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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy late yesterday said he had received the report from Enex Testlabs into trials of ISP-based internet filtering technology, and would release it "shortly" as part of a public consultation process.
Air New Zealand will hold an urgent meeting with IBM today over a computer crash which crippled the airline's services and disrupted thousands of passengers on Sunday.
The Pirate Party, which champions issues such as intellectual property rights, free speech and data privacy, is on its way to becoming an official party in Australia.
Thousands of homes and businesses in Sydney's CBD have lost phone and internet connections after a contractor accidentally severed crucial cables.
One year into its tenure, how has the new New Zealand Government performed on issues of technology and telecommunications?
Rural areas will be welcoming the government's decision to put its money where its politicising is, funnelling $250m into a regional fibre upgrade to six rural centres. Remedying over a decade of near-neglect at the hands of telecoms privatisation, the investment could be the firmest step yet for Labor's NBN dream but with inevitable political questions and a looming election, Rudd and Conroy need to deliver, and quickly, to preserve the NBN's credibility.
The government dumped its well-intentioned bidders and spent the day awash in adulation from an industry that suddenly felt all its Christmases had come at once. But isn't this the same government that, two weeks ago, was warning it had to ditch key election promises for lack of funding?
Communications minister Stephen Conroy today announced the controversial web filtering blacklist will be scrapped and be replaced with a whitelist-based filtering regime, to be administered by viewer voting through a family-friendly digital TV-only show called 'The White List'.
Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.
Sydney's first ever Media140 conference, held at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) studios, drew around 300 academics, journalists and media enthusiasts to discuss the benefits and risks that professionals face in using open social networks, such as Twitter.
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Netspace regulatory and carrier affairs manager Matthew Phillips has a lovely big green box. But what's inside? Tell us to win a double DVD box set of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, a lab coat and a big red button. What could be going on here? Tell us and win a Plantronics microphone and headphone set.
Like Rudd, the ingrained cynicism and frustration at things not going to plan in Australia's telecommunications industry blinds ACCC chair Graeme Samuel to the possibility that he is part of the problem.
Apple's Sydney store doesn't open to the public until 5pm this evening, but the queue for entry began with 30 hours to go. We talk to a queuer about Macs, cults and the turtlenecked wonder that is Steve Jobs.
Sydney's Apple store opens to the public at 5pm on June 19. Here is a video tour showing what punters can expect when the moment of truth arrives.
Core i7 is here in mobile form. Some vendors will be attempting to rush these laptops out as close to the Windows 7 launch as possible. Keep an eye out looks like the season to upgrade is well and truly upon us.
Windows Vista's less than stellar reputation and poor uptake are due in part to the heavy demands it makes on system hardware. But how does Windows 7 perform?
Looking for an affordable business desktop to roll out? We look at the major players available in the market today.
You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.
Eset NOD32 3.0 delivers an easy-to-use version of its award-winning antivirus engine. Although our performance testing was mixed, NOD32 continues to rank among the best-rated antivirus products by independent antivirus testing labs.
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