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  • Aussie Windows 7 Launch: Photos

    This morning at the National Maritime Museum, Microsoft launched its newest operating system, praising its new features and showing off the hardware which will run it.

  • Toshiba unveils speedy 512GB SSD

    Toshiba has unveiled a 512GB solid state drive (SSD) which it claims breaks both speed and size records in the notebook SSD market.

  • Sydney Water CIO tells his story

    Sydney Water chief information officer Tim Catley tells ZDNet.com.au in an in-depth interview how he restored the credibility of the organisation's IT department and exorcised its tech demons with strong governance and a simple 100-day plan.

  • Telstra debuts new mobiles

    Telstra today launched six new handsets on its Next G network, including two new Blue Tick phones; the F165i 'Country Phone' and the EasyTouch Discovery, or the 'Nanna phone' as we've affectionately dubbed it.

  • Panasonic's new ToughBook range: Photos

    Panasonic unveiled its new ToughBook range in central Australia this week. This photo gallery gives you a close look at the new range, including the first Intel Atom-based ToughBook.

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    All they are saying, is give WiMax a chance

    South Australia's Yorke Peninsula with just 11,780 people spread across 5,834 square kilometres, is known more for its rugged natural beauty than its technological prowess. But now that Internode has brought broadband to the entire peninsula, the area has become a very important part of Australia's telegeography.

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  • Photos: Telstra's undersea fibre optic cable

    Installing cables can be difficult especially if they're 9,000 kilometres long and up several kilometres underwater. Our photo gallery gives you a look inside the 'Ile de Sein', a ship used to lay Telstra's latest fibre optic cable, which will become part of Australia's global Internet network backbone.

  • Photos: OLPC XO, Classmate and the Eee PC

    How do the three leading education-oriented ultraportable notebooks stack up? Take our visual tour to find out.

  • Photos: Inside NEC's NECXT life showcase

    At the "NECXT life" product showcase in Sydney, NEC gave us the chance to explore a "day in the a life of NEC". Our photo gallery reveals that such a day involves digital signs, VoIP, LCDs, waterproof notebooks and CCTV.

  • Photos: Solar racers gain speed Down Under

    Teams from around the world were on the move across Australia this past week to show what a homemade car and some solar panels can do.

  • Negroponte's laptop plan moves closer to reality

    Nicholas Negroponte is a man on a mission. As Chairman of the One Laptop per Child program (OLPC), he has big plans ahead of him: to help eliminate poverty through education, via US$100 laptops distributed to the world's poorest children.

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  • NEC ShieldPro N22A

    Despite outdated specs, NEC's ShieldPro is still one of the best offerings in the rugged tablet niche.

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  • Panasonic Toughbook CF-W7

    The Toughbook CF-W7 isn't bad. It's designed for a specialised niche, and if you're constantly exposed to water we'd say it'd be a good choice. We'd expect more for our money though, and would otherwise be more tempted to pick up a Thinkpad for general ruggedness.

  • Toshiba Satellite A300 (2009)

    Toshiba's A300 certainly stands out in a crowd, but its battery life means you won't be out in the crowds for long.

  • NEC ShieldPro N22A

    If you took a tank and a tablet notebook, and they had a child, the product would be the NEC ShieldPro N22A. It's just like a tablet, except big, heavy, black and armoured.

  • Telstra T165i

    The Country Phone will feel at home in those remote areas that struggle with mobile coverage. It makes up for an absence of bells and whistles with great performance of its essential features.

  • Panasonic ToughBook CF-U1

    Panasonic has created a new paradigm in rugged notebooks with the CF-U1, which is a nice balance between portability and functionality. However businesses should be aware of its limited performance, and note that protection comes at a premium price.

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