Dell claims title of 'world's skinniest'
Dell officially announced a new laptop, the Adamo XPS, which the company says is the world's thinnest. It's supposed to be available for the holiday shopping season.
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Mozilla, sorry, but goodbye Firefox and hello Safari
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iiNet expands regional DSLAM network
by Stuart Corner   
iiNet is to expand its DSLAM network with installations in  Campbelltown, Coffs Harbour and Wollongong in NSW, Mooloolaba, Caloundra and Toowoomba in Queensland, Geelong in Victoria and Bunbury in West Australia.

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ESR pressure made feminists host detractor's code
by Sam Varghese   
Pressure from open source luminary Eric S. Raymond led to geek feminists hosting code created by one of their detractors, which otherwise would have disappeared for good, a post on Raymond's blog reveals.
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Flu deaths drop with statin users
by William Atkins   
A U.S. study has shown that taking statin drugs gives people a 50% less chance of dying from the flu. The drugs, which lower cholesterol, are thought by the researchers to help the body resist infections in the body.

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Coalition should get out of the way: Tanner
by James Riley   
The Coalition had 11 years to fix competition problems in telecommunications and did nothing, and should now get out of the way and let Government reform the sector, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said.

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The Apprentice takes on Windows 7
by David M Williams   
The Apprentice is a popular business-oriented reality show where potential high flyers are let loose into genuine commercial organisations. Monday night’s episode of The Apprentice Australia will feature a Windows-related challenge by Microsoft.

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Online threats require change in online ‘behaviour’
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Americans, it seems, are getting the message that Internet safety and security is critical to their daily lives but many still need to employ safer cyber 'hygiene' and apply better ‘online behaviour’ to meet the threats of today that permeate the online environment.

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Tandberg releases UC gateway, claims ‘breakthrough’ technology
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Telepresence provider, Tandberg, has released to the market what it claims is ‘breakthrough technology’ with its Unified Communications gateway which enables Microsoft Office Communicator users to experience high definition video quality when connecting to standards based systems.

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NSW high school laptops put to use for games and MSN Messenger
by David M Williams   
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Mobile phone market on road to recovery
by Peter Dinham   
The worldwide mobile phone market is showing the first signs of improvement since the start of the global economic crisis, with IDC reporting mild sequential growth in the third quarter this year and vendors “setting the stage for further gains by launching their flagship devices to meet pent up demand.”

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1Spatial signs with govt company, opens in Australia
by Peter Dinham   
UK geospatial data management vendor, 1Spatial, has signed a “landmark” agreement with Australian Government-owned public company, PSMA, that will establish a dedicated 1Spatial office in Australia and provide local access to technical expertise in 1Spatial products.

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Comm Bank wins global websites award
by Peter Dinham   
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CDC: 28% U.S. adults don't get enough sleep 50% of time or more
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studied hundreds of thousands of adults in the United States concerning their sleep habits during a one-month period. Many of us are not getting enough sleep each night, especially those in the southeastern part of the country.

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Preliminary result of Ares 1-X: 'rock-steady'
by William Atkins   
The Ares 1-X rocket, launched by NASA on its first test flight Wednesday, October 28, 2009, performed normally except for a parachute problem and performed even better than expected with respect to its thrust oscillations.

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