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  • Internet allowed in Sydney school exam

    A Sydney girls' school will let its student use iPods, the internet and mobile phones during exams as a new method of assessment.

  • AFP raid Sydney Internet caf

    A Sydney Internet caf has been raided today by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), after the cafe allegedly provided extensive access to illegal downloads of movies and music.

  • Sydney Uni "hero" chip breaks light speed record

    A team of Australian scientists have demonstrated a photonic chip that boosts the data rate of fibre-optic connections by more than 64 times to 640Gbps, promising faster, cheaper internet for all.

  • Free Wi-Fi set to go full-time at Sydney libraries

    Over the past four weeks, the City of Sydney Council has been trialling the provision of free Wi-Fi services in its libraries. With only a fortnight to go before the hotspots are switched off, a spokesperson has said that users won't have long to wait before access becomes a permanent fixture.

  • Free Wi-Fi network comes to Sydney centre

    Community promotions company myKP is intending to open a slew of hotspots across central Sydney and offering users free Wi-Fi connectivity in return for accepting ads.

Blogs (15)

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Is Streem just Scopical take two?

    When I wrote about Sydney-based social news start-up Streem earlier this week, the group was less than forthcoming about the real history behind its operations.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Internet killed the (digital) radio star

    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.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Sydney start-up Streem launches news site

    Sydney-based start-up Streem yesterday formally launched a new online news site, saying it would differ from traditional media outlets by paying readers a small fee for any content they submitted.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Beijing Olympics? Paranoia will protect your data

    If you're heading to the Beijing Olympics to cut deals, schmooze and booze, don't leave your laptop and mobile with your hosts for a second and watch your gadgets very, very carefully. Of course, it might cost you a deal because you're acting weird, but your data will be safe.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    It seemed like a good idea at the time

    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.

Features and Case Studies (111)

  • Emirates to launch wireless Internet service

    Dubai-based international airline Emirates will try to attract more long-haul business customers by providing the world's first regular, airborne wireless laptop service.

  • Photos: Tech.Ed Australia 2008

    Microsoft's annual Tech.Ed conference hit Sydney's Darling Harbour this week. ZDNet.com.au took these photos to show you what you were missing if you couldn't go.

  • Property business sunk after domain dispute

    A Sydney Web-based business has been stripped of its registered domain name with only 24 hours notice by an administrative body, after it was found to have "wrongly lapsed" from its original owner early last year.

  • In cyberspace, no one can hear you scheme

    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.

  • Unwired adds new Sydney suburbs

    Wireless broadband provider, Unwired, has turned on its wireless broadband services across more than 40 Sydney suburbs today, bringing the company closer to the completion of its Sydney wide network.

Reviews (60)

  • Fries with your broadband?

    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.

  • Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2006

    PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 has a few shortcomings, but overall it's an affordable and feature-packed security suite that reliably defends against online threats.

  • Broadband to go: 3G data card round-up

    Road warriors rejoice -- 3G data cards are bringing some long awaited speed to mobile Internet access. We take a look at offerings from the major Australian carriers.

  • Telstra BigPond Wireless Broadband

    As long as you're a metropolitan broadband user, Telstra BigPond Wireless Broadband delivers well, but it can't be said to be an inexpensive broadband option.

  • Wireless -- willing but not able

    Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.

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