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Wednesday, 21 February 2007 06:52
New Nikon cameras put the cool in CoolPix
10 years after the start of Nikon’s CoolPix line comes 8 new models – from entry level models though to higher end units, some super slim, and one with wireless. Cool!
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Tuesday, 20 February 2007 13:12
Palm Treo 750 'WM6' question answered
Palm’s media launch of the Treo 750 took place today, and the first question was inevitably on upcoming Windows Mobile 6 compatibility. Is it coming, or not?
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Monday, 19 February 2007 17:20
Nokia showcases new GPS equipped cell phones
While cameras and mp3 players along with video calling, mobile TV, high speed web browsing and more are in many of Nokia’s mid to high-end models, the next target on Nokia’s roadmap is another hot category: inbuilt GPS turn-by-turn mapping. Is integrating GPS the way forward, or a wrong turn?
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Sunday, 18 February 2007 13:28
Zap: TV Remote co-inventor dies aged 93
Robert Adler, co-inventor of the original TV zapper or remote control with Eugene Polley, has died age 93 in a Boise nursing home due to heart failure.
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Sunday, 18 February 2007 12:49
First million OLPC laptops ordered, 2500 test units readied
Five million to come by the end of the year, and 2500 to be sent out by the end of the month, the OLPC ‘XO’ laptop still costs US $50 more to manufacture than the stated US $100 goal, but draws ever nearer to the success of a multi-million global mass rollout.
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Saturday, 17 February 2007 20:14
'Drive-by pharming' means routers with default passwords at risk
So, you’ve set your router’s encryption on with WPA or WPA2, you’ve set up MAC address filtering, you use the latest ‘2007’ Internet Security software and more. But have you changed your router’s default password? If not, you’re in danger of a drive-by pharming hack attack, says Symantec. How do you protect yourself?
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Thursday, 15 February 2007 17:25
T-Mobile says mobile VoIP will not hit revenues
3GSM Mobile VoIP (voice over internet protocol) will not hit mobile telephony revenues, but will have more of an impact on fixed line services, according to T-Mobile International AG chief executive Hamid Akhavan.
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Thursday, 15 February 2007 11:15
Intel and Nokia hang up on 3G HDSPA for next-gen Centrino
At last September’s IDF (Intel Developer Forum), Nokia and Intel announced they were working on a 3.5G HSDPA module to be included with Intel’s next Centrino platform for Core 2 Duo processors, dubbed ‘Santa Rosa’. Now it’s been cut, and what a shame for consumers this is!
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Sunday, 11 February 2007 14:53
Zune and Wi-Fi versus iPhone and carriers?
When you hear news that a consortium that includes Microsoft, Google, HP, Dell and Intel, among others has filed to submit a wireless handheld Internet access prototype device developed by Microsoft to the Federal Communications Commission, you know something is up. When you also hear rumours that the device may be based upon a Zune then you suspect a war is brewing and it involves telcos as well.
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Business Telecommunications
Friday, 09 February 2007 07:11
Flash future for iPod
An analyst has tipped the use of flash memory in the next generation of video-capable iPods, but we're not completely convinced we've seen the end of hard disk models.
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Friday, 09 February 2007 05:13
Free phone calls from your browser
Skype rival Gizmo Project has introduced a new service that lets the public make free phone calls from web browsers.
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Sunday, 04 February 2007 13:20
High-tech to no-tech: San Francisco's troubled network ambitions
As doubts grow over the approval of San Francisco's proposed deal to build a citywide wireless network with EarthLink, critics of the effort are putting forth alternatives. Like the current plan, negotiated behind closed doors between Mayor Gavin Newsom and the ISP, none of them are anywhere near perfect.
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Thursday, 01 February 2007 10:46
Seagate puts 20GB of wireless storage in your pocket
It might fall short of the flash memory implants ubernerds are dreaming of, but Seagate's 20GB wireless storage device sounds the next best thing if you want your data anywhere, anytime.
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Tuesday, 30 January 2007 11:34
Linksys introduces 802.11n WLAN products
Cisco subsidiary, Linksys, has introduced its first products conforming to the new high speed 802.11n wireless LAN standard. They come with a few bells and whistles and are immediately available in Australia.
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Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:35
Apple's iPhone touch-screen - will it work as advertised?
Touch-screens have been around for years, but get dirty, can be too sensitive, can require recalibration and need a revolution. Apple’s promising to deliver.
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Wednesday, 24 January 2007 02:14
Intel goes 802.11n as IEEE finalises spec.
Intel has upgraded the wireless component of its Centrino Duo chips to support the new 802.11n wireless LAN technology, offering significantly better performance than 802.11a/b/g WiFi And the IEEE has announced finalisation of the 802.11n standard.
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Tuesday, 23 January 2007 11:30
Are the beancounters trying to stop free updates?
Apple has revealed it will charge some customers for the software that will allow full use of the 802.11n card built into recent Macs, and rumours are circulating that there will be a substantial fee for Boot Camp once it comes out of beta. What's this all about, and what are the broader ramifications?
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Monday, 22 January 2007 05:33
Nokia and Engin bring VoIP calls in Australia to Nokia's N80 Internet Edition mobile
Nokia’s N80 3G phone has offered inbuilt Wi-Fi along with regular 2G/3G features. Now they’ve teamed up with Australian VoIP company Engin to offer 10c untimed VoIP calls when in range of a connectable Wi-Fi network
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Sunday, 21 January 2007 14:18
Microsoft set to launch new model Zune in Europe by end 2007
Microsoft’s Jason Reindorp has told Reuters that Zune could be coming to Europe before the end of 2007. Looks like it’ll be a new Zune, and not the current, now-outdated model.
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Saturday, 20 January 2007 07:41
Apple to charge $1.99 for 802.11n downloads
Apple has confirmed that it intends to charge customers a nominal US$1.99 for a software download which will enable the super fast 802.11n wireless technology laying dormant in their Intel Core 2 Duo and Xeon based Macintosh computers.
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