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.

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.

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.

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.

Australia has been watching the OPEL and FTTN network processes with baited breathe over the last few months and the process for each network hits various roadblocks and obstacles. Now the two ideas are in real trouble. If OPEL and FTTN both fall by the wayside, Australia could be left in a vast wasteland of technological limbo.

In a move expected to shake up the Australian markets a bit, Dell has announced it will be getting a new partner in Australian retail. Now the game is hurry up and wait as Dell prolongs the announcement of the actual name another day.

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.