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  • The beat goes on -- Sharman papers privileged?

    The Federal Court today ordered the former lawyers of peer-to-peer software provider Sharman Networks to re-draft a list indicating which documents fall under legal professional privilege.

  • Oracle bands with open-source patent group

    Oracle has licensed patents of the Open Invention Network, a group seeking to give open-source allies some clout in an intellectual property realm that favors the incumbent proprietary software powers.

  • Broadcom, Philips shrink Wi-Fi phone chips

    Chipmakers Broadcom and Philips Semiconductors are set to announce Monday smaller and more power-efficient Wi-Fi chips, a move that could revitalise the prospects of the popular 802.11b standard.

  • Philips casts new light on the smart home

    Other firms may stake a claim on the connected home of the future based on bulging storehouses of movies and music, smart fridges or smart phones.

  • "Smart home" zone unveiled in Korea

    Korean authorities have eyeballed home automation as a key area of growth and have zoned an area for construction of such buildings.

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  • The long and winding road to Wi-Fi 2.0

    New technology promises to increase the speed of wireless networks by a factor of 20, but the emerging standard is being delayed by vendors squabbling.

  • More great Phil Burgess quotes

    After we published a list of the funniest and most biting public comments by Telstra's bombastic public policy chief Phil Burgess last week, a number of ZDNet.com.au readers wrote in suggesting more.

  • What happened to WiMax's American dream?

    With US cellular operator Sprint Nextel and WiMax provider Clearwire suspending their partnership to build a new nationwide wireless network using WiMax, the future looks precarious for the much-hyped technology that was supposed to revolutionise the mobile Web.

  • Philips, Sony team for new wireless tech

    Philips Electronics and Sony have announced that they plan to work together on new wireless technology that will allow consumer devices to "talk" to each other.

  • ZigBee to keep network market buzzing

    A group of leading technology companies will meet this week to discuss and further develop an emerging wireless networking technology with an unconventional name, ZigBee.

Reviews (48)

  • Philips Brilliance 200W6CS

    The wide-screen Philips Brilliance 200W6CS display performs quite well and offers some useful extras (that will cost you extra), but other displays offer more flexibility in form and function.

  • Philips casts new light on the smart home

    Other firms may stake a claim on the connected home of the future based on bulging storehouses of movies and music, smart fridges or smart phones.

  • Philips dials into the youth market

    The Fisio 311 is one of several phones Philips has chosen to lead the company’s march into the Australian mobile phone market. Competitively price, it is aimed at the younger user.

  • Groove armada: 5 MP3 players previewed

    We preview a quintet of next-gen MP3 jukeboxes to decide which will be the new audio trendsetter.

  • Philips Xenium 939

    As slimline a mobile phone as they come, the Xenium 939 is surprisingly stocked with a fully fledged feature set.

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