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Finally, the world just maybe has seen the introduction of a GPRS mobile communications device that is actually a usable blend of voice and messaging. The device, the Blackberry 7100v, developed by Canadian vendor RIM (Research in Motion), was launched around the world today by mobile carrier Vodafone.

In its latest assault to win the hearts and minds of technology SMEs, the ALP, if its wins office, has promised to introduce a policy enabling local companies to be competitive on bidding for Government contracts.

Both home entertainment and computer technology have taken great strides in the past 25 years. In that time, we have seen the proliferation of PCs, VCRs, DVDs, CDs, PDAs, mobile phones, broadband internet and wireless communications, among other things.

NetComm has been named as a preferred supplier of broadband ADSL equipment to national ISP Pacific Internet.

About half of the IT jobs filled in the 12 months up to February 2004 were sourced through online job advertisements, while print media is no longer a significant source of IT jobs, according to a survey commissioned by Multimedia Victoria (MMV).

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A paper prepared by KPMG for its clients warns that revenue leakage is a major issue for the rapidly growing, multimillion dollar ringtone market.

Ipstar-1, the world's largest commercial satellite, was successfully launched on 11 August aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Qualcomm is to acquire broadband wireless developer, Flarion Technologies, a pioneer of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access (OFDMA) and the inventor of FLASH-OFDM mobile broadband technology.