednesday, and that notebook ships with Sony's battery technology.

  • Inside a notebook battery pack

    Ever wondered what exactly is inside your notebook's battery pack? We take the cover off a typical example, and explain how it can, occasionally, burst into flames.

  • FAQ: How to smoke out the recalled battery

    Nervous Dell owners around the world are scrutinising their battery packs and wondering if their laptop is one step away from bursting into a high-tech inferno. Other laptop owners also have to wonder if their systems might also be affected by faulty lithium-ion batteries. Here's what you need to know.

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