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    Mac-compatible systems running on standardised hardware will start shipping in seven days, according to a US firm which claims to have developed them but skeptics doubt whether the system exists.

  • Western Power outsources $15m IT to beat skills crisis

    CSC has been awarded an outsourcing contract worth up to AU$21 million by West Australian electricity provider Western Power.

  • Apple, Dell leap on Victoria green IT plan

    Victorians will now be able to ditch their unwanted, end-of-life technology equipment in a green fashion following the launch of a state IT take-back program -- with support from big name vendors including Apple, Dell and HP.

  • AMD bites market, release Phenom

    The first major fruits of AMD's acquisition of ATI Technologies are ready for the public just as the market for those products is going through some profound changes.

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    Australia's ICT sector generates as much carbon dioxide as the civil aviation or steel industries, according to an ICT carbon emissions audit commissioned by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

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    It's not everyday you look forward to a funeral, but I can't wait for the death of the business desktop PC.

  • Do you suffer from phantom monitor pain?

    Do you suffer from phantom monitor pain when you only have one monitor in your work environment, compared to two or more at home?

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Ubuntu can't cut geek support umbilical

    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was officially released overnight and marked the eleventh release of the distribution. It's attractive, polished and measured, but fails "the grandma test".

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Giving ATI a second glance

    For those of us running Linux desktops, a graphics card decision can make or break a system in ways no commercial OS user can fathom.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Intel's 34nm SSDs: Probably just fast enough

    We take one of Intel's new 34nm SSD drives for a spin and find it a worthy hard disk replacement, delivering massive speed jumps when loading software. But watch out for a penalty when writing data.

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  • City of Melbourne gets singular on the desktop

    When you're in charge of buying 2,000 desktops should you go for an assortment of vendors, or stick to just one? City of Melbourne's desktop services manager, Ashe Potter, says using a single supplier is cheaper, easier and less hassle to manage.

  • A new PC makes no sense -- but who cares?

    It used to be we had to buy new PCs every couple of years just to keep up with the software, but that isn't really true anymore. So, is there any good reason to upgrade your hardware?

  • Are PC makers poised for major hit?

    A third of today's top 10 manufacturers could exit the PC business by 2007, according to a new report.

  • Ten things holding back tech

    Ever get the feeling that we aren't quite yet where we want to be? Here are 10 factors that may be holding back the world's technological development.

  • Taking on rootkits with hardware

    An Intel security architect explains how the chipmaker's labs plan to take on sophisticated threats.

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