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    Telstra's main union has accused the telco of asking for "volunteers" to help clean up its telephone exchanges on a Saturday, while at the same time conducting a strike tomorrow that will interrupt Telstra customers.

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    Both broadband discussion forum Whirlpool as well as computer hardware market and forum Overclockers AU appear to have had their security compromised over the weekend.

  • Vic Police last on CenITex's queue

    Victoria Police's recent publicised difficulties have likely put it at the back of the line of agencies waiting to receive infrastructure services from the state's new shared services agency CenITex.

  • Berzins' blunders: Police ignored tender rules

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    If I was Alan Chapman, the acting executive director of the Queensland Government Chief Information Office, I'd be really irate right now.

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    As we know, farmers are such bleaters. They bleat as much as the four-legged woolly things in their paddocks. If it's not the weather, it's the strength of the dollar! Nothing is ever right. Likewise with rural broadband.

  • Read the blog post - Suzanne Tindal

    Love me, tender

    Considering how expensive and drawn-out tender processes can be to solve problems that might be very immediate, it's little wonder that the Victorian Police IT department tried to work the tender exemptions system.

  • Read the blog post - Darren Greenwood

    Has New Zealand's smiling assassin delivered?

    One year into its tenure, how has the new New Zealand Government performed on issues of technology and telecommunications?

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  • Firepower server 'sold to Cash Converters'

    A file server sought by liquidators of Firepower may have been sold to a pawnbroker, the boss of the failed fuel pill company says.

  • Chrome OS: Screenshots

    It's the new kid in OS town and has been attracting attention from all quarters. Although far from complete, we decided to take an early build of Chrome OS for a spin.

  • Pipe Networks sell-out an absolute travesty

    The proposed buyout of Pipe Networks by SP Telemedia is an absolute travesty for Australia's telecommunications industry and will be overwhelmingly negative for customers, Pipe Networks staff, shareholders and the industry as a whole.

  • iiNet's copyright crucible heats up

    The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) hunt for Australia's third largest internet service provider iiNet is set to resume on Monday, with all eyes on its managing director Michael Malone as he takes the stand.

  • Exetel boss bets against NBN and Quigley

    Boss of internet service provider Exetel, John Linton, says the National Broadband Network should be handed to the only company that can build it Telstra and he's not impressed by NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.

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    Telstra CEO David Thodey tells us why Telstra is now listening rather than talking.

  • Microsoft: Internet safer and more dangerous

    In an interview, Microsoft security executive Scott Charney tells CNET News' Ina Fried about the latest threats as well as new ways that Microsoft is trying to thwart the hackers.

  • The NBN reaction

    Australians tell us what they think of the $43 billion National Broadband Network.

  • Ratbags take "Windows 7" to the street

    If it's true that Windows 7 and KDE4 are so alike, can people tell one from another? We show people KDE4 and tell them it is Windows 7. How many would end up "upgrading" from Vista?

  • Another operating system setback at Microsoft

    The timing couldn't have been worse. What with Android phones now hitting the market and updates to Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry, Microsoft is telling partners to expect delays receiving Mobile Windows 7. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper speaks with Ina Fried, who broke the news of the delay.

Reviews (558)

  • Apple MacBook (Spring 2009)

    The Apple MacBook may look the same as before, but it's had a Spring makeover and is now a better deal than ever.

  • Lexmark Prestige Pro805

    The Pro805 frustrates as much as it innovates with a touchscreen interface and an interesting, iPhone-style app store.

  • Sony Ericsson Naite

    Sony Ericsson's Naite isn't a heart-starter but let's face it, the reason you'd buy the Naite is for the secret pleasure of knowing your phone is slightly less of a burden on the environment than those wretched iPhones.

  • LG Crystal GD900

    We love the clear touchpad, both for its good looks and intuitive gestures, and we think the Crystal makes a good mobile phone. Shame its camera is a stinker.

  • Nokia N86 8MP

    There's a lot to like about the N86 8MP, but it's hard to fall in love with it too. While it's well made with good features, it looks and feels like a phone from several years ago.

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