This afternoon Communications Minister Stephen Conroy described his opposite, Senator Nick Minchin, as a Luddite as he took questions from reporters on the Opposition's attempt to block the government's wide-ranging telecommunications industry reform legislation, which includes provisions to force the break-up of Telstra.
A US Federal Court yesterday reversed an earlier ruling that Microsoft's product activation technology infringed on a patent held by a US-based technology firm founded in Australia in 1992, overturning a US$388 million verdict in the case.
A US-based technology firm founded in Australia in 1992 has won a long-running patent infringement case again Microsoft, with US$388 million damages being awarded.
Microsoft, Fujitsu and Asus have settled with Australian research body Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) over its US wireless patents.
Hewlett Packard has settled with Australian peak research body Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) over its US wireless patent.
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Microsoft has created the non-profit CodePlex Foundation to target increased communication between open source communities and software companies.
Assets of the Australian MPEG-21 video compression technology company Enikos are up for sale, with investors unwilling to fund its further development.
Adelaide-based start-up Punchcard is hoping to bring 3D modelling skills to the masses with VideoTrace.
Silicon Valley-based wireless technology start-up Quantenna Communications is planning to open a 30 to 50-person research facility in Australia following an injection of venture capital by the Australian-US fund Southern Cross Venture Partners.
This afternoon Communications Minister Stephen Conroy described his opposite, Senator Nick Minchin, as a Luddite as he took questions from reporters on the Opposition's attempt to block the government's wide-ranging telecommunications industry reform legislation, which includes provisions to force the break-up of Telstra.
In Washington and Silicon Valley circles, betting has already begun on who will be the nation's first chief technology officer.
US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
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Developers wanting to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.
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Linus Torvalds, who was attending Australia's largest Linux Conference, is worried about how patents will affect the future of Linux.
The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local executive for Sun Microsystems.
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The Samsung CLX-3160FN isn't the best or fastest multifunction printer, but it offers a good value for small offices and work groups with basic needs.
On the surface, the X3550 appears to be a budget workhorse of a printer with the enticing option of wireless connectivity. It's a pity then, that the wireless is so expensive to include, and the printer itself so slow.
We're still waiting for a product that totally delivers on the promises of the 802.11n specification, but Belkin's N1 at least comes closer than most. What's more, it's an exceptionally easy router to both install and maintain.
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