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Aussie enjoys Thanksgiving after email mix-up
Email may be considered a little passé and unnecessary these days but it still has the capacity to bring people together. As Australian journalist James West found out this week.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Australian, Facebook, James West, Thanksgiving, Twitter, youtube
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Vic Labor wants NBN to be opt-out
In an interesting turn of events, the Victorian Labor party says that if they take the upcoming election, they will legislate that consumers would have to opt out of the NBN rather than opt in.
Robot readied to help save NZ miners
There are 29 coal miners trapped in tunnels in New Zealand and rescuers are readying a very high-tech robot to help out with the rescue. The robot, which belongs to the military, could be deployed at any time.
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Microsoft Australia chief talks future of the company
Microsoft Australia chief Tracey Fellows has spoken about the company and its strategy moving forward. She concedes that Microsoft has made mistakes but is confident it is heading in the right direction.
Posted in Lead article, Microsoft, Technology news, Windows
Tagged Bing, iPhone, Microsoft, Office, Tracey Fellows, Windows, Windows Phone 7
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CSIRO’s Supercomputer Is Australia’s ‘Greenest’
A Victorian supercomputer built and operated by Victoria-based CSIRO has landed at number 11 on The Green List, a coveted listing of the fastest and Earth-friendliest supercomputers on the planet.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged CSIRO, Green Technology, Supercomputer, Victoria
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Landline connections decreasing in Australia
Who needs a landline connection and service when mobile phones are ubiquitous and capable of doing so much more?
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, blackberry, Google Android, iPhone, Landline Connections, Landlines, Mobile Statistics, Mobile Usage, Windows Phone 7
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Mammograms mismatched due to software error
Over 5,000 women have been contacted by BreastScreen Victoria after the company’s software made errors in matching the women’s information to their medical history, causing concerns about proper screening.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged BreastScreen, Error, Imaging, Problem, Radiology, Software, Victoria
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Australians prefer broadband to good schools, public transport
What would make for the perfect Australian suburb? Broadband and pay TV access, apparently, which both rank higher than good schools, public transport, and local businesses. A good result for NBN advocates, I feel.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Australian Suburbs, My Ideal Suburb, National Broadband Network, NBN, Newspoll
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Executives bring the iPad to work
The Apple iPad has been a major phenomenon since the day it was introduced, and has been such a hit in Australia that many businessmen are buying iPads of their own, then taking them to work.
Australian brewery creates iPhone app for beer lovers
Australians are known for their love of beer, in a good way rather than a bad way. So is anyone surprised that it’s an Australian brewery that has created the first iPhone app for beer lovers?
Posted in Apple, iPhone, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Cascade, Cascade Beer, Cascade Brewery, Free iPhone Apps, iPhone, iPhone Apps, Smartphone Apps, Tasmania
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Wiretap rules simple, Telcos the same, says govt.
One of the most powerful members of the Federal Attorney-General’s Department has made it clear that he feels that government requirements for cooperation are simple and the telcos just don’t get it.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news, Uncategorized, Windows
Tagged Federal, Government, Optus, Privacy, telstra, Vodaphone, Wiretapping
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New Zealand man jailed over Facebook photo posting
If you break up with your girlfriend don’t post a photo of her naked on Facebook. Not only is it unnecessarily nasty and degrading, it could also get you thrown into jail. As a New Zealand man has found to his cost.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Facebook, Facebook Logo, Joshua Simon Ashby, MySpace, New Zealand, Twitter
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Google makes Groggle say Drinkle
It seems to have taken forever to get through the talking stage, but Brisbane-based startup Groggle has finally reached a settlement with Google, as a part of which the company will be known as Drinkle.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Domain, Drinkle, Google, Groggle, Name, Trademarks
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Foxtel now on Xbox 360, but it’ll cost you
If you live in a built-up area covered by Foxtel then you now have the option of watching live TV through your Xbox 360 games console. The problem is it will cost you. Big, potentially.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Foxtel, Foxtel on Xbox 360, IPTV, Xbox 360
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A Vic Labor win would get every doc an iPad
John Grumby, the Premier of Victoria, said this week that every doctor in the state’s public hospital system would get an iPad free of charge if the Labor Party is returned to power in the upcoming election.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Coalition, Doctors, iPad, Labor, Medical, Victoria
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Abbott: NBN means debts for generations to come
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has insisted that the NBN is not the gift to the nation many assume it to be. Instead, it’s a scheme which will pile up debts that generations to come will have to pay back.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged National Broadband Network, National Broadband Plan, NBN, Tasmania, Tony Abbott
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Rudd and Smith to meet Clinton and Gates
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith are meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates to discuss cyber attacks, satellites, and such.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Afghanistan, Attack, Australia, Cyber, Defence, Great Britain, U.S.
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Apple launches Australian iBookstore
Apple launched its iPad tablet computer five months ago, and yet it’s only just now launching its localized iBookstore. And not everyone is happy with the way the company has gone about it.
Posted in Apple, iPad, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Apple Tablet, eBook Reader, eBooks, iBooks, iBookstore, iPad, Kindle
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Telstra tries T-Touch tablet
Telstra is hoping that we are all atwitter about their T-Touch tablet computer, trotted out to compete with Apple’s incredibly popular iPad, although it may turn out that it’s not much competition at all.
Posted in iPad, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Android, iPad, T-Touch, Tablet, telstra
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ACCC wins against Optus in ‘superfast’ broadband case
The Federal Court has ruled that Optus did mislead consumers with adverts for its ‘Supersonic’ and ‘Think Bigger’ broadband plans, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) proving victorious.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged ACCC, Federal Court, Optus, Superfast Broadband, Think Bigger
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