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In the wake of widespread online and physical protests at impending copyright legislation, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced a month's delay in the rules to give the industry time to come up with a workable solution.
The CIO of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), the federal government's sports administration and advisory agency, lifts the lid on the technology powering our elite athletes.
The US Real ID Act, which is designed to create an American national ID card, took a hit this week when opponents to the scheme won a victory in the Senate.
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The world of speculative telecommunications investments has quieted down considerably since the beginning of the decade, when hype-fuelled carriers plunked down billions to reserve the right to carry mobile phone calls, video calls, and massive volumes of spam at high speed using then-fanciful 3G mobile technology.
There's no such thing as a free lunch, so the old adage goes -- but is there such a thing as free Wi-Fi? Wi-Fi sharing company Fon thinks it has the answer, as does Google-backed start-up Meraki.
In the streets of SoHo, New York City, a revolution against the iPod is taking place. But it is not what it seems.
Now I don't want to call myself a prognosticator -- much less intimate that I had any influence over the following decision -- but in the weeks since I blogged about Channel Ten's lack of an online strategy, things have certainly changed.
If you think your job is stressful, just consider what Tony Clasquin used to do for a living: a pilot who used to work as an air traffic controller (ATC), he learned early on to manage "this very complicated 3D chessboard".
Twitter is not the great evil for journalists and media. In fact, it is helping to renew the media and bring that great lady called "journalism" back to her rightful throne.
Eager for fresh ideas, the stodgy world of enterprise software is adopting technology and marketing from the consumer Web.
Mashups involving digital maps are bridging the gap between the virtual and physical worlds, with uses ranging from local shopping and traffic reports to online dating and community organising.
Many now turn to the collaborative, democratic wiki form for fast news and history from different perspectives. But there are issues with accuracy and an author's agenda can be questionable. We look at the benefits and downsides of wikis.
The Web portal is set to announce an agreement to add WebEx online collaboration features into its enterprise instant messaging software.
Microsoft has added the Office moniker to its upcoming enterprise instant-messaging software in a branding move intended to heighten the product's appeal to potential business buyers.
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
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