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    Alternative browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome may be aimed at toppling Microsoft's reign, but analysts say Internet Explorer's "overwhelming dominance" in the workplace will be difficult to defeat.

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    Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox.

  • Mozilla offers do-it-yourself mashups for all

    Mozilla released an experimental browser plug-in on Tuesday that aims to connect the Web with language to help users perform common Web tasks more quickly and easily.

  • 'Bad guys' target mobile devices

    Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber criminals who will be helped by the greater availability of tools to develop software for them.

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    Content developed for the software giant's alternative to Adobe's Flash will be able to be viewed on Nokia smartphones.

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  • Why CIOs aren't nuts for Chrome

    Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox.

  • Feature: Ad-supported software

    How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?

  • Is there life in Google's Android?

    Given the hype around anything with a single-letter prefix m-commerce, e-learning, iPhone last year's speculation over a Google "gPhone" sent the blogosphere into overdrive. The Android mobile phone platform that Google actually launched, however, took things in quite a different direction.

  • Is mobile Linux ready for the enterprise?

    Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing?

  • SMS gives new voice to NRMA members

    With so many companies focused on major IT-driven transformation, it's easy to forget that even small changes can have a big benefit. For road motoring group NRMA Motoring & Services, however, a highly focused middleware implementation project has provided a new communications channel for hearing-impaired customers.

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    Adobe's latest incarnation of Acrobat is top of the line, highly featured software. Just make sure you need all the bells and whistles before you pay the AU$999 price tag.

  • Dell Dimension 3100

    For users on a budget, the Dimension 3100 has most of its bases covered despite there being alternatives that provide superior value for money.

  • Apple Mac Mini Core Duo (1.67GHz)

    It looks great, it's easy to use, and it executes the home-theatre PC concept better than perhaps any other vendor's product. The only problem with Apple's Mac Mini Core Duo is that we're not sure there's enough big-screen TV-worthy content available via iTunes to justify the expense.

  • What's next for wireless

    The frequency is changing from wired working to a wireless world. Can this new wave of technology help you gain the cutting edge?

  • 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g USB Adapter

    This pocket-sized Wi-Fi adapter scores with its eye-pleasing and innovative design, ease of setup and great performance. Strong security makes it a handy networking tool for corporate users, too.

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