After years of friction, the federal government is finally seeing eye-to-eye with the states, and has given its support for jamming mobile phones in prisons.
The NSW government's decision to delay the daylight saving time change by a week has caused widespread IT chaos, with Telstra, the RTA, Qantas, and radio station 2GB all reporting problems.
Executives from the Australian radio, music television and new media will confront the music industry at a conference in Sydney in August.
Not many people may remember this, but Phil Donahue was one of the digital age's first technophobes.
Everyone wants a bite of the radio spectrum, but are we making the best of what we have?
During a trip to the US four years ago, I rented a car fitted with an XM satellite radio which gave me well over 100 radio stations, each carrying a continuous stream of crystal-clear talk radio or music in a surprising array of genres.
Keen news readers would have heard about the strong earthquake that rocked south-western Greece on Sunday. Fewer may have realised that the quake was not so much an act of God, as an act of Jobs.
The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.
The world of speculative telecommunications investments has quieted down considerably since the beginning of the decade, when hype-fuelled carriers plunked down billions to reserve the right to carry mobile phone calls, video calls, and massive volumes of spam at high speed using then-fanciful 3G mobile technology.
Back in mid-February of this year, I almost attended a conference held in Sydney by technology vendor CA.
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says readers are united in their contempt for the idea of embedding chips in people.
Commentary: The strangest wireless system has become more mainstream, but may still be the last thing you need.
After years of working to crack the handheld and mobile phone market, Microsoft is counting on Ya-Qin Zhang to help build products that will finally appeal to the masses.
Microsoft chairman claims mobile phone makers have to catch up to the power of his company's software.
A technology which allows users to make voice calls over a Wi-Fi network may gain early backing among businesses but it will not find its way into consumer mobile phones just yet, says a senior Nokia official.
Truly a handset for both business and leisure, the W950i is a Symbian-based smart phone that incorporates strong music playback features, 4GB onboard memory and 3G connectivity.
Nokia's 6230i is an upgraded version of its classic, unpretentious 6230 with a higher quality screen, 1.3-megapixel camera and Bluetooth.
Commentary: The ban on mobile phones in aircraft pleases nobody, so it may be time for it to go.
The K660i shares most of its specs with budget-priced phones, with the addition of HSDPA data speeds, and minus the budget price tag.
The Nokia N78 is a fun phone to use, and despite some annoyances it's likely to find fans in those looking for a feature-filled Apple alternative.
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