Technology news
Jun 21st, 2009 |
By Emily Price |
Category: Internet, Lead article, Open source, Technology news
It looks like Wikipedia, is going to start to allow users to add video clips to Wikipedia pages in addition to text. The new video option will allow users to find video of things they might be looking for an edit and embed clips on the site for others to view later on.
Tags: wikipedia
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Open source, Technology news |
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Jun 8th, 2009 |
By Emily Price |
Category: Internet, Lead article, Technology news
If you like to watch YouTube on your television then a new version of the popular video sharing site YouTube XL is bound to be just what you’ve been waiting for. As you can imagine, the new XL site is extra large and has a new television-friendly interface to make browsing videos on your television a snap.
Tags: online video, youtube, YouTube XL
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news |
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May 6th, 2009 |
By Sean P. Aune |
Category: Apple, Internet applications, Lead article, Mac, Technology news

In what could possibly be one of the oddest matchups in technology history, Apple may be sniffing around a purchase of Twitter.
Tags: Apple, Apple buying Twitter, Twitter
Posted in Apple, Internet applications, Lead article, Mac, Technology news |
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Apr 22nd, 2009 |
By Sean P. Aune |
Category: Lead article, Products - media players, Technology news

Rumors are popping up everywhere of a Mac-based netbook coming from Apple sometime this year, but are the rumors to be believed?
Tags: 10" touchscreen, Apple, Foxconn, iphone, iPod, iPod Touch
Posted in Lead article, Products - media players, Technology news |
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Feb 2nd, 2009 |
By Justin Montgomery |
Category: Lead article, Microsoft, Products - software, Special features, Technology news, Windows
Windows 7 is here, but with years of bad Vista memories, does it have what it takes? Depending on how Windows 7 embraces new-age technologies such as cloud-computing and netbooks, it will determine whether Windows 7 is the future, or more of the same from an antiquated software giant.
Tags: Amazon, Cloud-Computing, Device Drivers, Google, Microsoft, Netbooks, Salesforce, Sub-Notebooks, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Live, Windows Vista
Posted in Lead article, Microsoft, Products - software, Special features, Technology news, Windows |
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Jan 27th, 2009 |
By Staff Writers |
Category: Apple, Lead article, Products - mobile phones, Technology news
If online rumours are to be believed, it appears that Apple may be planning to launch a new version of its popular and wildly successful iPhone in 2009.
Posted in Apple, Lead article, Products - mobile phones, Technology news |
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Oct 22nd, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Technology news
In an attempt to help save African and Asian elephants from becoming extinct eBay has joined a growing list of companies that are refusing to sell ivory products. What triggered the ban of ivory products?
Posted in Lead article, Technology news |
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Oct 20th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Products - digital cameras, Technology news
The Australian government is planning to eliminate analog television and switch the nation to digital. Famous for its citrus cultivation and wineries Mildura is first on the list.
Posted in Lead article, Products - digital cameras, Technology news |
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Oct 17th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Apple, Lead article, Mac, Technology news

Mac users looking for a refresh of the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air finally received their wish recently. Apple has finally updated the lineup. Slightly faster processors, improved graphics, and new design was a few of the things Apple had in store for Mac users.
Posted in Apple, Lead article, Mac, Technology news |
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Oct 14th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Products - mobile phones, Technology news
The popularity of the Apple iPhone has many companies taking note of this extremely popular mobile phone and creating their own mobile devices to compete. Google announced that they would be releasing their own mobile device called the G1. The G1 hasn’t been released yet, it hasn’t stopped people from pre-ordering phones from the number one search engine in the US.
Posted in Lead article, Products - mobile phones, Technology news |
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Oct 12th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Technology news
YouTube the world’s most popular video site is finally giving its audience what it wants. Coming soon to the YouTube website viewers will be able to watch full-length TV shows.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news |
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Aug 11th, 2008 |
By Justin Montgomery |
Category: Internet, Lead article, Technology news
On the heels of New South Wales Department of Education and Training’s announcement that it would dump its Microsoft’s Outlook/Exchange platform to migrate to Google Apps, other organizations across Australia are flirting with the notion of handing over their antiquated systems to Google as well. Google has seen slower than anticipated adoption of its corporate suite, but that all might be changing in the near future.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news |
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Aug 7th, 2008 |
By Justin Montgomery |
Category: Internet, Lead article, Technology news
After only a few days live in Australia, Google’s Street View is already uncovering some unsavory details, as well as raising privacy concerns as it has in other parts of the world. So far, explorers have already uncovered a lying neighbor, caught a cheating spouse and snapped a man sleeping on the job.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news |
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Aug 2nd, 2008 |
By Justin Montgomery |
Category: Lead article, New products, Products - LCD TVs and monitors, Technology news
Samsung Electronics Australia has introduce its 450 series Plasma television that fully supports 3-D content for home entertainment. After a long wait, it was finally introduced to the Australian market in June 2008, ready to deliver upcoming 3-D content from the likes of major film studios such as Pixar and Dreamworks, in addition to game studios.
Posted in Lead article, New products, Products - LCD TVs and monitors, Technology news |
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Aug 1st, 2008 |
By Justin Montgomery |
Category: Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Any internet entrepreneur looking for start-up capital anywhere in Australia knows how sparse it really is. This combined with a lack of access to people with the specialist skills required, leaves little hope to bringing your dream alive. WebEquity is a new web-community that aims to change that reality.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news |
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May 23rd, 2008 |
By Arnold Zafra |
Category: Internet, Technology news
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.
Posted in Internet, Technology news |
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May 16th, 2008 |
By Arnold Zafra |
Category: Internet, Technology news
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.
Posted in Internet, Technology news |
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May 1st, 2008 |
By Leslie Poston |
Category: Products - mobile phones, Technology news
One of the more immediate effects of the CDMA network shut down is an increase in recycled cell phones. Statistics say that the number of recycled cell phones has doubled since the network shut down started. That’s quite a jump.
Posted in Products - mobile phones, Technology news |
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Apr 29th, 2008 |
By Leslie Poston |
Category: Technology news
The closing of the popular CDMA spectrum by Telstra has been making headlines all over Australia for months. The deadline for the shut down is finally here, and whether Australians like it or not they will be left with Telstra’s new Next G spectrum in its stead.
Posted in Technology news |
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Apr 27th, 2008 |
By Leslie Poston |
Category: Technology news
Under the guise of easing congestion, UK air travelers can now look forward to having their faces scanned when they travel by air. The biometric facial scan is yet another in a long line of smoke screens designed to make passengers embrace the illusion of safety during travel. One benefit to the scan is the eventual elimination of manual passport screening.
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