commentary Time for a quick poll. Hands up if you've downloaded one of these NetAlert family-friendly Internet filters the federal government has been spruiking.
The iTunes music store in Australia brings credibility to the domestic digital music download market and while it may initially generate more revenue for competitors such as BigPond Music, the Apple offering will very quickly lead the way, an analyst claims.
A new government program protecting kids from Internet nasties is not Big Brother but more like Big Mother, Olympic swimmer Kieren Perkins said.
Expect to hear new details about the future of Apple's Mac OS X and Web business next week at the Worldwide Developers Conference and we think there might be a new iPhone, too.
Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin has warned the industry to get creative about mobile services or risk becoming marginalised by the arrival of new kids on the block such as Apple and Google.
The men running Telstra have been accused of a lot of things, but lack of conviction is definitely not one of them. I found this out recently after having the chance to hear Phil Burgess, the company's most senior regular spokesperson and an outspoken critic of the government's telecommunications policy, address an AIIA-sponsored business lunch in Melbourne.
The weekend's Big Brother "sex scandal", during which the official site's live feed and forums were taken offline, highlights an issue that is provoking debate across the globe: to what extent are Web site administrators responsible for the conduct of their users?
The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?
The leaders of three of Australia's largest ISP's have declared the Net neutrality debate as solely a US problem and further, that the nation that pioneered the internet might want to study the Australian market for clues as to how to solve the dilemma.
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The K660i shares most of its specs with budget-priced phones, with the addition of HSDPA data speeds, and minus the budget price tag.
Wrapped in a sturdy stainless steel case, there's nothing ground-breaking about the Shine Slide. However for AU$249, it's an excellent prepaid option.
If the Touch is the player that you want, that you really, really want, you've probably got one already. Fence-sitters should stay there until next year when third-party apps or version 2.0 comes out.
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