Samba project leader Jeremy Allison has accused Microsoft of trying to prevent people using and distributing software under the GNU General Public Licence, by forcing cross-patent licensing deals.
The largest e-waste recycling centre in the southern hemisphere was opened this week in Sydney's Villawood amid controversy over the Federal Government's refusal to commit to a mandatory e-waste recycling policy.
Australian developers have asked Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer what the company will do to address a Microsoft coding landscape that hasn't offered financial rewards like those available to iPhone and Facebook developers.
Application portability software developer CodeWeavers has ported a version of Google's Chrome Web browser to Mac OS X and Linux and made the software available for free.
The departure of Flickr's co-founders follows the earlier resignation of Jeff Weiner, who was executive vice president of Yahoo's network division.
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Next month digital radio will be rolled out in most Australian capital cities. But is it too little, too late? Is the real future for radio moving online?
Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".
Salesforce.com CRM continues to attract converts, but has the competition caught up?
Time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the nonsensical that comprised the late-night launches along the eastern seaboard of Australia.
The emergence of online social communities, micro-blogging sites and user-generated content has generated a new wave of legal issues.
silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?
It used to be that running Windows programs on a Mac was a slow, painful process. There was only one option: running Virtual PC emulation software.
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.
Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives.
Some MacBook Pro and MacBook customers have the faster 802.11n Wi-Fi chip already sitting in their systems, but it will cost AU$3 to light it up.
Palm makes a sleeker, cheaper and easier to use Treo smartphone for professionals looking for mobile e-mail.
Seven weeks after being announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the first Intel-based MacBook Pro notebooks arrive Down Under. We have photos of what you can expect when you open the box.
Motorola morphs the successful RAZR V3 into a 3G phone, announces entry-level handsets, three fashion phones and a pair of Bluetooth-enabled Oakley sunglasses.
Sexy sliders, 2-megapixel camera phones, a sleek clamshell and a snazzy new interface are some of the highlights from Nokia Connection 2005.
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