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    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.

  • FBI searches apartment over Palin hack

    US federal authorities are ramping up an investigation of a 20-year-old college student for allegedly hacking into US vice-presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin's email account.

  • Vodafone: No 'dollar-a-day' broadband for Aussies

    Vodafone New Zealand has launched a new "dollar-a-day" mobile broadband service, but the carrier's Australian office has told users not to hold their breath for a similar deal here.

  • Vista gets snubbed for XP by Windows developers

    A new survey has found that an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system.

  • Budget laptop restrictions send mixed messages

    Tuesday's budget saw the Federal government remove the tax break for workers purchasing laptops under a salary sacrifice, in a move inconsistent with a number of other policy initiatives, according to observers.

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  • Whirlpool founder Simon Wright: Profile

    Whirlpool founder Simon Wright explains how he built the influential broadband forum, what makes it tick, and why he won't commercialise the business.

  • Exiting Microsoft deals risky

    Several factors have combined recently to make a number of Australian organisations reconsider their Microsoft Enterprise Agreements.

  • SA eyes Apple, Red Hat to dodge vendor lock-in

    The South Australian government is looking at a software overhaul that could see Apple or Red Hat taking over from Microsoft on the state's PCs. Analysts warn, however, skills costs could still lead to a software environment dominated by a single platform.

  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

  • Between church and state

    Gartner's impartiality is questioned after revelations that Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Michael Dell, among others, owns shares in the research firm.

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