Queensland Rail has gone to market for a supplier to provide a Wi-Fi service on the state's suburban trains that would offer wireless internet, security and other services.
Japanese electronics giant Sony has declined to rule out Australian job cuts as part of its announcement overnight that it would cut 16,000 staff globally between now and March 2010.
Sony yesterday revealed plans to lay off 16,000 workers in its electronics business worldwide as part of a broader plan to trim expenses and tighten its focus in what it said was a difficult financial climate.
Research in Motion has unveiled its first, long-awaited BlackBerry smartphone in a clamshell format.
Sony advised today that there has been a recall on certain units of its VAIO TZ series notebook, due to "irregularly placed wires near the hinge" or "a dislodged screw inside the hinge" causing a short circuit and the laptop to overheat.
Are cheap external USB video cards good enough to power an extra monitor or five, and what are their pitfalls? Won't handle 3D acceleration? Take up valuable CPU cycles? Leave dirty dishes around your desk and have a bad odour?
Do you suffer from phantom monitor pain when you only have one monitor in your work environment, compared to two or more at home?
It's been a long time coming, but it seems that OLED displays are finally beginning to creep onto the market.
It's a tough life trying to show off a state-of-the-art security monitoring system -- especially when helpful humans keep ruining the demo.
One wouldn't expect the price and privacy-conscious public sector to shop at Harvey Norman. But occasionally they do.
Blade servers were once the saviours of the datacentre. Expandability was king. But do blade servers still make sense today? We find out if they're still worth it.
What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.
Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.
We give you a sneak peek at the upcoming beta of Windows 7 before Microsoft unveils the software to the public later this month.
Ever wanted to see what makes an Apple MacBook Air tick? We crack one open in the interest of science.
ASUS's VW202T hits that sweet spot between price, performance and size. Only those who need colour perfection should steer clear, for everyone else this is spot on.
Most organisations see Facebook as a waste of time but they also want staff to collaborate, innovate and be more effective. According to Gartner's Stephen Prentice, social networking and virtual worlds could change the world in the same way the Internet has already done.
CIO must stop being a scapegoat and accepting the risk that is being pushed onto them, according to Jay Heiser, research VP infosecurity, Gartner. "It isn't about demanding people do something [about security], it is about bringing them to a point where they are not only willing but able to do something".
Use of social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook need to be controlled and monitored, not banned from the workplace, according to Jay Heiser, research VP infosecurity, Gartner.
Obscurity can provide security -- but not always, according to Jay Heiser, research VP infosecurity, Gartner.
If you find that the price is right and you are only planning on doing menial tasks, you could do a lot worse than the HP ProBook.
Thecus' N5500 is, like all of Thecus' lines, best suited to the professional user who doesn't mind tweaking the unit to get the most out of it.
Lexmark's S605 carries a premium price, but the clever touchscreen features do justify it.
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.
The T50 is a reasonably priced single-function printer that produces good photos and can handle CDs too, but the ongoing consumable costs and text quality let this inkjet down.
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