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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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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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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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Online social networking boosts real life socializing
A quarter of Australians questioned say social networking sites have increased the number of social gatherings they attend. And one in five say such sites have led to an ongoing relationship.
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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Just 1 in 10 take up NBN offer
So far (which is not very far at all) only 10 percent of Australians who have been offered high-speed internet via NBN have availed themselves of the service, reopening the debate.
Old Spice Guy helps Windows Phone 7 handsets sell out
As expected, Isaiah Mustafa, better known as Old Spice Guy, has been in Australia promoting Windows Phone 7 for Microsoft. And it seems to be working.
Posted in Lead article, Microsoft, New products, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Bondi Beach, Isaiah Mustafa, Microsoft, Old Spice Guy, Windows Phone 7
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Australia 48th for broadband speed, behind New Zealand
As if there wasn’t enough of a debate already raging about Australia’s broadband infrastructure, it transpires New Zealand is still far ahead in terms of speed.
Microsoft uses Old Spice Guy to sell Windows Phone 7
Old Spice Guy is coming to Australia. Or rather Isaiah Mustafa is. And he’s coming to sell Windows Phone 7 for Microsoft, which obviously has deeper pockets than Old Spice does.
Australia’s first digital city – Parramatta, NSW
Not only is New South Wales getting a sizable smart grid covering 50,000 homes, it’s also the home of what will become Australia’s first digital city. Namely, Parramatta, 23 km west of Sydney.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Digital City, New South Wales, NSW, Parra Connect, Parramatta, Smart Grid, WiFi
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Telstra: Australians in love with their smartphones
Australians are buying smartphones in increasing numbers, and using them more and more. And it’s a trend that’s only likely to speed up over the next couple of years.
Posted in iPhone, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Android, Apple, Australia, Australians, HTC, iPad, iPhone, Nielsen, Smartphone, smartphones, telstra
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Intel, Carlos Slim air views on NBN and its budget
It isn’t just the Australian politicians and public that have an opinion to express on the NBN. As recent comments from chipmaker Intel and telecommunications billionaire Carlos Slim clearly show.
Should Australia invest in its own space program?
A group of scientists is calling on the federal government to invest heavily in creating and maintaining an Australian space program. Because that’s just what the country needs right now.
Australians love online video, especially YouTube
Australia, like the rest of the world, is watching online video in increasingly large numbers and for longer periods of time.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Australians, Channel Nine, Facebook, Justin.tv, Microsoft, NineMSN, online video, Ustream, youtube
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Sony E-Readers Finally make it to Australia
Sony has been selling its e-readers in other markets for almost six years, but it’s only now realizing Australia is also keen on reading e-books.
Posted in New products, Technology news
Tagged Amazon Kindle, Australia, Australian Tech, Australian Tech News, e-books, Kindle, Sony, Sony e-Reader, Sony Reader
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Bushfire prediction system could prevent new Black Saturday
Technology aids and adds to our lives in many different ways. But saving lives has to be the best use of technology there is. And that’s the aim of a new bushfire prediction and warning system being rolled out in Victoria.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Black Saturday, Bushfire, Bushfires, FireWeb, John Brumby, Melbourne, NBN, PhoenixWeb, Victoria
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Australian election result leaves NBN plans in the balance
The future of the NBN, and Australia’s telecommunications network as a whole, is firmly in the balance thanks to the result of the federal election.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Australian Election, Labor, Liberal, National Broadband Network, NBN
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How Broadband could decide 2010 Australian election
With Australia heading for the polls to decide who represents the country in the federal election, technology, more specifically Broadband, could play a key part in deciding who wins.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged 2010 Election, Australia, Australian Election, Broadband, Julia Gillard, NBN, Tony Abbott
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