News (133)

  • Rickroll virus targets iPhones

    An Australian has released a virus for the Apple iPhone, ikee, which replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.

  • ACMA, DEWHA get new IT suppliers

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) have both recently signed on new vendors to take over their formerly Commander-led managed services contracts.

  • Alleged Wolverine pirate arrested

    NSW police have arrested a 38-year-old woman for allegedly burning and selling pirated DVDs, including new film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, according to a music industry group.

  • Computer glitch caused Qantas drop

    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed the sudden drop in altitude of a Qantas Flight 72 over Western Australia was due to a computer error.

  • Google 'voice search' is awesome

    The new voice-activated Google Mobile app for the iPhone is finally here. Whatever the reason for the delay, it was worth the wait.

Blogs (4)

  • Confessions of a naked Mac user

    I caved in. I had all intentions of pre-emptively spending my $900 government handout on a $700 HP netbook this weekend. But I was pwned by a shiny little MacBook in about the time it took white hat Charlie Miller to hack its upscale brother, the MacBook Air.

  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Telstra 'network vandals' sever the national security argument

    I was interested to read that Telstra had the good sense to finally hand over its network designs to the Federal government last week.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Oracle invades San Francisco

    Welcome to San Francisco, California, for Oracle's takeover of a different sort of entity; a city.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Here come the drums

    "Hi, where do I find the keynote session," I asked the registration desk of the IT Service Management Forum (itSMF) conference. "That's upstairs. Just follow the drumming." Right, I thought.

Features and Case Studies (27)

  • Cisco Networkers Australia: Photos

    Cisco's annual Networkers conference draws thousands of networking engineers and administrators from all over Australia. This year it was held in Brisbane. We bring you some highlights from the first day.

  • Photos: Datacentre heat, Google's secret solution

    When supercomputers get together, things get hot fast. Our photo gallery reveals how modern datacentres are cooled, and gives an insight into Google's secret solution to the problem.

  • Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

  • What Telstra, others can learn from South Africa

    A mobile telecommunications revolution in Africa is bringing new economic opportunities to the world's most impoverished continent, while providing lessons that can help carriers around the world push into other low-value markets. Brad Howarth reports.

  • With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates

    Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks with CNET News.com's Ina Fried in New York about the long-awaited launch of his company's new operating system, Windows Vista.

Reviews (50)

  • Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)

    Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the AU$39 upgrade fee.

  • Kogan Agora Pro

    The Agora brings the concept of a low-cost netbook firmly back on the agenda, but its woeful wireless performance seriously detracts from its value proposition.

  • Telstra NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway

    NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway provides an easy set-up, good coverage and modest speed. While this system gives you the advantage of portable wireless gateway, wireless services are less reliable and cannot match ADSL2 speeds.

  • Sennheiser PXC 350

    Terrific sound quality and good noise cancellation, but a couple of great features have been taken away to keep the cost down

  • Samsung ML-1630

    If you want a monochrome laser that doesn't look like yet another grey box of doom, the ML-1630 could be your perfect match.

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