News (116)

  • Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

    Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only eight months, the software giant has confirmed.

  • UPDATED: New worm threat upgraded

    A new mass mailing worm has begun spreading through Australia, and despite its lack of social smarts, is still managing to spread rapidly - partly because there is no virus signature for it.

  • IBM unveils energy efficiency plan

    Let the colour jokes begin: With its new energy efficiency initiatives, Big Blue wants to go green.

  • Students uncover dozens of Unix software flaws

    Students of iconoclastic computer scientist Daniel Bernstein have found some 44 security flaws in various Unix applications, according to a list of advisories posted online.

  • Microsoft to sell software package direct online

    Microsoft has announced a software product that could be distributed directly to customers online without ever entering conventional retail channels.

Features and Case Studies (36)

  • UPDATED: New worm threat upgraded

    A new mass mailing worm has begun spreading through Australia, and despite its lack of social smarts, is still managing to spread rapidly - partly because there is no virus signature for it.

  • CIOs: what do you spend on software?

    When to upgrade software, and which packages to opt for aren't new decisions for Australia's CIOs. But with budgets shrinking, how are senior IT professionals coping with these decisions?

  • Start-up launches Linux legal protection

    Open Source Risk Management plans on Monday in the US to begin selling Linux users protection against copyright infringement claims such as those levied by the SCO Group.

  • New MacBook Air photos

    Steve Jobs unveils an ultrathin notebook and take two for the Apple TV, amid an array of iPhone, iPod, and iTunes updates.

  • Virtual world makers turn to Google Earth

    Get ready for virtual worlds that bear an uncanny resemblance to your favourite Google Earth locations.

Reviews (4)

  • Mobile phone hacking set to spread: AU experts

    United States-based security company @stake (atstake.com) has released a security advisory detailing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Nokia 6210 GSM mobile phone, and although the flaw isn't serious it could be a sign of worse things to come.

  • Tech Guide: Power to the people -- Notebook batteries

    Ever wondered why your portable device's battery doesn't last longer? We explain the technology behind battery power, and provide tips on how to maximise it.

  • Long-anticipated Sony VAIO line arrives in Australia

    Never seen before on Australian shores, the long awaited Sony VAIO notebook computer PCG-SR9G series has hit the stores today, along with the release of four other VAIO systems varying in size, weight and applications.

  • The Google gods

    Does the power of the world's most popular search engine pose a threat to the Web's independence?

Create an e-mail alert for "daniel"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
daniel


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Renai LeMay Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
    This week Australia's Federal Government announced it had allocated $3.6 million in funding to 57 local research projects so that they could be commercialised, with many of them being web or IT-related start-ups.
  • Array Google should come clean on datacentres
    It's nice that Google says it has put an effort into making its datacentres more energy efficient, but the search giant's pledges won't mean much until it discloses just how many of the beasties it's actually running.
  • Array US shows what OPEL could have been
    Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured