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    Telstra's New Zealand subsidiary TelstraClear has questioned the opposition National Party's plans for fibre-optic expansion in New Zealand, saying the main result of faster broadband links to the home may be more downloads of pornography and movies.

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    Google's calculator has some trouble handling math with some large numbers, an issue that's not unheard of in computing circles but that might not sit well at a supremely nerdy company that's named after a humongous number.

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    Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?

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    One of the real dangers of election season -- for politicians, at least -- is being held to their word.

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    Well, here we are. After years of bluster, measured progress and loads of annoyance, Australia's broadband users head to the polls on Saturday with a score to settle.

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    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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    Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.

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    Why on earth would you promote your product with food-based representations of deceased politicians?

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    Dueling analyst firms don't settle the hottest OS issue around, but your company will cast its vote by choosing one of these network operating systems.

  • First Australian 3G phone-call made

    After all the hype, third generation (3G) mobile phone services are operating in Australia.

  • Study: What drives us to distraction?

    Why do some drivers crash while dialling their mobile phone, and others manoeuvre smoothly while applying lipstick, sending e-mail or fiddling with the radio in stop-and-go traffic?

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