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  • Union demands Telstra fix flawed ballots

    Unions have demanded Telstra review its industrial relations practices following the Australian Electoral Commission's (AEC) confirmation that the telco had prevented workers their right to scrutinise the ballot process in recent wage negotiations.

  • Oracle shopping list includes eight other firms

    Oracle laid out the pros and cons of nine potential acquisitions, offering in court documents a rare glimpse into the software maker's merger mindset when sizing up potential deals.

  • Intel's 3D divorce rate

    Developers of three-dimensional rendering technology for the Web known as X3D are bracing for a standards war with Intel--a former backer of the project--just as their recently sundered collaboration bears fruit.

  • Torvalds: What, me worry?

    In this interview Linux's creator, Linus Torvalds, sounds off on the SCO lawsuit, patents and the future of Linux.

  • Amazon, Google lead new path to Web services

    After much hype, confusion and scepticism, a handful of Internet companies are trying to do something that has stubbornly eluded the high-tech industry: turn the vague concept of "Web services" into a reality for the greater Internet.

Blogs (4)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Cash cow in a BigTinCan?

    Around one third of Australia's telcos have shut their doors over time, but that isn't stopping new ventures hoping to chip away at carriers' mobile call bonanza. By fighting carriers at the smartphone rather than the home phone, could the latest two contenders be onto something big?

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Give me my IDE port back now

    I wish motherboard manufacturers wouldn't consign parallel ATA (PATA) hard drives and the IDE ports they require to the dustbin of history just yet.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Dear Telstra: pack up your toys, go home

    Rejecting Telstra's proposal, after all, is the only conclusion Conroy can reach: as someone whose entire philosophy is built around transparency and process, he simply cannot keep Telstra as part of the NBN bidding process anymore.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Forget prez - vote Hillary for Optus

    Hillary Clinton's nine lives are not yet depleted and, despite allegations that her stubborn refusal to concede defeat earlier has fragmented her party, she fought her battle to the very end. By placing bets several ways, that battle may just turn into gold for her down the track. Has Optus taken a leaf out of Hillary's book?

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  • Q&A: Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield

    In an interview with ZDNet.com.au, Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield shares his thoughts with us about the web, Google, Microsoft and Flickr's acquisition by Yahoo, as well as his recent departure from the US search giant.

  • Can graphene keep Moore's Law alive longer?

    Carbon. Is there nothing it can't do? As well as being the fundamental element behind life, the premium component in energy storage and the top contender for executioner of the human race, it's now beginning to fill in the forms for consideration as inheritor to silicon's electronic crown.

  • Sun power proves shocking for Powercor SAP

    Facing a major upgrade of its core SAP environment, Victorian electricity distributor Powercor last year found itself facing a mountain of issues -- and riding a steep learning curve to testing management.

  • Taking the leap to open source?

    So you've done the math and decided there may be a good business case for Linux after all. Just make sure you don't dive into the world of open source without fastening the rope securely to the bridge.

  • The best of open source and .NET development

    Imagine the power of running code created by Microsoft development tools on a Linux machine or including an open source component in a proprietary product. In an interview, author Brian Nantz explains how to do it.

Reviews (10)

  • Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)

    Apple's smaller-scale iMac remains our favourite all-in-one. And while its looks, its ease of use, and its performance are all selling points, Windows PCs are starting to catch up (at least with the latter).

  • Nokia 3230

    The 3230 continues Nokia's run of style-plus-substance phones, offering a 1.2-megapixel camera, video editing and a positively lush-looking screen.

  • Tech Guide: Timesaving Outlook tips

    Most of us have to use Microsoft Outlook for our day-to-day organisation and communication, so it's a good idea to learn some of its secrets. Here's a guide to get you started.

  • Age has not wearied them

    Despite the endless pressure to install the latest and greatest, many of the core technologies which are in use in the modern enterprise have been around for decades, if not centuries.

  • Sony sage looks into the future and sees...

    Commentary: Sony's Nobutoshi Kihara helped invent the transistor radio, the VCR, and the digital camera. Asked what will be big next, he replied, "Memory." What does that mean?

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