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  • MPEG-4 plan shakes video industry

    A newly proposed MPEG-4 licensing plan is sending jitters through multimedia circles, raising cost concerns about a new standard that promises to bring powerful interactive features to digital video.

  • 3G iPhone: On its way to Aussie SMEs

    Despite the introduction of a range of enterprise-friendly features, don't expect the 3G iPhone to be welcomed with open arms in your office unless you're a SME.

  • QuickTime 'evil pink box' flaw hits Second Life

    Researchers have shown how to exploit a flaw within QuickTime, allowing an attacker to make money stealing from innocent Second Life victims.

  • Salesforce.com moves into content management

    Salesforce.com, best known for its hosted sales applications, is pushing into Web content management with the expected acquisition of start-up Koral.

  • Apple tunes up QuickTime for wireless

    Apple Computer released a new version of its QuickTime multimedia software on Thursday, adding support for the creation, delivery and playback of video over wireless networks.

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    Aussie start-up Enikos up for sale

    Assets of the Australian MPEG-21 video compression technology company Enikos are up for sale, with investors unwilling to fund its further development.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    NBN: Like giving candy to babies

    I have seen the NBN, and it looks a lot like Christina Aguilera. Or, at least, it looked like her when I dropped into Ericsson's Melbourne headquarters recently to see a live demo of their NBN solutions. Yet behind the streaming TV, one question lingers -- and not even the government seems able to answer it.

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    Femtocells on NZ broadband? No thanks

    Telcos would love to shift the cost of expanding mobile network coverage to customers with femtocells, but are they a good idea for customers?

  • How Seven blew the internet Olympics

    If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Supernatural offerings

    More Network Ten developments! This afternoon, Ten will begin offering episodes of the American sci-fi series Supernatural for download on its Web site.

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  • Coming soon: Google TV?

    As more people consume multimedia online, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are quietly upping the ante with new search tools for video.

  • Designs on multimedia

    Multimedia projects are more important to a business than ever--Web sites are one of the primary tools customers use to interact with a company.

  • Boeing: Vaho Rebasoo, CTO

    Vaho Rebasoo, CTO for Computers and Network Operations at Boeing, talks about the new technologies that will improve aircraft and aerospace production, as well as innovative strategies such as RFID.

  • Reuters: David Lister, CIO

    Technology has been crucial in helping to transform the world-famous news agency Reuters into a more cost-effective global business running on simplified, standardised systems and open technology. In this latest CIO Vision Series interview, Reuters CIO David Lister talks about the continuing consolidation of the IT infrastructure, virtualisation, smarter working and being a 'paratrooper'...

  • Yahoo7 on the World Cup leaderboard

    As the official online home of the Socceroos, Yahoo7's World Cup site will act as a 24-hour news source, discussion forum and multimedia archive for football-mad Australians hungry for a fix.

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  • Sony Ericsson P1i

    The P1i has most of the bells and whistles a business user could want, but the user interface is a little quirky.

  • Mobile phone sports wide screen

    video Wide screens aren't just for TVs, anymore. CNET's Brian Cooley checks out Motorola's new multimedia mobile phone, the E680.

  • Macromedia Studio 8.0

    Macromedia aims to jazz up Web-based animations, videos and mobile content while better integrating the five apps in its updated suite.

  • Toshiba Qosmio G40

    Like its predecessor, the Qosmio G30, Toshiba's flagship multimedia desktop replacement offers a complete suite of entertainment features. The G40 is slightly slimmer and has a couple of tricks up its sleeve.

  • Motorola ROKR E6

    The E6 tries valiantly to be a smartphone and a sexy consumer gadget. It's a pity then, that it didn't try that little bit harder.

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