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    ZDNet Australia caught up with Formula One driver Nico Rosberg just before last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, where he talked about the technology in race cars, why he doesn't drive in Australia, and how he is absolutely, definitely not a nerd. Kind of.

  • Motorola splits into two companies

    Under pressure from investors, Motorola has decided to split into two publicly traded companies, one handling handsets and accessories and the other taking on wireless broadband networks and enterprise-level communications services.

  • Sydney hospital plans unusual wireless network

    The Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN) is planning to rollout a new wireless network for remote access to medical information within its wards, utilising the unpopular 802.11a standard to alleviate Wi-Fi blackspots.

  • Intel wants super 3G in every PC

    Chip giant Intel has signed a deal with the GSM Association to help hardware makers include mobile SIM card readers and 3G connectivity in new PCs.

  • PBA bursts into wireless broadband

    Personal Broadband Australia (PBA) officially launched iBurst, Australia's first mobile broadband network, last night with the Minister for Communications Technology and the Arts, Daryl Williams, attending the ceremony.

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    The 802.1X security standard for wireless LANs has two gaping holes that will give hackers a field day, according to researchers in the US.

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  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • MIT's open communications campaigner

    Andrew Lippman thinks communities will be key to the future of communications tech.

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    Is our ability to manage information keeping pace with the growing reams of stuff we're being bombarded with?

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  • Photos: Lenovo drives F1 team

    En route to Melbourne this weekend, Formula 1 team AT&T Williams' lead driver Nico Rosberg hopes to power ahead thanks to a new sponsorship deal with Lenovo.

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • Kyocera halts phone shipments on blowup report

    Kyocera Wireless has stopped shipping one of its Phantom models of cell phones after a US family reported the phone blew up, a company representative said Thursday.

  • IBM embraces wireless for Australian PC launch

    IBM has embraced wireless LAN technology at the Australian launch of its new PC range.

  • RIP: The Map

    Maps have been helping people find their way at least since 2300 B.C., when Babylonians sketched the lay of the land on clay tablets. Today's paper maps might be more portable, but they're far less necessary, thanks to Global Positioning System technology and the Web.

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