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Apple opens its 215th store, first one for Australia

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Arnold Zafra

Apple opens its 215th store first one for Australia Apple has opened the doors of its 215th retail store, and the first one in Australia, in Sydney. Apple fans from Australia and overseas lined up outside for three days before it opened. Read more... (169 words, 1 image, estimated 41 secs reading time)

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Microsoft stands to lose a lot due to Vista’s poor corporate adoption

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Arnold Zafra

Microsoft stands to lose a lot due to Vista's poor corporate adoption A Wall Street analyst has said that Microsoft stands to lose around $395 million in revenues for 2009 because of the poor adoption of its Vista operating system by corporations. Read more... (229 words, 1 image, estimated 55 secs reading time)

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The case of the $1632 Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Arnold Zafra

the-case-of-the-1632-windows-vista-ultimate-upgrade.jpg An IT manager who was trying to upgrade his Windows Vista Ultimate installation was billed seven times due to a malfunction at Windows Live Marketplace. Read more... (256 words, 1 image, estimated 1:01 mins reading time)

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Australian broadband users spending more time online than watching TV

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Arnold Zafra

australian-broadband-users-spending-more-time-online-than-watching-tv.jpg A new study has shown that Australians are spending more time on the Internet than they are`watching television or movies. The study was conducted by Illuminas in several geographic areas including Australia, New Zealand, Europe and US. Read more... (264 words, 1 image, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

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Government allocates $128.9 million for a safer online environment for Australian children

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Arnold Zafra

Government allocates $128.9 million for a safer online environment for Australian The Australian Government has allotted $128.9 of its annual federal budget to give Aussie children a safer and friendlier online environment. Around $49 million of this budget will go to law enforcement while the rest will be used for ISP filtering plan. Read more... (251 words, 1 image, estimated 1:00 mins reading time)

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Microsoft to offer Office SP1 through automatic update

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Arnold Zafra

Microsoft to offer Office SP1 through automatic update Microsoft has announced that it will be offering the Office Service Pack 1 through automatic update from June 16. The early announcement was made because Microsoft promised to give its users at least 30 days notice before releasing any software service pack automatically through the Microsoft Update (MU) channel. Read more... (211 words, 1 image, estimated 51 secs reading time)