A free trial of high-speed wireless Internet access available at a variety of venues in Melbourne through the Azure Wireless network may be available in Sydney by the end of the year.
TAB Ltd has apologised for a "virtual shutdown" of its Internet betting operations from 2:30pm to 3:30pm on Melbourne Cup day, blaming the problems on a pre-race "sudden change in weather" which prompted punters to try to re-access the site to make additional bets.
Optus customers in Sydney and Melbourne today had problems accessing their 3G wireless broadband services as another outage dogged the carrier.
Twenty-two organisations across 60 countries are taking part in DocumentFreedomDay (DFD) to raise awareness about what happens when formats are no longer supported by proprietary software.
ZDNet Australia caught up with Formula One driver Nico Rosberg just before last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, where he talked about the technology in race cars, why he doesn't drive in Australia, and how he is absolutely, definitely not a nerd. Kind of.
During a trip to the US four years ago, I rented a car fitted with an XM satellite radio which gave me well over 100 radio stations, each carrying a continuous stream of crystal-clear talk radio or music in a surprising array of genres.
Melbourne-based technology start-up ExitReality confirmed yesterday that it had lost its chief executive just before it formally launched last week.
Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.
Last week, I lamented the growing tendency to slam perfectly valid technologies as unsuitable for new uses, just because they prove to be unsuited for applications for which they are inherently unsuited.
With the OPEL bid cancelled and procedural questions dogging the FTTN bid, Australia is currently in something of a technological limbo.
Second Life, with an alleged population of 7.979 million, is changing the way businesses think about what their customers want, and whether "virtual" is a viable way to give it to them.
Making phone calls over the Internet isn't just for the tech savvy anymore. Using Voice over Internet Protocol is easier than ever before, with several services out there that can help drastically reduce your phone bill.
Australian companies are showing a lot of interest in Voice over IP, yet not many projects are underway. We profile the companies that are ahead of the pack.
Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.
Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.
Rich DeMuro shows you how to share an Internet connection, using the Wi-Fi on your Windows XP, Vista, or Mac laptop.
Adobe's Media Player is an excellent application that is beautifully designed and easy to use. Shame about the currently available content.
Even in big cities it can be a heck of a lot easier to find a Big Mac than it can be to find a wireless hotspot.
Making phone calls over the Internet isn't just for the tech savvy anymore. Using Voice over Internet Protocol is easier than ever before, with several services out there that can help drastically reduce your phone bill.
Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.
Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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