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    Mobile-device users find they have the same usability problems that some disabled users encounter with PCs, according to researchers from the University of Manchester.

  • High-tech's disability mandate

    Sun Executive VP Patricia C. Sueltz warns of unhappy ripple effects if the computer industry reduces funding to projects designed to help disabled people access information and online services.

  • Five steps to accessible Web sites

    An estimated 750 million people worldwide are disabled. Can they use your Web site? Designing an accessible Web site isn't hard or expensive, and it can increase your potential audience.

  • Hackers claim iPhone 2.0 jailbreak

    It hasn't even been released yet, but iPhone hackers claim to have already figured out a way to jailbreak Apple's iPhone 2.0 software.

  • Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection

    Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs.

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    Australian start-up Orange Dot has achieved early recognition for its Doo Mobile experience, which creates a new type of mobile phone suitable for use by a wide group of disabled people.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

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    We truly live in the lucky country, what with being able to easily change our mobile ringtone to the song from the VB ad. Others are not so fortunate.

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    It may have had its share of teething pains, but medical clinic chain Medi 7 has used its VoIP and open source Asterisk PABX rollout to improve call routing and slash thousands of dollars in telecommunications costs.

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • The best CRM suite is...

    What's the best customer relationship management suite? We put six of the top vendors to the test to find out in our no holds barred face-off.

  • Photos: Telstra visits the doctor

    Telstra doesn't just "do telephones" according to Deena Schiff, Telstra Group MD it seems it's also got its eye on the health space. This week in Sydney, the telco has been showing off the latest health tech from its partners, including a wireless stethoscope and remote monitoring for aged and disability care.

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    Early this decade, Microsoft weathered unrelenting criticism over a controversial set of technologies known as Palladium, which the company envisioned as creating a kind of secure vault to store passwords or medical records.

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  • Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection

    Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs.

  • Samsung D410

    Masculine looks aside, the Samsung D410 sliding camera phone is a step up from the previous sliding phones.

  • Nokia 6820

    It's a Nokia phone that spreads open and gives the users the option to use "always on" access to e-mails. But is it as practical as they say it is? Read our Australian review.

  • Sony Ericsson P800: Worth the wait?

    Sony Ericsson has loaded the P800 with a myriad functions, yet somehow manages to integrate them successfully. The result is a hugely powerful device that will satisfy all but the most demanding users.

  • Taking it with you: removable storage

    There's a confusing array of portable, removable, and mobile memory products out there -- how do you pick one that suits your business requirements?

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