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Talking Turkey: bloggers ban themselves in protest over banned blogs
By: Davey Winder
More than 200 bloggers in Turkey have taken the decision to ban their own blogs in protest at the Turkish government which has already banned hundreds of websites for insulting either the government or Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic.
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By: Davey Winder
More than 200 bloggers in Turkey have taken the decision to ban their own blogs in protest at the Turkish government which has already banned hundreds of websites for insulting either the government or Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic.
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As MobileMe and Gmail go down, huge customer service differences pop up
By: Davey Winder
It has not been the best 24 hours for anyone who mistakenly thought they were at the cutting edge of mobile email technology as Gmail and MobileMe both suffer service failures. However, the customer service response from Google and Apple could not have been more different...
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By: Davey Winder
It has not been the best 24 hours for anyone who mistakenly thought they were at the cutting edge of mobile email technology as Gmail and MobileMe both suffer service failures. However, the customer service response from Google and Apple could not have been more different...
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New 'green' rules for plug-in power packs
By: Stuart Corner
How many of those plug-in low voltage power packs are in your home: to charge your cellphone, power your Internet router, cordless phone, children's toys etc etc. When they are plugged in, they are sucking power whether they are being used or not. And from December they will have to meet new standards aimed at reducing the amount of energy they waste.
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By: Stuart Corner
How many of those plug-in low voltage power packs are in your home: to charge your cellphone, power your Internet router, cordless phone, children's toys etc etc. When they are plugged in, they are sucking power whether they are being used or not. And from December they will have to meet new standards aimed at reducing the amount of energy they waste.
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Netcomm Turbo 7 Gateway added to BigPond wireless broadband range
By: Stuart Corner
The BigPond version of the Next G wireless gateway with included router and WiFi access point, developed for Telstra by Netcom has gone on sale at $299 when combined with a service contract. I've been having a play with one, and it's a breeze to set up.
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By: Stuart Corner
The BigPond version of the Next G wireless gateway with included router and WiFi access point, developed for Telstra by Netcom has gone on sale at $299 when combined with a service contract. I've been having a play with one, and it's a breeze to set up.
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SEEK's name taken in vain
By: Stuart Corner
The subject line read "SEEK Newsletter". It offered part-time employment and it could have passed for an email from the well known jobs web site of that name. But...
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By: Stuart Corner
The subject line read "SEEK Newsletter". It offered part-time employment and it could have passed for an email from the well known jobs web site of that name. But...
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USO review buried in National Broadband Net process
By: Stuart Corner
Shadow communications minister, Bruce Billson has called for communications minister, Stephen Conroy to "emerge from his NBN fog and confusion to clarify the status of the buried USO review." iTWire has bad news for him. The USO is now well and truly wrapped up in that 'fog and confusion'.
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By: Stuart Corner
Shadow communications minister, Bruce Billson has called for communications minister, Stephen Conroy to "emerge from his NBN fog and confusion to clarify the status of the buried USO review." iTWire has bad news for him. The USO is now well and truly wrapped up in that 'fog and confusion'.
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ISP level net filtering: don't get too excited
By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy, hell-bent on foisting ISP level Internet filtering on all Australian consumers, is pretty pleased with the report of a trial of ISP level filtering handed to him recently to him by the ACMA, but it leaves many questions as to the practicalities of ISP level filtering unanswered.
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By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy, hell-bent on foisting ISP level Internet filtering on all Australian consumers, is pretty pleased with the report of a trial of ISP level filtering handed to him recently to him by the ACMA, but it leaves many questions as to the practicalities of ISP level filtering unanswered.
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Much furore over US Broadband policy
By: Stuart Corner
The US Government and US carriers are copping flack over future broadband offerings from all side, yet its FTTH deployment rate is the highest in the world.
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By: Stuart Corner
The US Government and US carriers are copping flack over future broadband offerings from all side, yet its FTTH deployment rate is the highest in the world.
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Telstra set to boost backbone network capacity?
By: Stuart Corner
Ericsson announced last week that it had won a contract to supply Deutsche Telekom with technology that will significantly increase the capacity of its optical fibre backbone network. This has big implications for Telstra.
