Telstra's outgoing CEO Sol Trujillo today said that uplink speeds for the telco's upgraded HFC cable in Melbourne would only reach an average of 2Mbps, well below average downlink speeds of 70 to 100Mbps, because customers didn't want higher uplink speeds.
Adobe this week took the Linux version of its Adobe Integrated Runtime product out of beta, bringing it up to speed with the versions available for Windows and Mac users.
Sony Ericsson has announced that the Xperia X1 smartphone will be released in the UK, Germany and Switzerland on 30 September, but Australia will not see the X1 until at least three months later.
IBM today launched its "largest ever" range of new storage products, in an attempt to meet a market demand for storage the technology giant said would grow over the next decade.
A first-time collaboration between Australian, Chinese and Japanese scientists has allowed new high-resolution images of black holes to be produced by linking together radio telescopes.
As anybody who works from home knows, one of the great benefits of telecommuting is that pants are optional. Wear your pyjamas to that teleconference, or attend in your birthday suit if you prefer; nobody will be the wiser.
Yahoo's decision to offer unlimited storage capacity for Web mail users might be great news for home users keen to swap stupidly high-resolution photos, but for enterprise IT managers it's just another pain in the backside.
The explosively popular BlackBerry has recently had a new incarnation: the BlackBerry Bold. Will it be an iPhone killer? Check out our photo gallery and decide for yourself.
With the rise in virtualisation technology, the role of the thin client has changed for the better. As virtualisation expands away from its initial home in the data centre, it's providing a completely new paradigm for the corporate desktop.
We take a look at the Windows Vista navigation feature referred to as "breadcrumbs."
Who needs colour? Sometimes all you need is a black-and-white printer that can churn out the pages fast. We look at your options.
Standards came first to PCs, then to servers and mobile phones. Will cameras be next?
HP's 21.5-inch monitor is fairly average for its class however, in the face of its limitations, the price doesn't add up.
Nokia's third Navigator in the series is the best of the bunch thus far, though its small screen will dissuade many from binning their TomToms for in-car use.
At first sight the Nokia E52 won't set your heart racing, but its excellent battery life and ease of use make it a smartphone worthy of consideration.
There's a lot to like about the N86 8MP, but it's hard to fall in love with it too. While it's well made with good features, it looks and feels like a phone from several years ago.
Toshiba's Satellite U500 wants to be portable and powerful, which has a negative impact on both the battery life and the weight. Still, if you need power in a petite package, the U500 might do it for you.
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