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  • Victoria warns motor-mouth motorists

    Victorian Police have warned motorists they will crack down on the illegal use of mobile phones in vehicles, rating it as the fourth greatest threat to road safety behind, fatigue, drink-driving and speeding.

  • Road rage drives into the SMS age

    Ever wanted to tell an annoying 'Sunday driver' exactly what you think of them? Ever wanted to get the phone number of the cute motorist sitting next to you at a set of lights? A new Australian SMS service may grant your wishes--for free.

  • Texting and driving: Young drivers don't obey limits

    Young Australian motorists are still using their mobile phones while driving and think its okay.

  • CDMA shutdown: Rural communities left in black spots

    The official word from Telstra and the Federal government is that the Next G Network provides equivalent or superior coverage to CDMA. Try telling that to the people of Mangoplah, NSW.

  • Telstra ignores mobile phone safety studies

    Telstra will not support laws banning the use of mobile phone hands-free kits in vehicles, ignoring concerns of safety advocates who point to research showing they don't provide a safe alternative to holding a phone while driving.

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  • SMS gives new voice to NRMA members

    With so many companies focused on major IT-driven transformation, it's easy to forget that even small changes can have a big benefit. For road motoring group NRMA Motoring & Services, however, a highly focused middleware implementation project has provided a new communications channel for hearing-impaired customers.

  • Australia's dotcom pioneers: Where are they now?

    Ten years ago they were the young turks of Australia's business community; radical free-thinkers on the path to fame and riches. Shortly after, all those dreams came crashing down. But where are Australia's first dotcom moguls today, and what are they up to?

  • E-cruitment drivers

    feature E-cruitment attracts candidates from far and wide. ZDNet Australia discovers companies which claim to steer you to the cream of the e-crop.

  • Higher intelligence

    Business Intelligence software gives managers the tools to draw from many data sources and take a snapshot view of their company's performance. Why are BI vendors defying the industry trend and continuing their stellar growth?

  • Java does the business

    After the initial hype following its introduction, has the computing world lost its addiction to Java? Not on your life.

Reviews (2)

  • Sony Ericsson T600

    The T600 is an attractive mobile phone and certainly one of the lightest we've tested. But is it light on the features too? Read our Australian review.

  • Who do you work for again?

    Somehow it seems to me that the naming game is just getting a bit too ridiculous.

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