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Monday, 28 May 2007 19:33
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on stage, unscripted, this week at D5
10 years since their last public appearance together when Gates
appeared via video-link at the 1997 Macworld to announce a $150 million
injection into Apple to the shock of many but the obvious blessing of
Jobs, what will they say when they next meet?
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Monday, 28 May 2007 03:49
'Game Jam' development fest for OLPC
A weekend 'Game Jam' aims to generate games software for the One Laptop Per Child XO platform.
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Friday, 25 May 2007 03:23
Future Nokia phones may double as lightning detectors
Your mobile phone is already a music player, a camera, a games console and an Internet access device, so why not make it a lightning detector too? That's the plan set out in a Nokia patent application.
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Mobility
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 18:13
T-Mobile first to launch Windows Mobile 6 smartphone in US
Dubbed the ‘Wing’, the latest HTC-designed phone from T-Mobile is the
first smartphone to ship in the US with Windows Mobile 6, but should
you buy it?
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 04:14
Avis offers Wi-Fi option with car rental
You can get Internet access at some airports, hotels and coffee shops, so why not in a rental car? Avis has started offering a wireless Internet device as a $US10.95 per day option with its cars.
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 03:33
New Centrino Duo and Pro notebooks abound
Intel predicts more than 230 Centrino Duo and Centrino Pro-based designs using its new 'Santa Rosa' chipsets will hit the streets by the end of the year, and major manufacturers have been quick to get moving.
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Home Tech
Wednesday, 09 May 2007 15:06
Wi-Fi hack caused TK Maxx security breach
Hackers who stole 45 million customer records from the parent company of TK Maxx did so by breaking into the retail company's wireless LAN , it emerged on Monday.
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Market
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Tuesday, 08 May 2007 19:52
Samsung puts the ultra back into the UMPC
Given consumers’ cool reaction to the original Samsung Q1 ultra mobile
PC (UMPC), with short battery life, low resolution and no keyboard,
Samsung’s new Q1 Ultra seeks to fix the problems with a raft of new and
upgraded features – but is it any good?
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 17:27
T-Mobile plans phones that can use Wi-Fi: WSJ
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Market
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Friday, 27 April 2007 21:07
OLPC '$100' laptop costs USD $175 + $1
The famed $100 ‘One Laptop per Child’ has a cost that keeps on rising
way beyond the $100 mark, with the new price set at $176, although
continued production might one day see the $100 laptop actually cost
$100.
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 12:48
Nokia sponsors free WiFi for City of London
Mobile broadband operator The Cloud switched on its outdoor WiFi network in the City of London this week, and Nokia is sponsoring free access for the first month.
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Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:38
International sting in tail for free Qantas wireless service
Telstra's recent decision to drop usage charges for its wireless network for Qantas Club members has been welcome news for business travellers, but international flyers aren't quite so lucky.
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Transit
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Tuesday, 24 April 2007 13:23
Winds of change blowing on broadband sharing?
Two separate pieces of news suggest ISPs' previous hard line against letting outsiders use your domestic Internet connection may be softening.
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Tuesday, 24 April 2007 11:37
Tomizone and D-Link offer DIY fee-charging hotspot service
D-Link is to integrate its wireless routers with software from New Zealand company, Tomizone, to create products that will enable consumers to set up their own WiFi hotspots through which they will be able to offer Internet access to friends and neighbours at no charge, or for a fee.
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Saturday, 21 April 2007 20:55
Telstra BigPond Next-G goes 'ExpressCard' at last, WiMAX threat looms
If you have a PC or Mac with one of those fiddly ExpressCard sockets, instead of the more standard PCMCIA (PC Card) socket, the good news is that more ExpressCard devices are finally starting to arrive, but wireless broadband pricing is still high.
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 09:49
IDF: Intel and the ultra mobile revolution
Ever since handheld devices appeared, from calculators to electronic diaries, Palm Pilots to Apple Newtons to Pocket PCs, iPods and the Origami UMPCs from Intel and Microsoft, people have wanted their portable devices to last all day, have the power of a desktop, fit into a pocket, and these days, be totally wireless and Internet compatible. iPhone is coming, but Intel made some major mobile announcements today!
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 13:02
IDF: Santa Rosa brings super fast Core 2 Duo
When you buy your next notebook computer, make sure it has ‘Santa Rosa’ technology inside as you’ll get a better Core 2 Duo, 802.11n, the possible inclusion of Turbo Memory and better graphics.
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 02:00
US consumers prefer WiMAX, perhaps
In a head-to-head comparison, respondents to a US consumer survey have indicated a significant preference for WiMAX over cellular data and Wi-Fi services, according to market researcher In-Stat.
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Sunday, 15 April 2007 16:09
Silicon Valley seeks to revamp wireless industry
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A start-up backed by Silicon Valley's power elite hopes to convince regulators to back a business plan that could scrap many restrictions on wireless networks and help Internet service providers like Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. into the market.
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Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:31
GPL-BSD flamefest over code
A flamewar on a free or open source software mailing list isn't all that unusual. There are a lot of people with very fixed ideas on these lists and they are not averse to telling others so - in frank language.
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