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By: Stuart Corner
Ericsson announced last week that it had won a contract to supply Deutsche Telekom with technology that will significantly increase the capacity of its optical fibre backbone network. This has big implications for Telstra.
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“Ride, Boldly Ride”: Why human space exploration is important!
By: William Atkins
On July 24, 2008, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin gave a speech at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (University of West Florida) called “What the Hubble Space Telescope Teaches Us about Ourselves.”
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By: William Atkins
On July 24, 2008, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin gave a speech at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (University of West Florida) called “What the Hubble Space Telescope Teaches Us about Ourselves.”
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Free WordPress App comes to iPhone App Store
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
One of the most popular free blogging tools, WordPress, has just released a blogging app for one of the most popular smartphones, the iPhone. It’s available free of charge to download now, and works with the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch running the OS 2.0 software upgrade!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
One of the most popular free blogging tools, WordPress, has just released a blogging app for one of the most popular smartphones, the iPhone. It’s available free of charge to download now, and works with the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch running the OS 2.0 software upgrade!
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Will The NBN's 12Mbps be enough? Not nearly, say some
By: Stuart Corner
The Australian Government is promising at least 12Mbps and BT in the UK, up to 100Mbps, but in the hyperconnected household of there could be multiple devices and applications all demanding, and creating data at these rates, and there are many differing views as to what is the best way to deliver this bandwidth.
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By: Stuart Corner
The Australian Government is promising at least 12Mbps and BT in the UK, up to 100Mbps, but in the hyperconnected household of there could be multiple devices and applications all demanding, and creating data at these rates, and there are many differing views as to what is the best way to deliver this bandwidth.
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National Broadband RFP deadline: a moveable feast
By: Stuart Corner
This Friday 25 July is an important date. It is the original date by which responses to the Government's request for proposals to build a national broadband network were due. What a joke!
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By: Stuart Corner
This Friday 25 July is an important date. It is the original date by which responses to the Government's request for proposals to build a national broadband network were due. What a joke!
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Dark Knight portends dark days for civil liberties
By: Stuart Corner
There is a scenario in the new Batman movie which, although technically absurd, foreshadows a surveillance system that is frighteningly close to reality
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By: Stuart Corner
There is a scenario in the new Batman movie which, although technically absurd, foreshadows a surveillance system that is frighteningly close to reality
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Time to toughen up on ringtone marketing rules
By: Stuart Corner
The European Commission is about to clamp down on the dubious practices of European websites selling ringtones. Which prompts the question: are the rules in Australia tough enough?
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By: Stuart Corner
The European Commission is about to clamp down on the dubious practices of European websites selling ringtones. Which prompts the question: are the rules in Australia tough enough?
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BT plans £1.5b super broadband network
By: Stuart Corner
In a move that closely parallels Telstra's 2005 announcement of its FTTN plans, UK incumbent telco BT has promised to deliver high speed broadband services to 10 million UK homes (40 percent of total): if it can get the appropriate guarantees from the regulator.
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By: Stuart Corner
In a move that closely parallels Telstra's 2005 announcement of its FTTN plans, UK incumbent telco BT has promised to deliver high speed broadband services to 10 million UK homes (40 percent of total): if it can get the appropriate guarantees from the regulator.
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Fake Steve Jobs R.I.P
By: Davey Winder
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs has quite likely seen the last entry as former Forbes Magazine journalist Daniel Lyons announces the death of his cult online persona. But will a new blog under his own name have the same impact as the satirical postings of the Fake Steve Jobs?
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By: Davey Winder
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs has quite likely seen the last entry as former Forbes Magazine journalist Daniel Lyons announces the death of his cult online persona. But will a new blog under his own name have the same impact as the satirical postings of the Fake Steve Jobs?
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Do yourself a favor: drive your vehicles slower to save money
By: William Atkins
Republican Senator John Warner recently suggested re-imposing a U.S. national speed limit to save gasoline. However, we won’t need a national speed limit if all drivers voluntarily slowed down and used other fuel efficient measures. It would also be good for the world.
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By: William Atkins
Republican Senator John Warner recently suggested re-imposing a U.S. national speed limit to save gasoline. However, we won’t need a national speed limit if all drivers voluntarily slowed down and used other fuel efficient measures. It would also be good for the world.
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