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    The world's smallest hard drives have already shrunk to the size of a postage stamp, but nanoscale computing may soon make that achievement look elephantine, say some of the stars of information technology.

  • ANZ and Canberra in smartcard deal

    ANZ Bank has struck a deal with the federal government which will see its business customers issued smartcards for making secure transactions with government departments.

  • Google guns for Microsoft

    Google's launch of a Web-based spreadsheet on Tuesday is further proof that the company is eyeing Microsoft's Office stronghold. Now the question is: Should Microsoft be worried?

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    Intel and Red Hat announced plans on Tuesday to open more than a dozen centres where customers and business partners can make sure their software works well on Linux and the latest hardware.

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    Ever get the feeling that we aren't quite yet where we want to be? Here are 10 factors that may be holding back the world's technological development.

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    Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.

  • Saving your life in bits and bytes

    "Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanised private file and library," wrote information technology visionary Vannevar Bush in the July 1945 issue of the Atlantic Monthly.

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    A couple of years ago, the clock struck midnight on the IT industry and computer geeks, who had been hailed as heroes, turned back into being, well, just geeks again.

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    Adobe's Media Player is an excellent application that is beautifully designed and easy to use. Shame about the currently available content.

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    Suffering from blackouts, brownouts, or sags? How about bushfires, floods, or cyclones? Then maybe you need a UPS. We review six UPS appliances.

  • First Take: Toshiba Satellite M30

    The Satellite M30 series is the most pro-business Satellite yet.

  • First Take: Dell Inspiron 8600

    The 8600 is Dell's flagship desktop replacment system, and it comes packed with plenty of tempting features. Read our First Take.

  • Emotional Machines -- Do we want them?

    An Australian company called Mindsystems has a revolutionary software package they claim can replicate human emotion. Is this the vanguard of angry robots of the future?

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