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    SP Telemedia, owner of TPG and Soul internet service providers, has announced its intention to acquire Pipe Networks for $373 million.

  • WA Govt intervenes in offshoring plan

    Fears that over 100 jobs from Western Australian Energy company Synergy would be outsourced to an Indian IT company were yesterday laid to rest.

  • Windows 7 pre-beta hits BitTorrent

    The pre-beta version of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system released to developers at the Professional Developer Conference has already made it onto prominent BitTorrent sites, where thousands of enthusiasts around the world are currently downloading it.

  • Facebook cherrypicks new COO from Google

    Facebook has announced that it has hired a new chief operating officer to replace the outgoing Owen Van Natta. Starting on 24 March, veteran Google employee Sheryl Sandberg will take on the executive role at the social network.

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    After conquering the farthest corners of the globe, mobile phones are now destined for the final frontier - space.

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    New Zealand's mad mobile May

    May fever has hit New Zealand's mobile carriers. Telecom New Zealand and Vodafone both have big initiatives under way ... and is that three? NZ Communications (formerly Econet) kicks off a third competitive network to give the big guns nightmares.

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  • No thanks Google, we've got Ubuntu

    Google's decision to create its own Linux distribution and splinter the Linux community decisively once again can only be seen as foolhardy and self-obsessive.

  • Why Twitter will renew journalism

    Twitter is not the great evil for journalists and media. In fact, it is helping to renew the media and bring that great lady called "journalism" back to her rightful throne.

  • OZ Minerals should have picked the iPhone

    Australian mid-cap miner OZ Minerals should have picked Apple's iPhone instead of Research in Motion's BlackBerry.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    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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  • Sony Ericsson Yari

    The Yari looks great but doesn't have stellar features or applications. If you're in it for the games then be prepared for a serious disappointment.

  • Benchmarked: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista and XP

    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?

  • LG Viewty Smart

    It's called the Viewty Smart, but it's definitely not a smartphone. Aside from the decent camera, there's very little to recommend this high-priced mobile.

  • HP 2009f LCD Monitor

    The HP 2009f is a good-looking 20-inch display with enough features to make it well worth its low price.

  • Dell SX2210

    The Dell SX2210 is a well-priced 16:9 monitor with high performance and enough features to satisfy most.

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