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• Twitter lets staff "trigger nuclear option" on bosses

  Mark Pesce, Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney, says that the days of bosses' bad office behaviour are well and truly numbered.

• Adobe opens up Flash, ditches licensing fees

  Adobe is aiming for greater use of its Flash Player multimedia Web software within mobile and other non-PC devices by launching its Open Screen Project an industry alliance it hopes will garner the support of large vendors in the embedded multimedia space.

• Can bundling help Silverlight trash Flash?

  When Microsoft's Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight, he is usually having one of two types of conversations.

• Nokia switches on Microsoft's Silverlight

  Content developed for the software giant's alternative to Adobe's Flash will be able to be viewed on Nokia smartphones.

• Second Life ... too much too soon

  Attendees at this weekend's annual Second Life Community Convention will mostly agree on one thing: intense scrutiny has meant it's been a rough ride for the virtual world lately.

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  Will the NBN kill digital TV as we know it?

  As the NBN bypasses the airwaves and offers a new pipe into 90 per cent of Australia's homes, could long-languishing IPTV services spell the beginning of the end for TV as we know it?

• 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.

• Photos: Star Wars iPhone running Vista, WiMax

  I can't wait for the new iPhone to come out mainly because I'm so dog-tired of listening to the never-ending screeds of rumour mongering nonsense speculating on what functionality the device will have that come out every single day. So I've decided to join in. I'm 100 per cent convinced the new iPhone will run Vista and have WiMax connectivity. In fact I'd bet my house on it.

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  Loser-generated content

  Sick of being the biggest loser when it comes to free-to-air Web portals, Ten's getting serious. Time to check in on the eve of their new site launch.

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  My Channel Ten manifesto

  Hey Channel Ten, I'm sorry I slagged you off last year. So your Web site is pretty cruddy, Yasmin turned out to be the queen of the harpies, and Matthew Newton brought shame to you over the new year. We all make mistakes. But before your site relaunches, might I be so bold as to make some suggestions for what to include?

Features and Case Studies (2)

• Olympics are a boon for Silverlight

  Here's the way things work at Microsoft. After correcting shortcomings in the first and second editions of its software, version 3.0 of a Microsoft product usually silences the company's worst critics, allowing management to get on with business of crushing rivals. But I'll be first to acknowledge that Silverlight breaks with that pattern.

• Intel's mantra: Let's make a deal

  Would you avoid buying a PC with an Advanced Micro Devices chip inside because it wouldn't let you host an Internet conference call with six of your friends?

Reviews (2)

• Pocket PC 2003: Who needs it (and who doesn't)

  Commentary: If you want to connect your PDA to the Net or your PC via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or if your company has waited to settle on a handheld standard, Microsoft's new Pocket PC 2003 could be the ticket. Otherwise...

• The Future of TV Is Here

  In a relatively short time frame, you may be able to use your TV to rent software on demand, browse the Web hassle-free, and vote somebody off the island.

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